by Lynn Oldshue | Dec 10, 2019 | A Southern Soul
“I am from Boston but call my accent Bostobama because people in Boston think I have a strong southern accent. I am a marine biologist and moved here eight years ago. I was glad to leave the cold, rain, and dirty snow. I found my calling helping the poor in Mobile...
by Lynn Oldshue | Dec 9, 2019 | A Southern Soul
“I was taught by my grandmother and my aunt that God gives you a talent and the only way to live up to it is to help other people. You can’t keep it to yourself. When I was in high school, I did well in math. My teacher asked me to help other students. At first...
by Lynn Oldshue | Dec 8, 2019 | A Southern Soul
“I opened Haley’s Bar in December 19, 1991, 28 years ago. I grew up in Mobile and went to college here then moved to New York City to work in advertising. I hated my job, worked all of the time, and had no money. One of my clients was a jazz club on...
by Lynn Oldshue | Dec 7, 2019 | A Southern Soul
“My grandfather was a sharecropper in Jefferson, Alabama, near Selma. I plowed with mules, picked cotton, and rode horses when I was four or five. I can still hear my grandfather saying, ‘keep in it the ground and keep itin the row.’ I milked cows and made...
by Lynn Oldshue | Dec 6, 2019 | A Southern Soul
“Sintia was bleeding and had pain in January. We took her to the emergency room at South Baldwin Medical Center in Foley. They didn’t find anything. A month later, we went to Thomas Hospital. They weren’t sure if it was cancer. They sent her to Providence...
by Lynn Oldshue | Dec 5, 2019 | A Southern Soul
“Her eyes pop out and her cheekbones are higher and she looks younger. It is amazing what a new haircut will do.” “My hair was long before she cut it. My cat won’t know me.” “I have been coming to this senior center for two years...
