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Sunday Letter: 04.23.23

April 20, 2023 By Talya Tate Boerner


Hiya, Sunday Letter friends!

Mother Nature has been giving us a rude little scare the past couple of mornings by flirting with freezing temperatures here in northwest Arkansas. This isn’t surprising; she does this every spring around this time. And because of this, we hold off on planting certain flowers and seedlings outside (no matter how tempting it might be).

This last cold snap is called blackberry winter because it typically coincides with the blooming of blackberries. I’ve never grown blackberries, but I do have blossoms on my strawberries. Strawberries, blackberries—I bet they bloom at the same time.

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Sunday Letter: 04.16.23

April 16, 2023 By Talya Tate Boerner

Sunday Letter

Dear Sunday Letter friends,

Oh my goodness! I have been so excited to tell you what I discovered in my garden this week that I’m just going to swan dive right in. And yes, I will probably use an excessive quantity of exclamation marks to tell you.

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Sunday Letter: 10.23.22

October 23, 2022 By Talya Tate Boerner

Sunday Letter

Happy Sunday to my Sunday Letter readers~

We’ve had a gorgeous fall week here in northwest Arkansas. I hope you’ve had a chance to get outside and enjoy the cooler weather. Over on the other side of the state, the cotton harvest on our farm has ended. Once again I am thankful to be a farm girl from Mississippi County.

Sometimes I think you have to be from a place to fully appreciate it. I also believe leaving a place helps you see the full beauty of it when you return.

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Hi! I'm Talya Tate Boerner. Writer, Reader, Arkansas Master Naturalist / Master Gardener, Author of

THE ACCIDENTAL SALVATION OF GRACIE LEE (2016)

GENE, EVERYWHERE: a life-changing visit from my father-in-law (2020)

BERNICE RUNS AWAY (2022)

THE THIRD ACT OF THEO GRUENE (coming 2025)

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