Author Archives: Becky Dingle

Dear Reader: There is no doubt in my mind that every post I have written since August 7, 2010 has simply been an extension of a story, conversation, comment, movie, or experience that happened to someone else… before I was … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: After excitedly surveying my yard and gardens ( after being given a complete ” physical”) Tuesday… I found my self drifting back to the wooded area, just beyond my back yard but still within the property border line. … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: I knew that Jeff, my amazing lawn maintenance magician, was coming early yesterday morning… and he did… arriving around 7:30 … as I was groggily trying to get my heart re-started. As I glanced out the windows I … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: When Archibald Rutledge returned home ( August-1937) to Hampton after a forty-four year absence… he was fifty-six… but driving up to his childhood home… he knew Something or Someone Bigger than himself was guiding him back to the … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Being a product of the Baby Boomer generation… I was raised ( as a future southern wife and mother) to play the role of peacemaker and strong home anchor. All my life I have tried to avoid personal … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: This fall is so beautiful… everyday takes my breath away and like the sign says (outside Walsh and Mollie’s neighborhood ) fall is proof that change can not only, be a good thing, but put a ” giddy-up” … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: *** One other interesting ” note” before we start our story today is that today is Saturday October 22, 2022! Lots and lots of ” two’s” !! Lucky Two! Two is the smallest even number that means… ” … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Just discovering this new word ( trouvaille) made me happy since I have always been in love, when it comes to learning new words. ( And what a joyful word to add to one’s personal vocabulary!) *** “A … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Winnie is helping me write my first post under a new and expanded program … I can’t thank John enough for troubleshooting the problem for me! And now Winnie wants to leave her ” paw” mark on my … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: If everything goes crazy with your post you have written over a decade… surely it must be blamed on Halloween with all its tricks. Even though John was able to get the post sent out yesterday it still … Continue reading →