A Gracious Plenty

A Gracious Plenty is a children's picture book I wrote and illustrated about my great aunt May Zeigler who lived alone, but had many treasures that we, her great nieces loved - her books, her life's experiences and stories, and her pleasant home that we visited almost every day. May came to our home often, especially after church on Sunday, and my memories of her are vivid, and will never be forgotten. She was born in 1882, graduated with a masters degree from Columbia University in New York City, taught psychology for many years at the University of Georgia in Athens, and retired to Orangeburg, SC. Her life was rich and she shared much with her family. She had, she said,