By STACEYPATTON WALLACE A few weeks ago, Mike and I spent a wonderful afternoon at Opelika High School. It was a real treat for veteran teachers like us; we haven’t been in a school in almost a year, and we haven’t taught in one since March 2020 when Covid-19 shut...

By STACEYPATTON WALLACE LANETT — Awhile back, Mike and I traveled to Lanett, Alabama, for a most painful reason: filing our income tax return. Since the experience was so unpleasant, we decided to treat ourselves to the world’s best chicken fingers.   Now, as I’ve...

By STACEYPATTON WALLACE Recently, our good friend Jack, whom I’ve mentioned many times, adopted Buddy, an adorable mixed breed dog from the Lee County Humane Society. Buddy is approximately four years old, white with freckles and has black ears and eyes. He’s...

OPELIKA — The Fearsome Foursome — that’s the nickname that my husband Mike gave to Tom Patton (Daddy), Barbara Patton (Mama), Aunt Jenny and Aunt Betty (Daddy’s older sisters) some years ago. That lively, funny quartet had a lot of adventures before my aunts and Daddy...