I drove out to the Yorkville Highlands and up to a beautiful home with spectacular views behind the Maple Creek Winery to meet owner Tom Rodrigues. For my brief tour of the property, I was…
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I met with Muriel at the Redwood Drive-In a week or so ago and we sat and drank coffee as she shared her story with me. For those who don’t know, she is Terry Ryder’s…
I met with Michael in the workshop at his home on Estate Drive on the outskirts of Boonville. He has been a professional instrument maker since 1980 until the present day. It was a sunny…
I met with Gene for our chat a week or so ago in the unofficial ‘meeting room’ upstairs in the Farrer Building in downtown Boonville. Eugenia ‘Gene’ Donnelly was born, in 1932, the youngest of…
I met with Tim in the spacious kitchen that is used for cooking classes at his Apple Farm business on the Philo-Greenwood Road and we sat down to talk at the large dining table. Tim…
I met with Diane at her home on Estate Drive in the Boonville ‘suburbs’ and we shared some persimmon cookies and soft drinks as we sat and chatted. Diane was born in Los Angeles in…
Maria was born in 1941, a third-generation San Franciscan on her father’s side, the only child of Daniel Goodwin and Mary Fragulia. “I used to joke that I was conceived by osmosis; I’m sure my…
I met with Bill last week at his home up on Peachland Road on the outskirts of Boonville. We sat down in front of a nice fire and enjoyed a delicious sandwich and German lager…
I met with Jim at his home on Airport Drive overlooking the Boonville Airport and the surrounding hillsides. His wife Jeanne was busy with chores and after meeting Lucky, the Schnauzer dog, Jim and I…