by Lynn Oldshue | Sep 5, 2016 | A Southern Soul
“We are all from Mexico, three hours from the border. We pick in Mississippi, Florida and Louisiana. We pick potatoes, oranges and blueberries. We finish in December and everyone goes back to Mexico. There are 43 of us and we work six days a week, eight or nine...
by Lynn Oldshue | Sep 4, 2016 | A Southern Soul
“I have seven bars and I am in the process of opening an 8th in Saraland. I love bars and restaurants and opening them up. I have great people who work for me and couldn’t do this without them. I started out at the Bakery Cafe as a bus boy in ’93 and...
by Lynn Oldshue | Sep 3, 2016 | A Southern Soul
“We were planning to go swimming this morning, but it was cloudy, so we went fishing instead. He is nine and caught a little something. I also have an older son who is 21. Life is busy. We get caught up and don’t get to do the fun things we want to do. I...
by Lynn Oldshue | Sep 2, 2016 | A Southern Soul
“We meet here and have breakfast and talk every Tuesday. We have been doing this for two-and-a-half years. We both like talking about spiritual things. We talk about football but don’t get crazy about it or filled with rage. This time is meaningful for me....
by Lynn Oldshue | Sep 1, 2016 | A Southern Soul
“We had breakfast at Julwin’s and now we are chilling.” “We do this at least once a week. Today we are talking about our children. They are 26, 21 and 16. My daughter lives close by and I worry about her being by herself. You still worry about...