Jim Ritchie invites you to pull up a chair by his backporch swing at Ritchie's Roost in Shocco, Mississippi and enjoy a mint julep. His easy, laid-back style of humor will keep you in stitches while he spins his side-splitting yarns and nostalgia as only a southern grandfather and master storyteller can. You'll be glad you dropped by.

Product Description: The story tells of how Jim came to Canada and met his wife Elizabeth He continued on with surveying for several years, and this work took him to many pristine and remote areas of B.C. In 1962 he and his family moved to Portland Oregon where their second daughter was born, and where he formed his own successful Construction Company, building many homes and apartment buildings...read more

Product Description: It's been years since Jim Ritchie regaled us with those tales from his boyhood, college days and adult life, beautifully illustrated by his wife Perry in their first Shocco Tales book. Now, in Shavin's Under a Southern Shade Tree, Jim returns with 26 new yarns that will delight old fans and introduce new ones in the style you'd expect from a Southern grandfather and master storyteller...read more