Lattimore Historical Society

When I was in Cleveland County recently I attended the annual meeting of the Lattimore Historical Society.  The meeting was held in the little restaurant in town, The Depot Cafe.

The Depot Cafe Menu.

 

 

Board members who have been working on building plans for the Lattimore Museum presented these plans and a preliminary cost estimate for the building.

Drawing of proposed Lattimore Museum, designed to be reminiscent of a train depot.

Fund raising is continuing, but it looks as if the Lattimore Museum is indeed within reach of becoming a reality. 

Folks at the annual meeting of the LHS.

The LHS Newsletter.

The newsletter for the Society is The Cotton Gin.  This is an apropos name because during the 1940s and 50s cotton was a major crop in Cleveland County, and there was a cotton gin in Lattimore.

Stepping Back in Time: Hearthside Cooking.

Cindy Kepley cooking in large fireplace, Westmoore Pottery. (Photo by Sarah Burk).

 Saturday we went down to Westmoore Pottery where Cindy Kepley and Susan Ball were cooking foods in Westmoore's large fireplace using historical recipes from the 18th and early 19th centuries.  Cindy and Susan both work at Old Salem Museums and Gardens in Winston-Salem, NC.  Dishes such as Carolina snowballs, green "frogs", fruit pies, carrot fritters, poached pears and chicken pie were among the many dishes available for sampling.

Carolina snowballs (rice covered baked apples).

Poached pears.

Susan Ball preparing carrot fritters.

Egg whites on left, whipped with twig whisk.

 Mary and Dave Farrell are well known for making historical pottery and their pottery was used to demonstrate how various pottery pieces were used in the 18th and early 19th centuries.

Westmoore pottery used in cooking.

A large crowd enjoyed sampling the food prepared.  Westmoore Pottery was well stocked with pottery for sale including their beautifully decorated plates.  The Shop was decorated for Thanksgiving with the main feature being Dave Farrell's pottery turkey.

Westmoore  Moravian style plates..

Mary Livingtstone Farrell talking with customer.  Dave's turkey in foreground.

Ham and "Double Cream" Brie Croissant

The Green Valley Grill, Greensboro, NC

 Friday, on the way home from Shelby, I stopped in Greensboro to visit my friend Virginia.  We had a good visit and lunch at the Green Valley Grill.  The Grill is adjacent to the O Henry Hotel and has the feel of a Tuscan ristorante.  The large pottery vases in the main dining room reminded me of the pottery we saw in Perugia on our recent trip to Italy.

Italian pottery decorating the main dining room.

The bar as seen from our booth in the dining room.

Virginia and I both chose the Ham & "Double Cream" Brie Croissant with herb mayonnaise and fig preserves.  What a nice combination--the ham, brie and just a taste of the fig preserves spread on the croissant--the flavors blended beautifully.  I could eat only half of mine, so Dan had the other half when I got home.

Ham and Brie Croissant.

Entrance to the Green Valley Grill.

If you are in Greensboro at lunch time, I strongly recommend lunch at the GVG.  I look forward to returning soon.

Escape from Crocodile: Part Two

Joe (left) and Dan a few days after the crocodile attack in Africa.

When I got home yesterday, I had received this photo from Joe Richardson of him and Dan taken a few days after their escape from the crocodile.  He also included a newspaper account of their escape.  I will include it.  I hope it is legible.

 

Newspaper account of Dan & Joe's escape.  (It may be hard to read, but I will include it anyway.  At least you can read the head line.)

Tasted And Rejected by a Nile Crocodile

Dan the day after the crocodile attack.  Photo courtesy of Joe Richardson.

On November 11th each year we celebrate a special event.  It was on November 11, 1960 that my husband, Dan Livingstone, and Joe Richardson escaped from the jaws of a Nile crocodile.  Dan was a young research biologist at Duke University and Joe was his graduate student.  It was their first of many trips to Africa. 

Dan and Joe were in the middle of Lake Chishi, Zambia, in a rubber boat taking soundings of the lake (measuring the depth of the water at various positions) in preparation for taking cores of the lake for ecological study.  Suddenly a crocodile attacked, first scraping Joe across the buttocks.  Joe jumped in the water, and the croc came up under the boat. As Dan was trying to kick the croc away it grabbed Dan by the foot through the bottom of the boat.  Now the boat was sinking, but Dan managed to kick loose and he too joined Joe in the water.  Fortunately the crocodile was intent upon sinking the boat and stayed with the boat.  Joe and Dan swam for over two hours before safely reaching the shore.  Both have made many trips back to Africa in connection with their research without encountering another crocodile.

Dan in Africa in the early 1980s.

Dan, this September, enjoying a tour of Italy.

Dan and Joe are known as the "only ecologists who have been tasted and rejected by a Nile crocodile."