by Lynn Oldshue | Jul 20, 2023 | A Southern Soul
“I am 83 years old and walk about ten miles a day on the beach. Sometimes more, sometimes less. I weighed 240 pounds in my forties. I wasn’t happy with myself or my health and started walking to lose weight. That led to jogging, then running ten miles and...
by Lynn Oldshue | Jul 19, 2023 | A Southern Soul
“I retired in May. I worked on bridges for the county. I was on a tractor and got buried in a hole that caved in on me. It took all day for them to get me out, and my leg was all messed up. I was laid up in bed for two months; I am still in constant pain. I am bored....
by Lynn Oldshue | Jul 16, 2023 | A Southern Soul
“My mother was a teacher and always educated my sister, Phyllis, and me. She also made our clothes in our early years; we were always beautifully dressed. Phyllis and I were 11 months apart, and Mother dressed us alike. I got older and rebelled, wanting my own clothes...
by Lynn Oldshue | Jul 15, 2023 | A Southern Soul
“You need angels and the luck of the Irish to live in Yazoo City, but God is so good. I am 55 and learning life as I go. Life is a team effort.” Tim
by Lynn Oldshue | Jul 9, 2023 | A Southern Soul
“My daddy passed away a month or two before I was born. Mama remarried, and they farmed in the Delta. My job was picking and chopping cotton. I started selling produce in Greenwood, MS, in 1952. I was 18 and didn’t give it much thought when I started. I kept...
