In the Tennesseean today,
Elsie Quarterman (1910 – 2014)
ObituaryContinue readingElsie Quarterman, Nashville, TN
A Memorial service will be held at 10 a.m., Saturday, June 21, 2014 at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 3900 West End Avenue, with a reception at the church following the service. Guestbook crawfordservices.com.
Crawford Mortuary & Crematory, 615-254-8200.
And blackberries, rosemary, and other stuff down
at the
historic Lowndes County Courthouse
in
Valdosta Farm Days.
Here’s
Gretchen with one of the first taters a month ago:
-jsq
Today Aunt Elsie stepped over the final fence,
dying peacefully at her home in Nashville, Tennessee,
attended by her nephew Patrick and his wife Ann,
as she had wanted.
Arrangements are still in progress. Perhaps more about the family later. For now, here is a biography with some pictures.
The Wilson Post wrote 20 April 2011,
Quarterman shares fervor for cedar glades,
…her passion for the plant life of Middle Tennessee’s cedar glades blooms ever strong through the generations of students she inspired at Vanderbilt University from the 1940s into the mid-1970s. And those students, many now teachers themselves, continue to inspire new students and conservationists….
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What could possibly go wrong?
What’s in that cypress tree?
Gretchen and Cidalia just
dug up these potatoes yesterday
and this morning she’s taking them to
Downtown Valdosta Farm Days, 9AM to 1PM, at the historic Lowndes County Courthouse. Continue reading
Gretchen is at the old Lowndes County Courthouse now, setting up for Valdosta Farm Days, 9AM to 1PM today.
By Colter Anstaetts reported from Okra Paradise Farms for WALB yesterday,
Lowndes County farmers ready for “Farm Days”,
Lowndes County farmers will be at the courthouse in downtown Valdosta from 9 a.m.to 1 p.m. selling their crops. This is the fourth year for the “Farm Days” program, and Lowndes County farmers are looking forward to it.
“I’m definitely looking forward to Farm days,” said Gretchen Quarterman, a farmer in Hahira. “It’s an excellent opportunity for farmers, not only to sell but for local people to get local, fresh food. And, when we buy from local farmers we support the local economy.”
-jsq
Fortunately Yellow Dog and Brown Dog weren’t around when I stopped the tractor
to wait for this corn snake to slither across.
Later I showed it to Gretchen (see below). Continue reading
Cypress swamp is full due to the recent rains,
so I tried out the new kayak, while Brown Dog balanced on a floating log,
Yellow Dog waded, and Gretchen photographed.
-jsq
The 64th Annual Ham and Eggs show is this week. The only one left in Georgia, it is not to be missed.
Where: Lowndes County Civic Center
2102 E Hill Ave.
Valdosta, GA 31601
When:
11am Tuesday, February 18th Judging.
Tuesday events will also include presentations on
1pm Wednesday, February 19th Auction.
I’ll be there. I hope to see you.
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