Judy grew up in the San Joaquin Valley (Dos Palos) on a small dairy. She and her siblings learned to help their parents milk the cows and do all the other chores that are part of daily life on a farm.
Some of her favorite times were visits to her aunt, who lived in a small mountain town. Judy fell in love with her aunt’s town and hoped she would someday live in just such a charming, historical locale.
Before she and her husband John sold their...