What's In A Name

What is Cherie Quarters...You're wondering why in the world did I pick this name for my blog? I guess you could say I'm a sentimental kind of girl. One of my favorite authors, Ernest Gaines, was born in Cherie Quarters. He also used the Riverlake Plantation slave quarters as the backdrop for his popular novel, The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman. Like Mr. Gaines, I too am a descendent of Cherie Quarters which was the home for my paternal grandparents and two of my great uncles. It was the place where I first encountered an outhouse, thank you very much, viewed the beauty of Spanish Moss swaying from trees, and rejoiced in the refreshing taste of sugar cane and southern grown peaches. It is only fitting that my blogs come from the place where my artistic roots were first cultivated.