I dreamed of boats as a kid

I dreamed of boats as a kid

“I dreamed of boats as a kid. My first sailboat was an abandoned sunfish that was hiding behind my neighbor’s shed. I was nine and built a mast out of a pine tree in the backyard. My brother grew up sailing and went around the world several times. He passed...
I turned 18 and said adios to the farm

I turned 18 and said adios to the farm

“My wife passed away four weeks after we moved to Fairhope. That was four years ago. I am a bachelor now. I grew up in Dothan. My parents had five girls and four boys, and we were a loving family. I was number nine and was born on April 4th, 1931. My parents were hard...