Author Archives: Becky Dingle

Dear Reader: As I searched around the yard for the flower that should symbolize Easter this year…my white petunias (who popped out in vivid abundance in both hanging baskets by the fence yesterday morning)…won the coveted award. Recently I have … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: This was the last scene I saw before leaving Rutledge’s home last evening. Walsh had just gotten in from work and was playing with Rutledge in the yard…Mollie had come outside to share some news that their friend … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Yesterday was a girl’s day out….Cinderella Day…to be exact. While Mandy was on spring break we planned a girl’s day to take Eva Cate to see Cinderella, go the nursery and look at the plants and animals at … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: This is my first time and season seeing a passion flower (vine) bloom…and oh, how beautiful it is! I can hardly wait to see the vine climb over the fence with these beautiful blooms accompanying it. When I … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: The stream that flows softly and gently with a tinkling sound as it passes over ancient mountain rocks ( located behind St. Jude’s Chapel of Hope in Trust, North Carolina) is simply named Spring Creek. ( It flows … Continue reading →

  Dear Reader: This is my “listening” spot….when I eat breakfast outside and listen to the birds and the world waking up….when I eat lunch or dinner out here and watch the sun set, while listening to the last coo’s … Continue reading →

  Dear Reader: I used many of Paul Harvey’s books (The Rest of the Story) to teach history to my students…(because his stories were so fascinating)….He would tell this amazing narrative and then wait for the conclusion to name the … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Since it was pretty cool yesterday morning…(like Lucy the cat) I found myself basking in the beautiful sunshine…actually sitting on the deck in “Lucy’s lounge chair” as she looked at me disdainfully for taking her “throne.” (Hey, I … Continue reading →

  The South The place where…Tea is sweet… accents are sweeter Summer starts in April Macaroni and Cheese is a vegetable Ya’ll is the only proper noun Chicken is fried and biscuits come with gravy Everyone is Darling’ and Someone’s … Continue reading →

  Dear Reader: After receiving that wonderful gift from Jo and Colby Wednesday about the 100th anniversary of Webster dictionary… with the reproduction of a page from Noah Webster’s very first dictionary…I decided to look up the latest words to … Continue reading →