 She had known the Finches for many years, having been brought up on the Buford place, which was near the Finches' ancestral home, Finch's Landing.She is described as a woman of about 40 (about the same age as Jack Finch who she has known since birth and who always asks to marry him) who enjoys baking and gardening; her cakes are held in especially high regard.However, she is frequently harassed by devout "Foot-Washing Baptists", who tell her that her enjoyment of gardening is a sin.