Author Archives: Becky Dingle

Dear Reader: It wasn’t until I looked back over yesterday’s photos that I realized something important was missing from one photo…Look at the two pictures of “Little Big Red”- comparing last Easter to this one…the one on the left showed … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: The best thing about being a grandparent is getting the opportunity to see the world again through the eyes of a child. It changes everything…as if technicolor has suddenly turned the grays and blacks of reality into all … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Elvis Pressley “hit it big” with his song Love Me Tender and the immortal first line….”Love me tender, love me sweet…never let me go.” To this day…whenever I hear the word “tender” in reference to anything…that first line of … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Another sign of the times this year as Easter quickly approaches is replacement bags for Easter baskets…for the first time in almost a decade Boo won’t be hostessing the Dingle-Turner Easter Egg Hunt. I must admit…it makes me … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: I was thinking about the quote (in the title photo) that sits on one of my kitchen shelves that reads…”Live the life you imagined.”  It doesn’t exactly work any more does it?  I mean, who among us, could … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: With Theodosia the Gardening Toad getting the front door place of honor this Easter (see yesterday’s title picture)…the old garden bunny is getting the back door for his “hang-out“place…I decorated the back door yesterday with the palm frond … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Necessity is the “Mother of Invention.” I wanted to add something different to my spring/Easter wreath on my front door, especially since I needed my bunny for another decorating spot. I sat down in my recliner (where I … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Most of us at this stage of the quarantine are slowly making transitions we didn’t think possible… even a couple of weeks ago. It hasn’t been easy, by a long shot, particularly for families with children at home, … Continue reading →

  Dear Reader: It has become a ritual for me these days to walk in my garden in the late afternoon or early evening before darkness falls. Each time I feel myself drawn to the “Swamp Maple” that Lisa (Hollow … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Spoiler Alert: We are going to get through this and we will be wiser, more compassionate and more contented with what we have…and yes…happier than ever…(after.) There is a deep satisfaction in making do with what one has…when … Continue reading →