Joyce and I were in Oxford over Memorial Day weekend for two events. One was a mini-reunion for my high school graduating class celebrating our 60th birthdays. Of course the birthdays are scattered from January to December, but for most of us, it will happen sometime this year. Mine happened in January. I don't feel 60, don't act 60 and neither do most of my classmates.

The second reason for being in town was for a book-signing for my memoir book, Oxpatch and the Hill - Dixieland Memories, at Square Books. It's a great place to have your books sold, right there along with John Grisham, Larry Brown, Eudora Welty, William Faulkner, Willie Morris and other Oxford authors. I can't say that my book signing turned out the same kind of crowd that Grisham's does, but it was fun for me. Several classmates dropped by, as did family members and a number of old family friends. I had a great time. I also left behind quite a few signed copies, so if you haven't gotten yours, go get one.

One of the great things about a memories book is how the stories in it trigger similar memories from others. I'm always amazed at what I don't remember that others remember vividly.

We took some great pictures while in Oxford, and discovered some old classics, too. These are posted on the Oxpatch.com website, so go by and have a look. I'm hoping others will share their photos with me and we can make that website a living, breathing history of Oxford, complete with stories and photographs.