Mary Nash recounts her childhood in rural Mecklenburg County, North Carolina and her thirty-two years living in the Wilmore neighborhood of Charlotte. Mrs. Nash describes going up on her family's small farm and discusses the various things her parents taught her, such as cooking and gardening. She describes the Wilmore neighborhood as peaceful and quiet when her family first moved there, but that it has declined in recent years. Other topics discussed include some of her previous jobs, her children and grandchildren, and family reunions.