Southern Lady

Best of Both Worlds

For 20 years, Billie and Al Scott lived in their ideal house in Montgomery, Alabama. Even as their children grew up and left the nest, the couple was happy staying put, with no reason to leave—until a grandbaby was on the way in a suburban lakeside neighborhood.

The Scotts swooned over a scenic lot two streets over from their expecting youngest daughter and her husband. Enchanted by

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