Snippets of Life While At the Beach (2)

Dear Reader:

The best decision I ever made, concerning location of plants, was to (kinda selfishly) plant the Ginger Shell outside my “computer” window so I can watch it grow!

It can get to be as large as four x four feet (width and height) and it is getting closer to that goal every day. Ever since the tropical storm, Hermine, went through, it has grown in leaps and bounds. This fall it should bloom and the sweet smell of ginger will hopefully permeate the computer room when I finally get to raise my window and let the fresh air back in. I can hardly wait!

Here are three more of my favorite Erma Bombeck quotes. Hope you enjoy them too today…that they put a smile on your face and perhaps a chuckle in your voice.

*There is nothing more miserable in the world than to arrive in paradise and look like your passport photo.

*“Did you ever notice that the first piece of luggage on the carousel never belongs to anyone?”

“All of us have moments in our lives that test our courage. Taking children into a house with a white carpet is one of them. ”

So until tomorrow…send a hug forward. They are free and feel absolutely wonderful!

“Today is my favorite day” Winnie the Pooh

*John and Mandy took the children to Hilton Head over Labor Day weekend to a Disney Resort Hotel with lots of activities for the children….Mandy sent some photos to share. It looks beautiful. Happy Birthday Mandy!

About Becky Dingle

I was born a Tarheel but ended up a Sandlapper. My grandparents were cotton farmers in Laurens, South Carolina and it was in my grandmother’s house that my love of storytelling began beside an old Franklin stove. When I graduated from Laurens High School, I attended Erskine College (Due West of what?) and would later get my Masters Degree in Education/Social Studies from Charleston Southern. I am presently an adjunct professor/clinical supervisor at CSU and have also taught at the College of Charleston. For 28 years I taught Social Studies through storytelling. My philosophy matched Rudyard Kipling’s quote: “If history were taught in the form of stories, it would never be forgotten.” Today I still spread this message through workshops and presentations throughout the state. The secret of success in teaching social studies is always in the story. I want to keep learning and being surprised by life…it is the greatest teacher. Like Kermit said, “When you’re green you grow, when you’re ripe you rot.”

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