Author Archives: Becky Dingle

Dear Reader: This year for Halloween I had a sort of pink “epiphany.” With the grandchildren so into super heroes….what about Boo Boo dressing up as a super hero who takes on the most dreaded, despicable villain of all? Cancer! (Show … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: If I could find the perfect job right now, that would make me the happiest, it would be surprising someone with a little “surcie” for being themselves…caring, wonderful people. Now that makes me happy and that is what … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: I caught part of a discussion going on about gratitude and ingratitude within a discussion panel on one of the Hallmark Channels. A young woman was re-telling a story her granddaddy told her…a metaphor about these two types … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Have you ever just been going along in life…living it pretty normally and then suddenly you are filled with such happiness and peace that it is momentarily overwhelming? This doesn’t happen often to me, so that is probably … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Every day I get to see the “Legend of the Confederate Rose” replayed, like in an outdoor drama, for a private audience…me! You might remember the story (in a nutshell it went like this): Once the Confederate Rose … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Now this is what I get for cleaning out old suitcases a couple of weeks ago…emptying out chewing gum wrappers and tissue paper. I must have opened the suitcase I took to Ireland two summers ago….and presto…magic! The … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: When I come across a whimsical, fantasy of a place in a painting that captures my imagination I really desire to crawl into it and like Alice Through  The Looking Glass  follow the path to see where it goes. … Continue reading →

        Dear Reader: Isn’t it wonderful when everyone has “his or her day” every now and then…a time for them to shine? Making the transition from kindergarten to public first grade has been a real challenge for … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: What a difference a day makes…Wednesday I spent fleeing from spider webs and Thursday morning I got a diagnosis from Dr. Montoya (actually her student intern) that I was not expecting. *And no, I’m not pregnant!(: But I … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Has anybody else, besides me, suddenly realized that outside yard/garden work is turning into the same dull routine as dreaded housework these days? I used to always say that I loved cutting the grass, pruning, picking up debris, … Continue reading →