Author Archives: Becky Dingle

Dear Reader: Mr. Lincoln, my favorite rose bush, did it again….It sneaked in another perfectly beautiful bloom and I never even saw the bud. (Lincoln always was a man of surprises.) I decided to cut the bloom immediately and put … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: As I was finishing up the fourth book in The Tour (Connor O’Shea) Irish series…one of the tourists read a famous Irish fable to one of the little girls on the tour bus…much to her delight. I experienced … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Kate-Wolfe-Jensen shared in her latest newsletter the story behind the metaphor of ‘spoonin’ for energy. People like Kate who live with MS, or other autoimmune diseases,,,including lupus, forms of arthritis, parathyroid dysfunctions, underactive thyroid diseases like hypothyroidism, or … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: After Anne had problems flying into Philadelphia again this summer on her way to “Fiddle Camp” in Maine…she told me that she had learned her lesson…no flying anywhere  (but especially to Philadelphia) in the summer months on an … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Tommy told me that he and Kaitlyn saw an Oscar Meyer Weinermobile on the interstate coming home from work yesterday afternoon. It is supposed to bring good luck if you spot one since the odds aren’t in your … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: I always automatically thank God for another day upon rising…usually in the form of a nod or smile upward but God knows our little ritual and meaning by now. Tuesday night Hallmark had a new movie on…Rome in … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: This time of year hydrangeas are more beautiful to me than in spring when the blooms of blue, pink, white, or purple hues first open into the new season and year of life. As they are now slowly … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: I think some of the most colorful expressions  I ever heard or learned came from Grandmother Wilson, some female cousins, and neighbors who would gather under an oak tree (outside the back screen door off the porch) in … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: One of the hardest things we face, as humans on earth, is waiting…not just waiting for the sake of waiting…but knowing when to wait and when to act. From the time we are children we get such contradictory … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: I received an article from my good friend and loyal blog supporter, Janet Bender, a few days ago and pulled it yesterday to read. It was as if the article had just been patiently waiting for me to … Continue reading →