Author Archives: Becky Dingle

  Dear Reader: It was late Sunday afternoon when I was walking around the garden… checking to see which plants survived the latest “Arctic Blast” while I was away at Pawleys. Surprisingly, the majority of the plants and bulbs looked … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Even  “come home” days can be beautiful in their own way. (Though I have to admit that it gets tougher each time we are together… to separate again.) The sunflowers that Mandy and family gave me for Valentines … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: As our wonderful winter get-away….starts literally “getting away” from us…I thought I would send some pictures ahead to pave the path for more stories to come. Don’t you love the title message? …*“The only answer to life is … Continue reading →

      Dear Reader: Here are my Japanese maples, in all different stages of growth, with name plates and oriental lanterns attached to each…representing each grandchild. The only one without a name plate is the smallest with the white … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: I still remember the feeling I had as I tried to capture the beauty of the sun going down on the marsh of the Cooper River at Walsh and Mollie’s home a few weeks ago. Even though the … Continue reading →

  Dear Reader: This past week has brought about an unexpected change that has affected Linda and I, simultaneously … but from two different perspectives. We have discovered (once again) together that change, at the very least, is unsettling. Just … Continue reading →

      Dear Reader: Monday Mollie, Rutledge, and I went into the gift shop… Simple to Sublime so I could buy two copies of this book (above) for Rutledge and Eva Cate. I also left their names so the author, … Continue reading →

  Dear Reader: When dementia attacked mother….it did so gradually and subtly. At seventy she attended a cousin’s reunion and I later got a telephone call from one of the cousins asking me if something was wrong with Lucille. She … Continue reading →

  Dear Reader: This picture of the valley and town of Hendersonville from Mt. Pinnacle….Honey and Mike’s home… is truly worthy of this line ” the valley of love and delight” …lyrics from the wonderful song… “Simple Gifts“/”Tis’ the Gift … Continue reading →

  Dear Reader: By now most of you know that I am fascinated with words…especially new words….give me a new term, like “possibilitarian,” and I am happy the whole day with all the new “possibilities” that this word implies. A … Continue reading →