The Christmas Oranges from the MisAdventures of Lily When my grandmother was small, there wasn’t much money for toys and dolls. The most wonderful…
A "rolling store" salesman carrying sack of flour into rural home. Coffee County, Alabama We all know the Rolling Stones are going to be…
THE GYPSY by Becki McAnnally My parents loved to go to Montevallo to shop, see movies on Saturday, or visit relatives and friends. Our…
The Adventures (or MISadventures) of Lily by Becki McAnnally Another chapter in the (mis)adventures of my grandmother, Lily. This story involves a “Yankee” visitor…
SPRING IN THE COUNTRY by Becki McAnnally Being raised in the country in Helena, Alabama during the forties was in many ways an idyllic…
Saturdays in Town in the Country by Becki McAnnally My husband and I both remember a time when you went to “town” on Saturdays.…
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