From the first day of the month until the last … there is no way to spread out enough baskets to accumulate all the March Celebrations…. March is one of childhoods’ favorite months of all… one that embodies fun and religion throughout …and gardening… flowers bursting out all over!
So until tomorrow …my hope and dream for all is the fun of working in a garden during March… restorative, revitalizing, and enlightening!
I was born a Tarheel but ended up a Sandlapper. My grandparents
were cotton farmers in Laurens, South Carolina and it was in my
grandmother’s house that my love of storytelling began beside an old
Franklin stove. When I graduated from Laurens High School, I attended
Erskine College (Due West of what?) and would later get my Masters
Degree in Education/Social Studies from Charleston Southern. I am
presently an adjunct professor/clinical supervisor at CSU and have also
taught at the College of Charleston.
For 28 years I taught Social Studies through storytelling. My philosophy
matched Rudyard Kipling’s quote: “If history were taught in the form of
stories, it would never be forgotten.” Today I still spread this message
through workshops and presentations throughout the state. The secret
of success in teaching social studies is always in the story.
I want to keep learning and being surprised by life…it is the greatest
teacher. Like Kermit said, “When you’re green you grow, when you’re
ripe you rot.”
March is busy for us too! My birthday is the 12, then Easter, of course, we will be moving on the last day, starting the trek home for a month, and in between we have a calendar of fun activities. No garden anymore but I do love my little air plants! That is all I have space for in the motor home.
March is busy for us too! My birthday is the 12, then Easter, of course, we will be moving on the last day, starting the trek home for a month, and in between we have a calendar of fun activities. No garden anymore but I do love my little air plants! That is all I have space for in the motor home.