PATTERNS AND TONES

Winding your way through the wine country of Napa Valley in Northern California is truly a delight. Calisoga has been a destination for my family for generations. We would annually meet at the Gazebo in Pioneer Park and then head over to what was then the historic Pacheteau Baths with their olympic sized public pool. It's now no longer open to the public and has become Indian Springs Resort and Hot Springs . Many Italians have immigrated to the Napa Valley since the 1840's. I suppose my Italian family felt right at home when they moved to the Bay Area in 1950 and would come up for the annual family visit. It was the candy store owner Giuseppe Musante who in 1920 accidentally  tapped   into a hot water source which eventually evolved into the Calistoga Sparking Mineral Water Co. (If only my Grandmother had bought those 6 brown and white striped cabins right on Foothill Boulevard at Lincoln Avenue back in the 50's...) As I have wandered beyond my familial spots, I ...