By STACEY PATTON WALLACE Mike and I have been retired from teaching for almost two-and-a-half years now. And I must say that I highly recommend retirement. I’ve found that the secret to a happy retirement is to find activities which you really love. Otherwise, boredom...

  By STACEY PATTON WALLACE As I’ve mentioned quite a few times in this column, I love eating, but I really dislike cooking. Also, my husband Mike isn’t fond of cleaning up the mess I make when I do cook. In addition, as I’ve previously said, bad things sometimes...

By STACEY PATTON WALLACE As a child, from kindergarten through the sixth grade, after school I stayed with my Grandma and Granddaddy Patton until Mama and Daddy got off work. From fall of 1968 until late spring of 1975, my grandparents and I enjoyed each other’s...

By STACEY PATTON WALLACE Don’t you love going to eateries in your community, which have been family-owned and operated for years? About a year ago, I wrote about Buck’s Dairy Quick, just such a place in my hometown of Alexander City (“Eleck” City to the locals). I...