Author Archives: Becky Dingle

Dear Reader: Sunday morning, around 8:00 a.m. I opened up all the window shutters and the front (storm) door to witness the most beautiful frosty morning. It looked like snow had fallen and since I knew from future forecasts this … Continue reading →

            Dear Reader: It wasn’t Christmas Eve last night but Boo was hard at work on the grandchildren’s stockings. Slowly a tradition has started that the grandchildren get to open their “Boo” stockings Christmas Eve … Continue reading →

Dear Reader:  I bought this book by Steven Johnson (How we Got to Now) after watching several of his programs on television and finding him fascinating….lots of history and interesting facts that one never learned in a school history book. … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: I have come to the realization that tending a garden, in all seasons, imitates life to the fullest. I find myself assessing all the plants and flowers (also the baskets) as I pull dead stems off of them … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Last night the doorbell rang and there was a UPS deliverer with a package….he looked so tired and he admitted that he was ready to get home for supper but he still had several more packages to deliver. … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: This was my gift to myself from the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art. I wanted a memento to remember Christmas in NYC in 2015. I, also, wanted to remember the quiet places that we found throughout the … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Little did Brooke and I know Friday when we flew out of Charleston to New York City that by bedtime that night we would have seen Rockefeller Center, the beautiful  Christmas”Rock” tree, bumped into Elmo for a hug, … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: A week ago, last Monday, I braved the early morning rain to go to Walgreen and get my flu shot. I had tried to get it earlier but you might remember I came down with a head cold … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: The most enjoyable part of putting ornaments on the Christmas tree is remembering the person who gave you the ornament and the occasion. This desk came from a student, who returned after he graduated from high school, to … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Several days ago…Kate Wolfe-Jenson in her blog Journey Dancing spoke of making our personal altars from our heart to God. Especially during the Christmas season it seems like a wonderful gesture to do. She suggests: “Make your alters of … Continue reading →