Neighbors/December

Neighbors/December

Jeanette Braden of Cleburne County says she’ll never act like an old lady.
“I’m not old. I’ve just been here several years,” she says.
She and her husband, Joe, live in Heflin in Cleburne County where both were born and attended the same school.
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Neighbors November 2006

Neighbors November 2006

“I really love kids,” says Libby Ousley of Billingsley, whose life demonstrates that love.
After retiring from International Paper, she began substitute teaching at the Billingsley School where three of her grandchildren are students and her daughter-in-law is a teacher.

October Country Kitchen

October Country Kitchen

In Monroe County, the first and third Saturdays of every month are filled with the sweet, smoky scent of barbecue and the spicy aroma of shrimp and gumbo, thanks to the folks of Cherry Street Bar-B-Q in Monroeville. more

September 2006 Issue

September 2006 Issue

Despite being busier during “retirement” than most people, Cherokee County native Dewandee Neyman insists there are some things she’ll always make time for.
“I believe in the family table. My boys didn’t grow up on sandwiches or food from a drive-through window. We always had meals. My grandbabies eat breakfast and lunch at my table now, so I look for easy recipes that don’t keep me in the kitchen too long,” says Neyman
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August 2006 Issue

August 2006 Issue

“Family is just fun,” says Linda Wallace of Colbert County who views her country kitchen as one way to show her family how much she appreciates them. more

July 2006 Issue

July 2006 Issue

Denise Henry of Montgomery County cooks well, and she cooks big. A mother of five, she says that sometimes the greatest challenge of cooking is having the kids underfoot while trying to get supper to the table. more

June 2006 Issue

June 2006 Issue

Nancy Garrison and husband Phillip of Cullman County are living memorials to the generations they follow. more

May 2006 Neighbors

May 2006 Neighbors

Joy Thornhill of Jackson County said her daddy always told her, “Every woman needs to know how to make a good cake, a good pot of coffee, and fry a good chicken.” more

April 2006 Neighbors

April 2006 Neighbors

Anyone who knows Sarah Lazzari of Baldwin County knows two things about her. One, she is quite a character. Two, she is a great supporter of agriculture. more