by Lynn Oldshue | Feb 18, 2023 | A Southern Soul
“I am 95. I am from Pennsylvania, and this is my first Mardi Gras. My son-in-law is in the Knights of Mobile. I am riding in his parade and going to his ball on Saturday. I was supposed to come last year, but I fell and broke a hip. I spent Christmas in the hospital...
by Lynn Oldshue | Feb 17, 2023 | A Southern Soul
“Her name is Maggie, but her nickname is Mag Pie. She is a wheely dog and was paralyzed when I adopted her. We have been walking in the Mystic Mutts parade in Fairhope for several years. Our first costume was Meals on Wheels. Another year we were parasailers—Maggie...
by Lynn Oldshue | Feb 16, 2023 | A Southern Soul
“We wanted to get out of the weather in South Dakota and come to Mardi Gras in Mobile. We decided in October and started driving the 1350 miles on the second of November. It’s been fantastic. The weather is much better here — we may never go back to South...
by Lynn Oldshue | Feb 15, 2023 | A Southern Soul
“I built this bike with a Harbor Freight motor. It isn’t anything special. I go slow, but my dogs and I have rolled from Arizona to Florida with this bike. We got to Mobile a few days ago. We followed a New Year’s parade in Lake Havasu, Arizona, and a 4th of...
by Lynn Oldshue | Feb 14, 2023 | A Southern Soul
“I grew up in Mobile but moved away in 1989. My ex-husband was a soul-sucker and sucked the life out of me. Life hadn’t been fun in a long time. When I went through my divorce, my sister told me to come home for a Mardi Gras ball. That first weekend at Mardi...
by Lynn Oldshue | Feb 13, 2023 | A Southern Soul
“We came down from Chicago with my daughters for a wedding in Mobile. The oldest is three, and the twins will be a one March. There is usually a child in my arms at all times. We are taking them to their first Mardi Gras parade, and I am hoping for the...
