INSPIRED BY THE PAST
“HERE. SHELL THESE PECANS—IT’LL BE FUN,” THEY SAID.
It’s the nightly gathering of all the kids in the living room. National news, followed by , was always on the television. We kids were sequestered to the rug and the adults on the couch and chairs—but everyone had a job to do. We were shelling Georgia pecans. Bags and bags and bags of ’em. For as long as I can remember, this
