Author Archives: Becky Dingle

Dear Reader: Over the years I have taken you many places, along with me on the blog journey, and announced to you that “This was my happy place.” It might have been the refurbished den, my new deck, the finished … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: I was reading an article on Sagamore Hill, Theodore Roosevelt’s private home, in which he proclaimed the day before he died (January 6, 1919) “I wonder if you will ever know how I love Sagamore Hill.” From 1901 to … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: As I walked through my garden yesterday morning (following torrential rains Monday afternoon) some flowers looked a little beat down but most were smiling happily back at me…their thirst quenched from the heavy rains. All I could think … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: When Warren G. Harding ran for President, in 1920, he ran on the slogan “Return to Normalcy”….to the pre-World War I days and get the economy back on track from the loss of the war economic boom. Unfortunately … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Isn’t there something so comforting about seeing a light burning in front of a home…perhaps on the porch…or a light inside a window at night. The first thoughts that follow these sightings are…home, comfort, security, and love. For … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: The other day as I watched a butterfly flittering through the garden…it was like watching a pinball machine being played. Ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping.. as it darted among the plants.  From my swing I followed it … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Sometimes it is the smallest miracles that have the greatest impact. Thursday afternoon it started to drizzle and I had not checked the mail yet so I hurried, across the street, to the mail box. As I was … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: We don’t have to turn on our televisions, computers, radios, smart phones, etc. to know that we, as global people, are going through some seriously tough times. President Truman, with his Missouri dry wit, explained the volatile economy … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Being human is being crazy…it goes with the territory. We live in a crazy world that lately has gotten a lot crazier. Yet crazy doesn’t have to mean wacko, bonkers, cuckoo, batty, nutty, screwy or just plain out … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Have you ever considered that the personality and conduct of a person go hand in hand with their life experiences…which, in turn, either add up to longevity through kindness or are shortened by negative thoughts and behaviors ruled … Continue reading →