Author Archives: Becky Dingle

Dear Reader: It is not just important to plant the right plant seeds ( like my moonflowers) at the right time… but the right ” people” seeds too. We must carefully choose the right seeds -from the packets titled ” … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: As we grow older… we come to recognize the significance of the treasured ” carriers of memories” still in our lives. These are the people who knew us when… as parents, siblings, aunts and uncles, cousins, neighbors and … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: As a child growing up …numbers were not my friend… early on reading and writing, history, and science captured my interest… but arithmetic sent me swirling with butterflies in my stomach. I just never ” got it.” Unfortunately … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: I am a proud Summerville resident who has spent most of her life in one of the most beautiful towns around… a hidden treasure for years… that now exhibits its charm for the world to come see. The … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: At the start of the final sentencing Friday, in the nationally televised Alex Murdaugh trial, Judge Clifton Newman began referencing part of a quote that Alex Murdaugh, himself, had somewhat mentioned earlier… hoping , most likely, that Murdaugh … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: The other day a story on the origin of angel food cake popped up on my email… I almost deleted it… but then I started envisioning a slice and my mouth started watering. Apparently the same thing happened … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Okay… I admit it… I’m hooked on Hallmark’s The Way Home … I was so upset this past Sunday… I was reading that evening …waiting for it to come on.. and fell asleep-waking up just in time to … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: If you plant them ( flowers) … ” they” will come… butterflies, of course! How beautiful… (purposefully posed … I think! ) There is just something about the word March, itself, that pulls images of flowers, gardens, skates … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: In every series of detective/mystery novels I read ( my favorite genre) I have come to realize that the one important factor that draws me to them is a particular character who provides a certain kind of common … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Some of you might have caught this three minute episode of ” On the Road” over the weekend …and if you did …you will never hold another door for someone without doing so. It will stay embedded in … Continue reading →