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Sunday Letter: 03.22.2020

March 22, 2020 By Talya Tate Boerner

Sunday Letter

Greetings to my Sunday Letter friends who are social-distancing and sheltering-at-home,

Already we have several new buzz words attributed solely to COVID-19. Already they annoy me a bit. But I hear myself saying them (and writing them). I suppose my Sunday Letters are changing along with everything.

E.V.E.R.Y.T.H.I.N.G.

Don’t despair. We will navigate the craziness and come out on the other end. In fact, I have no problem being your Sunday morning cheerleader. This whole situation of hunkering down may be a little easier for me than for some because I’m a homebody by nature. Plus, I’m an introvert. A Cancer. (We Cancers like our alone time.) Compared to many, my routine isn’t drastically different. As long as I can garden, write, and read, I’ll be okay.

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Looking for the positive…

March 20, 2020 By Talya Tate Boerner

looking for the positive

I’ve been looking for the positive more than ever. I highly recommend it during this time of the coronavirus. Goodness is out there; you may have to wade past the crazy and the nonsense, the conspiracies and the downright rude.

Or, simply step away from the news and look to the greening of nature.Continue Reading

Sunday Letter: 05.19.19

May 19, 2019 By Talya Tate Boerner

Sunday Letter

Good morning to my Sunday Letter faithful,

This past week was a strange one for me. I traveled to and from the farm, never seemed to know what day it was, and didn’t accomplish much. Do you ever have one of those weeks?

I’m still here to talk about it, so I guess that’s a good thing!

Also, my youngest turned 26 yesterday. Seriously, I feel like life is passing at warp speed. I mean, we are already staring at Memorial Day weekend…

Summer is just around the corner. Continue Reading

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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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