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Napa as it Was by Jim Ford
November 9th, 2009
A mishap at altitudeOrdinarily, my biweekly essays are about things that happened a long time ago — usually some 60 or 70 years. This offering relates a personal experience about 20 years ago.
October 26th, 2009
Landmarks from the pastWhile these offerings are only published every two weeks, I constantly think about the old days in Napa. Like many seniors, my memory of yesterday is fuzzy while my memory of six or seven decades ago is clear, so I never seem to run out of subjects.
October 12th, 2009
Napa’s Little ItalyI recently had a sit-down with my good friend Ray Nasuti. Mention a person, place or thing in Napa back in the old days and Ray can tell you all about it. He is a great resource for my biweekly offerings.
September 28th, 2009
How Do You Spell 'Sophomores'?As is clear to regular readers of this column, I spend a good portion of my days reminiscing about the days when I was a young lad growing up in Napa.
September 14th, 2009
Yesterday's landmarksPeriodically, I like to test the memories of those readers who were in and around my hometown of Napa back in the 1940s. I am going to do that again with this little pop quiz.
September 1st, 2009
Napa's buildings of yoreMy hometown of Napa has gone through a lot of change over the last few generations.
August 31st, 2009
Napa’s buildings of yoreMy hometown of Napa has gone through a lot of change over the last few generations.
August 22nd, 2009
Remembering the little thingsThe longer I remain on this earth, the more I think about how things used to be. I revert back to my youth.
August 17th, 2009
Remembering the little thingsJim Ford
August 11th, 2009
Down by the riversideLike a lot of things about my hometown of Napa, both shores of the Napa River have changed dramatically over the years, especially south of Third Street.
August 3rd, 2009
Down by the riversideLike a lot of things about my hometown of Napa, both shores of the Napa River have changed dramatically over the years, especially south of Third Street.
July 20th, 2009
Napa and food, then and nowEach day, after my morning ritual of preparing myself for the rest of the day, I sit down and read the Napa Valley Register.
July 6th, 2009
When rock music was a lullabyOne of the benefits of growing older is that you are able to brag (to those that will listen) about how you were born before certain products or creature comforts came into being.
June 22nd, 2009
Strolling down memory laneMy April 13 essay had to do with a stroll down memory lane.
June 8th, 2009
Second and MainAs I maneuver around all of the ongoing construction in downtown Napa, I can’t help but think about what it was like to drive around town a long time ago — say some 60 years ago.
May 25th, 2009
Life in an alien worldThose of you who have been reading my bi-weekly essays have by now concluded that I am of an advanced age. I actually fit the classification of seasoned, seasoned citizen.
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