Author Archives: Becky Dingle

  Dear Reader: I took this picture when Jackson, Brooke, and I visited Honey and Mike in the mountains last October…fog was descending on “Honey’s” mountain on this late fall afternoon ….it was so beautiful it took my breath away. … Continue reading →

  Dear Reader: Excuse me if today’s blog is short…but so is the last of the warm weather for awhile…and I hear the ‘sirens‘ luring me outside even as I type…before the wind changes direction…coming in from the north bringing … Continue reading →

  Dear Reader: I think the word “nature” should be a verb, as well as, a noun. We should all take time to “nature” each day…for our body, heart, and soul. Especially for healing… I am typing with a “crick” … Continue reading →

  Dear Reader: This line in the title, many of you recognize, from one of my favorite poets…Emily Dickinson. Even though I am certainly not a recluse, like Dickinson, her time spent writing, imagining, and gardening do hit a similar … Continue reading →

  Dear Reader: It has taken me a lifetime to realize that what one generation of parents bestows in wisdom on the next (in a continuous cycle) is true. “You have got to love yourself…before you can love another…wholly.” Personally … Continue reading →

  Dear Reader: I could hardly wait to get home from church yesterday, jump in some “garden” clothes and get my hands in that dirt. Why? Besides the gorgeous weather…I had found these daisies in a box at Tractor & Supply…and … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: I have been looking for some type of new decor for the centerpiece on the mantle for few months…It has been several years since I changed anything… the same metallic circle of butterflies has hung on the stucco … Continue reading →

  Dear Reader: “May you touch dragonflies and stars…Dance with fairies…and Talk to the Moon.” Don’t we wish that thought for everyone we love….children, grandchildren, and children at heart? I never want to grow up and lose the wonder and … Continue reading →

  Dear Reader: The other day when I was visiting Kay at Baker’s Pond Nursery on Central Avenue…we strolled past this statue of the Patron Saint of Gardens…Kay had written some clues on a card to help any onlooker identify … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Back in Victorian times…”tiddly winks” was an expression used for parlor games…particularly one in which the players tried to flip “tiddly winks” into a cup….the player with the most “winks” won. Later this expression came to mean “something … Continue reading →