Holly Shirley's Deep South Ramblings

Willie Nelson Shirley May 15, 2007 - December 26, 2022 Willie Nelson “Willie Possum” Shirley was born on May 15, 2007, in north Alabama to L...

Willie Nelson, most perfect canine ever. My dog has never once taken the last $20 bill out of my wallet.  He has never wrecked my car,...

I think you wrote "My future's so bright...I gotta wear shades." Dear Chris,      It's been a year and a half s...

It was July 1978,  and hotter than a six shooter.  My cousin Jason and I had made our usual escape into Pa Julian’s 1971 red Maverick ...

I have never been very good at washing dishes.  My Mother, however, was tops in her W. S. Neal High School Home Economics class, circa 1...

My Great-grandparents, Betty and Julian Henley, with me- 1975 I remember the Easter this photograph was taken.  My mother made the...

My Uncle J.B. painted this sign.  He was famous for painting homemade signs and building things.  He left the A out of Y'all, but that...