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My grandmother kept a garden

September 1, 2011 By Elizabeth Shreckhise

Franny Dawson and Elizabeth Shreckhise
Beloved Grandmother Franny Dawson with Elizabeth Dawson Shreckhise.

It was bittersweet and touching for me to remember my grandmother, Franny Dawson, through this poem, which I read at her two memorial services:

One of my grandmother’s greatest loves was gardening. She was a member of the Garden Club in Alexandria for many years, and to this day at Camp Alleghany we still plant red geraniums around several places in her honor. This poem reminds me of her.

My Grandmother Kept A Garden

My Grandmother kept a garden.
A garden of the heart;
She planted all the good things,
That gave my life it’s start.

She turned me to the sunshine,
And encouraged me to dream:
Fostering and nurturing
The seeds of self-esteem.

And when the winds and rains came,
She protected me enough;
But not too much, she knew I’d need
To stand up strong and tough.

Her constant good example,
Always taught me right from wrong;
Markers for my pathway
To last my whole life long.

I am my Grandmother’s garden,
I am her legacy.
And I hope today she feels the love,
Reflected back from me.

–Author unknown

I hope this poem resonates with grandchildren everywhere in remembering all that your grandmother means to you.

–Elizabeth Dawson Shreckhise, Assistant Director

Filed Under: Directors Tagged With: 90th Year, Camp Alleghany Alumni Association, family

About Elizabeth Shreckhise

Elizabeth is the Director of Camp Alleghany for Girls, the third generation member in her family to hold this position. But she also spent her childhood (ages 7-16) as 'Ghany camper, then held various counselor positions, and spent a decade here as the Assistant Director. She has a Masters in Education and Human Development and is a former School Counselor. Elizabeth lives in Staunton, Virginia during the "off-season" with her husband Matt and sons Mason, Ellis, and Noah. In addition to staffing, enrollment, program planning, outreach, and camp management duties, she helps keep the website current, writes and updates camp literature, and oversees the blog.

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