Rok, I'm sure you had a wonderful childhood in Mississippi; I recall visiting relatives in Wynona when I was only 5 years old. There was a sweet and very fragrant aroma about the place in the grasslands that I will never forget, although I don't know what it was.
I remember watermelons fresh out of the patch, churning butter, incredible food, and lizards; a snake here and there, but mostly lizards; everywhere I was taken, a lizard seemed to be scampering across the dusty road.
There was no electricity, and at night they told ghost stories. Fortunately, I always slept with someone, because I was scared to death after all of those ghost stories; I could see "haints" coming to get me.
There was nothing more fun than fishing and swimming in creeks, plus chasing rabbits with dogs. I can very well understand how you had a fantastic childhood in Mississippi.