Author Archives: Becky Dingle

Dear Reader: I find myself these days moving from  bench to  bench throughout my garden…(depending on the time of the day and the sun’s rays) so I can see the garden from a different perspective. It is amazing how just … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: It is always a little bit of a “let-down” when the Ya’s separate to return back to our individual lives and homes each time we get together. We plan for weeks ahead and then poof…it’s over. In the … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: What a ride the Ya’s have been on….the past two days have been a whirlwind and we wouldn’t have had it any other way! When James Taylor started his first song of the concert…Secret o’ Life from his … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: I think sometimes God must let out a big chuckle at us humans for trying to take control of Creation and make it our own. We act like the obnoxious bully in the elementary classroom who was always … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: The garden is teaching me valuable lessons in humility and just “being”…mattering to myself and not depending on others to define me. Take this beautiful lily, it has just completed one full cycle of life… from blooming (back … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: I have come to the conclusion that since life is short…the only way to squeeze the most out of it is to go lateral! It is like spreading my favorite pimento cheese on a slice of bread…I know … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Rutledge welcomed one and all to the Old Village Post House for Ben and Vikki’s birthday brunch…it would be filled with lots of ups and down and all arounds…as several attendees took Lachlan for awhile for Mollie/ mom … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: For true connoisseurs of sweet tea (who grew up in the south) the question of  ‘sweet or unsweet‘ is considered a sacrilege to all things held sacred about the south. There is no such thing as “unsweet” tea. Whoever heard … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: I had just finished making a banana sandwich and plopped down in front of the television around lunchtime yesterday when a story from the segment “Extreme Homes” on HGTV caught my attention…(especially since I had been working in … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: The only “unhappy” spot in my house is the location of my kitchen sink…my window-less kitchen sink. I need to go to some contractors’ meeting one day and tell every contractor around that no one should ever build … Continue reading →