Entries by Mary Ann Nicholas
Places We’ve Lived
We lived in Wrangell, Alaska in 60-62, where Allison was born. I had an emergency teaching certificate. We came back to Mississippi State for Hurston to go to school while I worked. He finished his degree in Forestry in January of 1964, then lived in Winona, Mississippi during the week and came home on the […]
Kids & Christmas
You know, I was raised where you got things for your birthday and Christmas, and if you wanted anything you just waited til then. I raised my kids the same way. And I look at them and think they are wonderful. Allen is the Supervisor for the North Carolina National Forest and lives in Asheville; […]
Larrupin
When we were in Sweet Home and Ruthanne was about 3, Mom and Dad flew in for a visit. And Daddy was stretched out on the couch eating popcorn and said to Ruthanne, ‘Ooh, Ruthanne, this is larrupin!’ And she asked what that was, and he said ‘so good that you can’t stop eating it!’ […]
Family
There are a lot of Georges in the Mullendore family: my grandfather was George Decatur, my father was George Allen, my brother was George Pierce, and my nephew is George Michael. My nephew’s daughter just told me today she’s going to name her daughter Georgia in their honor. That is very special to me. Allen […]
Mom’s Family
My Mom was born in 1912 and was the oldest of 7. She was about 16 when the last one was born. Her daddy took all the kids somewhere, and when they came back, the baby was there. Mama didn’t even know her mother was pregnant! Of course, you didn’t talk about those things back […]
How We Met
Hurston came from Century, Florida, and had a football scholarship to go to Southwest Mississippi Junior College and was a year ahead of me. Well, I was sitting out in front of the dorm, acting a fool – a friend offered me tobacco and I took a bite – and I saw this goodlookin’ guy […]