Author Archives: Becky Dingle

Dear Reader: Whether you are still digging out from snow or pulling out your shorts and t-shirts… St. Patrick’s Day ☘️ is almost here! And you can always go green inside …if white dominates your outside surroundings. March has either … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: On a chilly, cloudy, dreary ” fools’ spring” day… ( yesterday) the fabulous Jo Dufford came a’ calling… and she was sorely needed. I was overdue for her homespun humor and knee-slapping laughter. Get two old history teachers … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Roald Dahi ( Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) once wrote ” Those who don’t believe in magic will never find it.” I, for one, could not live in a world without magic… it became my protective armor when … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: I had to laugh out loud the other day when I watched an interview with Dolly Parton and she had the audience laughing galore with her last common sense piece of advice… and witty observation … which was: … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: These days when I look in the mirror I see someone who is one of the luckiest people alive… with the emphasis on ” alive.” For many people who have survived a near/death experience or a medical crisis… … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: What a fun day Thursday was! Bruce and Marcia ( Mollie’s parents) are down visiting from New Hampshire. They left their home in Clarendon with snow falling and are very happy to be in Lowcountry weather with golf … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: When I ran home last Friday from Mt Pleasant to Summerville to check my mail, plants and flowers for water… everything was still popping open… including my front yard pear tree. I could hardly wait to see it … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: It is not just important to plant the right plant seeds ( like my moonflowers) at the right time… but the right ” people” seeds too. We must carefully choose the right seeds -from the packets titled ” … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: As we grow older… we come to recognize the significance of the treasured ” carriers of memories” still in our lives. These are the people who knew us when… as parents, siblings, aunts and uncles, cousins, neighbors and … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: As a child growing up …numbers were not my friend… early on reading and writing, history, and science captured my interest… but arithmetic sent me swirling with butterflies in my stomach. I just never ” got it.” Unfortunately … Continue reading →