by Lynn Oldshue | Feb 18, 2023 | A Southern Soul
“Standing here on my first day of opening feels surreal. My team told me we had to open during Mardi Gras. At times that seemed impossible, but they kept pushing and telling me there will be a lot of things we won’t know until we get there, and we will figure them...
by Lynn Oldshue | Feb 18, 2023 | A Southern Soul
“I am 95. I am from Pennsylvania, and this is my first Mardi Gras. My son-in-law is in the Knights of Mobile. I am riding in his parade and going to his ball on Saturday. I was supposed to come last year, but I fell and broke a hip. I spent Christmas in the hospital...
by Lynn Oldshue | Feb 17, 2023 | A Southern Soul
“Her name is Maggie, but her nickname is Mag Pie. She is a wheely dog and was paralyzed when I adopted her. We have been walking in the Mystic Mutts parade in Fairhope for several years. Our first costume was Meals on Wheels. Another year we were parasailers—Maggie...
by Lynn Oldshue | Feb 16, 2023 | A Southern Soul
“We wanted to get out of the weather in South Dakota and come to Mardi Gras in Mobile. We decided in October and started driving the 1350 miles on the second of November. It’s been fantastic. The weather is much better here — we may never go back to South...
by Lynn Oldshue | Feb 15, 2023 | A Southern Soul
“I built this bike with a Harbor Freight motor. It isn’t anything special. I go slow, but my dogs and I have rolled from Arizona to Florida with this bike. We got to Mobile a few days ago. We followed a New Year’s parade in Lake Havasu, Arizona, and a 4th of...
