by Lynn Oldshue | Jan 3, 2020 | A Southern Soul
“I have dreamed of owning my own restaurant for 20 years. When I was a kid I wanted to go to culinary school in Paris. I got my degree in education and did other jobs, but I always loved cooking. Both of my mamaws were good cooks and the name Ogee and Anna came from...
by Lynn Oldshue | Jan 2, 2020 | A Southern Soul
“I started playing the violin when I was three and I want to play forever. I like classical music and it seems like I am in the music when I play it. I thought the violin would be a cool instrument but it is way more work than I thought. I practice every day. I am...
by Lynn Oldshue | Jan 1, 2020 | A Southern Soul
“I drove a school bus in Illinois for 35 years. I had five kids. We were starting a construction company and money wasn’t there so I had to do something. My kids rode my bus so I didn’t have to get a babysitter. I loved driving the bus, but the...
by Lynn Oldshue | Dec 31, 2019 | A Southern Soul
In a year of heart-shaking stories, this is the face that keeps coming back to me. “People call me Elizabeth or Mama. The soul food restaurant with a family member didn’t take off that well in Mobile. An opportunity came up in this Chevron gas station in Fairhope and...
by Lynn Oldshue | Dec 30, 2019 | A Southern Soul
“Survival depended on you as an individual. There were a lot of guys in my group who didn’t make it. I watched people tough as nails lose their minds. It is what is in your DNA. Are you a survivor, a leader, a follower? You don’t know until you are placed...
by Lynn Oldshue | Dec 29, 2019 | A Southern Soul
“I am a relic from World War 2. I volunteered for the service at age 18. I shipped overseas in the early part of 1944, just after D-Day and landed in LaHavre France. We worked our way into Luxemburg and Belgium. My biggest battle was the Battle of the Bulge. I had...
