by Lynn Oldshue | Jun 13, 2021 | A Southern Soul
“I was born in 1930. I grew up in Point Clear, south of Zundel’s Wharf. Someone made me this crown from a crab trap from my 90th birthday. I’ve been in this house in Fairhope overlooking Mobile Bay since 1965. My flower bed is a friendship bed, and...
by Lynn Oldshue | Jun 12, 2021 | A Southern Soul
“I moved from Washington, D.C. to Colorado to have the mountains in my backyard, but Denver became too loud and crowded. I sold my cute little house and became a nomad in November 2019. I’m working with a medical device startup that’s interested in Baldwin...
by Lynn Oldshue | Jun 6, 2021 | A Southern Soul
“I’m 102 years old. I was born October 13, 1918, and spent my early years on a farm in Choctaw County, Alabama. My dad owned about 60 acres and grew corn, greens, cabbage, collards, sweet potatoes and turnips. My parents had ten children: Magnolia, Odessa,...
by Lynn Oldshue | Jun 5, 2021 | A Southern Soul
“We grew up reading about King Arthur, so we wrote the book Beyond the Myst about it. The story takes place 25 years after King Arthur supposedly died. He has been asleep in the safe harbor of Avalon. Merlin is imprisoned in an ancient oak, and the knights have...
by Lynn Oldshue | May 30, 2021 | A Southern Soul
“I grew up in Prichard. One day I asked the Lord what can I do to make people feel good about themselves. God said, ‘You have the gifts of a smile, a wave and love.’ I went to the Prichard police station to ask for a job. They asked what I had to...
by Lynn Oldshue | May 23, 2021 | A Southern Soul
“I was born in Laurel but we moved to Mobile. My dad worked at the paper mill and my mom worked at a bakery. We lived in Prichard by Prichard Park. Mom would give me 75 cents for lunch and I stayed at the park pool all day. The park had a zoo with a lion and an...
