Kosciusko, Mississippi is not only Oprah's hometown, it's also the hometown of the colorful L.V. Hull. And "colorful" she is in every sense of the word, for "Ms. Elvee" (as she's known) adds color to every thing and every life she touches. Folk artist extraordinaire, she was another one of those accidental discoveries on our trip. After stopping at Kosciusko's Visitors Center, we first took a little side street to drive by a folk artist’s home. It was Easter Sunday. Surely she wouldn’t be home. As we drove up to her tiny home we couldn’t believe our eyes. The front yard was filled, no packed, with color, colored and decorated “junk.” Shoes, tires, boards, containers, tubs, dolls, tools, you name it, you could see it all in her front yard. And it was a beautiful charming sight to behold.

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