by Lynn Oldshue | Mar 15, 2020 | A Southern Soul
“I will be 84 in September. I was one of 12 brothers and sisters. There were 14 of us living in our house. We had four bedrooms and made it work. My dad was a commercial fisherman and my mom was a housewife. In the 30s there wasn’t much else for a woman to do....
by Lynn Oldshue | Mar 14, 2020 | A Southern Soul
“I was born and raised in Mobile. My mom and I started the nursery in 1970. I was 17 when we started. We moved the operation to Semmes. We grow wholesale and put up a retail garden center. We wanted another location so we looked at the Eastern Shore and then...
by Lynn Oldshue | Mar 12, 2020 | A Southern Soul
“I sang ‘House of the Rising Sun’ and ‘Stubborn Love’ by the Lumineers. I had never watched American Idol, but I did this for my Grandma since the auditions are in Mobile. She is a big fan and told me I could do it. She drove me here and...
by Lynn Oldshue | Mar 10, 2020 | A Southern Soul
“I tried out for American Idol. This was my first time doing something like this. I am not really a singer, but I felt like I could. I think I have a nice tone, but I don’t have the training. It was easygoing to audition. I went by myself and people were...
by Lynn Oldshue | Mar 8, 2020 | A Southern Soul
“I have been teaching for 22 years. I didn’t grow up in the best environment but I wouldn’t trade it because the pain and things I have endured make me compassionate and help me connect with my students. I was looking for a way for my 2nd grade...
by Lynn Oldshue | Mar 7, 2020 | A Southern Soul
“I have three kids 10, 12 and 13. In 2018, their mama decided to go and she left us. My kids still love her and I try to protect that. I had a great construction job for 23 years making $25 an hour building hotels, banks and casinos around the South, but I was...
