Author Archives: Becky Dingle

Dear Reader: Yesterday I met my new yard man, Tim, who works with Ernie, the fireman, at his fire station. Ernie had started installing garage doors last summer and was working three jobs. He decided since the garage door installation … Continue reading →

Dear Readers: As I was reading blog comments, Facebook comments, and looking through recent photos and some, not so recent, it dawned on me that March takes on many images. March is famous for its colorful greens, in plant foliage, … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: As I turned off Highway 17-A into my neighborhood of Miler Country Club, yesterday, I caught myself smiling. I was home! I pulled over to the side of the road and took a picture of what I see … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: I believe Grandmother was right when she said “Timing is everything in life.” We finally got rain Monday afternoon and it lasted until the early morning hours of Tuesday…I could hardly wait to see how my daffodils loved … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Everywhere we look these day…the azaleas and flowering fruit trees are in full bloom. I, also, discovered the most delicate apple blossom on one tree and a bush covered in the Cherokee Rose vine in Ridgeville on my … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Yesterday I babysat Eva Cate and Jake and while pulling in to Wakendaw Blvd (Wakendaw Lakes) I was stunned by the beauty of the freshest green on the new oak leaves shining in all their glory. There must … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: I know I find myself drawn back to the subject of azaleas but when you are blessed to live in a fairyland filled with them, it is hard not to immerse ourselves in their history and beauty during … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Don’t we all have days that are so hectic we feel like “re-booting” (Anne’s 2017 word) by unplugging everything in our life and welcoming the peace and quiet that quickly invades our surroundings? It is amazing how technology … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Have you ever observed (on television) terrible areas of the world afflicted with AIDS, starvation, and unhealthy drinking water…yet the little children are excited over every small improvement in their lives and bright smiles flood their little faces? … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Besides retirement meaning “No more Sunday Slumps or Monday Melancholies ” it also lends itself to a new expression from us retirees that takes awhile to adjust to…we even surprise ourselves when we first utter the words “Oh … Continue reading →