Author Archives: Becky Dingle

Dear Reader: Guess whose birthday it is today? Why President Lincoln’s of course. I don’t do math for a profession but if my calculator is right…our Mr. Lincoln is 209 years old….being born February 12, 1809. Last week I stopped … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Like many Americans I watched in awe and excitement at the Opening Ceremony for the 2018 Winter Olympics Friday evening…the pageantry and comaraderie…the sense of hope for peace and global understanding…if only for those precious moments. Of course … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Do you remember that momentous moment in your life when you realized that you had been trying to follow someone else’s path and not your own? Twice prior to my teaching career…I had opportunities to switch majors over … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: I love historical stories with a fun twist and last Sunday as Tommy, Kaitlyn, and I were eating our brunch/lunch….Tommy was checking the beer selection and commented to Kaitlyn…he wondered if they had Tojo Pale Ale. Kaitlyn laughed … Continue reading →

  Dear Reader: Haven’t we always wondered about what happens to our beloved pets when they die? Don’t we want reassurance that we will see them again, also, in another life? I have heard so many people talk about seeing … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Most of Effie Wilder’s avid reading fans are most familiar with her popular books based (loosely) on daily life at the Presbyterian Village in Summerville for years…books like Out to Pasture, Over What Hill? and Older but Wilder. … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Don’t we hate to admit it…but most of us still cling to something that we love so dearly… that it doesn’t matter …even if it is tattered and torn with wear. I think it is called the “Linus … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: I mentioned awhile back that I had started a series of mysteries by Guidepost authors called the “Tearoom Mysteries.” Last night I finished the book (in the title photo) and to my surprise…the editors had added an extra … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: It has been the white…(well, white tinged with the lightest of pink) camellias that have called to me on my cold walks this past week. I have gotten in the habit of carrying some small clippers to snip … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: We know February is “officially” here now because the first bloom off my Yellow Jessamine vine burst open from its tiny tight buds …on February 1, exactly 94 years to the day that the South Carolina General Assembly … Continue reading →