The passion of hair for me is recreating people. Some people get so down or don’t feel their worth or value and getting their hair done can help

by Lynn Oldshue | Jun 17, 2016 | A Southern Soul

“I was at the gym and came down here to enjoy God’s creation. I have a bulging disk, so the more I exercise the better I feel. Sometimes we have to stop and smell the roses and get some peace and tranquility. We get so overwhelmed and we don’t know...

Terry was the one who told me I could be a writer and I never would have taken anything out of the drawer if it weren’t for him

by Lynn Oldshue | Jun 16, 2016 | A Southern Soul

“Terry’s advice was to sit down and write. Writing was so much a part of our 24 hours a day. We wrote our books on our screened in porch together. His typewriter and desk was on one side and mine was on the other. We would go to bed and he talked about...

I worked at Greer’s for 53 years. I started out making 50 cents an hour

by Lynn Oldshue | Jun 15, 2016 | A Southern Soul

“I am left-handed and when I was in second grade the teacher tried to make me write right-handed. My mama got mad and put me in the Organic School. I quit school in 10th grade started working at Greer’s when I was 17. I worked there for 53 years. I started...

I will stay here forever and hopefully grow successful restaurants and retire from the Flora-Bama

by Lynn Oldshue | Jun 14, 2016 | A Southern Soul

“I love the Alabama coast and fishing. It is why my family moved here from Birmingham in 2006. We opened Live Bait at the Wharf and a catering company and we catered to the new owner of the Flora-Bama. He loved what we did and asked me to open a restaurant on...

There is a point to telling paranormal stories. I want to find where the storytellers where coming from

by Lynn Oldshue | Jun 13, 2016 | A Southern Soul

“I just wrote a book about old folk tale stories and ghost stories in the area. There is a point to telling paranormal stories. They all have meaning that is more than I went to this house and felt weird. The book I wrote takes the stories back to find where the...

I have all of these ideas and can’t shut them off. Sometimes I wish I could

by Lynn Oldshue | Jun 12, 2016 | A Southern Soul

“I build furniture. I am a master craftsman. I build rustic furniture that is bulky, big and old. I do leatherwork too and can make any leather purse. Metal art is the same way. I have been doing this all of my life. I enjoy it. I don’t think I remember...