By STACEY PATTON WALLACE Back when I was a young girl living with my parents in Alexander City (“Eleck” City to the locals), my Mama would make us a special treat. (My two much older brothers Jim and Mike were students at Auburn University, and I was thrilled to have...

BY STACEY PATTON WALLACE As I’ve mentioned before in this column, my husband Mike’s and my favorite place in the world is our home in Auburn, at least while we await Heaven. As Dorothy Gale said in “The Wizard of Oz,” “There’s no place like home.” Also, Laura Ingalls...

By STACEYPATTON STACEYPATTON WALLACE What’s your favorite type of food? As a “Pooh-sized” woman, I’ve rarely met a food I didn’t like, to paraphrase Will Rogers. However, I’d have to say that my favorite food of all time would be Southern cooking. Barbara Patton, my...

By STACEYPATTON WALLACE As I’ve mentioned many times before, I grew up in Alexander City (“Eleck” City to the locals). My parents, two much older brothers Jim and Mike and I lived just 10 minutes from Lake Martin, the most beautiful lake in Sweet Home Alabama.  ...