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As for the Mayos, you might say my husband and I are “old-timers” with connections to the original settlers of the valley.  After all, his great grandfather built the house located at 4146 Dry Creek Road in 1885, just 1 ½ miles from our property.  You might say that, but it wouldn’t be true.  The fact is, when we moved here in 1992 we had never heard of relatives most appropriately named, ‘ Sonoma and Albert Burnham’ and assumed Dry Creek was just a road.  What we did know was that an article in Newsweek said Healdsburg was a great small town and a perfect place to retire.  A few inquires and several visits convinced us Newsweek had it right. 

Whenever we travel, coming back to Dry Creek is always the favorite part of the journey.  And why shouldn’t it be, our valley is as beautiful as any place on earth.  And the people, Oh, the people!  What a mixture of wonders!  Old-time settlers, Pomo Indians, Ex-Pats from Beverly Hills and San Francisco, hard working men and women from Mexico, leaders of industry, writers and artists, organic farmers, new gardeners, owners of boutique wineries and mega-versions.  Whatever our origin, residents of Dry Creek drive trucks and have cars with dirt on them.  I love that.  And, we love our valley. 

Joseph Mayo, M.D. and Mary Ann Mayo bought their mid-valley property in 1989 while living in Southern California.  Their five year relocation plan was quickly reduced to three.