by Lynn Oldshue | Sep 21, 2020 | A Southern Soul
Sally Stories “My dad and father-in-law bought the gas station six years ago. My dad was sick for a long time and died in 2017. I lived in Ocean Springs and my wife and I moved back here and took over the gas station. God put us here for a reason and I am...
by Lynn Oldshue | Sep 20, 2020 | A Southern Soul
Sally Stories “This was my grandfather’s farm. The name is Geci’s Orchard. He came home from World War 2 and bought this farm. He planted every pecan tree and built the barn and house in the ’40s. He planted more trees each year with the money he...
by Lynn Oldshue | Sep 19, 2020 | A Southern Soul
“We are doing this on our own. We have the Blue Plate restaurant in Tuscaloosa and Dothan. We came down to Ft. Morgan yesterday to assess our camper and boat. When we saw we were okay and how fortunate we are, we had to do something, so we can cook. We went back last...
by Lynn Oldshue | Sep 15, 2020 | A Southern Soul
“We are military pilots. This is a good day for surfing when the waves are like this. We surf by the jetty because it cleans up the waves and you don’t drift as much. Surfers want to stay in one spot. We get waves like this once every hurricane. This is...
by Lynn Oldshue | Sep 14, 2020 | A Southern Soul
“When I moved to Mobile, I started working at a Dollar General. That didn’t work out because I have asthma and can’t wear a mask. Instacart and DoorDash were the main jobs I could do, but my old truck was pitiful and wore out. I borrowed a...
by Lynn Oldshue | Sep 13, 2020 | A Southern Soul
“I was born in Chicago and grew up in Fort Lauderdale when it was much smaller. I surfed, fished, scuba dove and sailed. I worked in restaurants from the time I was 14. I worked on golf courses on the weekends and cut grass in the summer. I’ve always been able...
