by Lynn Oldshue | Jun 23, 2016 | A Southern Soul
“It is mating season for alligators and they are looking for females. I can’t blame them. Gator-hunting season starts the last Wednesday of August. They are making their nests now and eggs will hatch the middle of August through early September. I started going...
by Lynn Oldshue | Jun 23, 2016 | A Southern Soul
“I am the sixth generation in sugarcane. Our family corporation started in about 1870, and I work for the family corporation. There are about 400 stockholders and they are all family members. Only 10 or 12 family members work here. Together our family owns about...
by Lynn Oldshue | Jun 23, 2016 | A Southern Soul
“My dad started this meat market in 1891. I am the second generation. My son is the third and my grandson is the 4th. I retired 28 years ago. I am 92 and I am a lucky man. I play golf and fish and stop by here when I want to and raise hell. I was raised in the market....
by Lynn Oldshue | Jun 22, 2016 | A Southern Soul
“I am unemployed right now and it is hard to find work. It is rough with the oil fields the way they are. He is a welder and they cut his hours so we are barely getting by and have to do things like fish that don’t cost anything. The economy is tough on everybody with...
by Lynn Oldshue | Jun 21, 2016 | A Southern Soul
“We have been eating pickled eggs. They are really pickled and they are good. There is nothing much to do here. Fishing is about it. I have lived here all of my life. 33 years. I want to move, but I can’t get my husband to get out of here. He is a...
by Lynn Oldshue | Jun 20, 2016 | A Southern Soul
“I won’t tell you my age, but I am old and exercise is very important for muscles, joints bones and balance. As you get older, all of those things wear out. Someone created a program for me that gets me moving and I exercise five days a week. I can tell a...
