Author Archives: Becky Dingle

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.”

The True Story Behind the “She Shed” Commercial

Posted on September 5, 2019 by Becky Dingle

Dear Reader: Figured this was just a good leisurely day (very little rain/overcast and relatively cool) to have some fun with this commercial…that has become a popular icon already with the question being asked “Who burned down Cheryl’s “she-shed?” America … Continue reading →

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Who Knows What Today May Bring…for that matter…Tomorrow Either?

Posted on September 4, 2019 by Becky Dingle

Dear Reader: Tuesday was a busy one….I had to go to my Charleston Oncology Center to get a refill on my medicine…it was busy in there. They plan to be closed the next couple of days and probably Friday…so was … Continue reading →

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“Famtember”

Posted on September 3, 2019 by Becky Dingle

Dear Reader: We call September “Famtember” in our family because it is filled with different family members’ birthdays….from the start of  September to the middle to the end of the month…our family has it covered. September 3…Today: Mandy’s official birthday!!! … Continue reading →

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The Question

Posted on September 2, 2019 by Becky Dingle

Dear Reader: I wonder if Tommy and Kaitlyn traveled all the way to Asheville over the Labor Day holidays to see Mother Nature display these Clemson colors in such a beautiful way…including a new moon…symbolic of fresh new things to … Continue reading →

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Being Owners of Nothing…Guardians of Impermanence

Posted on September 1, 2019 by Becky Dingle

(Title Picture: Cranberry Cluster at its most beautiful yesterday morning) Dear Reader: When we fully realize one day that “relinquishment involves no loss” since we spiritually own nothing on this earth… we have truly come full circle..understanding that our whole … Continue reading →

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Slow Down Softly….

Posted on August 31, 2019 by Becky Dingle

Dear Reader: I need a break from technology….even at my quite basic level. I am ready to let my iPhone  disappear a few days and my email  go with it. I even need a break from the television and all … Continue reading →

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One Minute of Human Contact

Posted on August 30, 2019 by Becky Dingle

Dear Reader: Human contact is so important….but I have come to realize that human/plant contact also makes us healthier. Like the cranberry cluster hibiscus this beautiful hibiscus (in the title photo) is a luna perennial…they last for several seasons…not just … Continue reading →

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A “Topsy-Turvy ” Day!

Posted on August 29, 2019 by Becky Dingle

    Dear Reader: Some days are just plain crazy…there is no other word for it. They might start out okay…but then something goes caput and the domino effect follows. The day really did start out promising…I decided to plant … Continue reading →

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The History Behind “Rabbit…Rabbit!”

Posted on August 28, 2019 by Becky Dingle

Dear Reader: A wonderful friend from church, Susan Johnson, emailed me yesterday morning and said she had read a Southern Living Magazine article on the history of the superstition behind saying “Rabbit, Rabbit” on the first day of each month. … Continue reading →

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Life Itself is Enough

Posted on August 27, 2019 by Becky Dingle

  Dear Reader: Yesterday… the first real feel of Fall arrived. It was in the sixties when I woke up and immediately the garden was calling…I could work in it without breaking a sweat! Almost sweater weather! My neighbor Jane … Continue reading →

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