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My dad passed away in early February.
Due to the pandemic, I wound up spending more time with my dad than in quite some time as he declined in health. That resulted in me uncovering a number of stories of his pre-fatherhood days I was surprised to learn. Perhaps some of you will enjoy them as well in this tribute I’ve written. 😀
Frightening Facts: 1935 - An earthquake struck the #GoldenGateBridge before it was completed.
"The tower swayed 16 feet each way. There were 12 or 13 guys on top with no way to get down..” Said one worker on PBS’ American Experience.
#ThrowbackThursday Cruising the streets of Havana one day in 2016.
#Cuba | #Photography | #Travel
From my trip in #CostaRica in 2016.
“Despite your crass behavior, I'm actually glad we're getting this time together.”
- Miles
I’m excited to share a feature article in the Mountain View newspaper about my upcoming #memoir about health, aging & winemaking. In short: how Grandma Kay made to 100, while breaking the rules. It’s also about California winemaking pioneer, Mario Gemello, who happens to be my grandfather. 🍷
#wine | #winehistory | #writing | #health | #Tuesday
Kevin Ferguson grew up hearing stories of the Gemello Winery, the family business his great-grandfather, John Gemello, and grandfather, Mario Gemello, started together in Mountain View in 1934, at the dawn of post-Prohibition America.
#health #longevity #memoir
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There’s an inescapable charm to Grandma Kay’s troubling hobby. She’s 101 and she loves to garden. The trouble is, she can get lost in her activity as she goes pruning bush to bush. Before she knows it, her walker is way out of reach. This isn’t something that stresses her out. But the family’s stress is another thing. Turns out, #gardening happens to be a popular activity among centenarians. How is that possible?
Chapter ➡️ https://gemello.substack.com/p/the-inescapable-charm-of-a-concerning
👋 Hello, I’m Kevin Ferguson and welcome to 🍷 Rain on the Monte Bello Ridge,🍷 a memoir about health, aging and winemaking. (Book summary) Here’s a middle chapter. Hope you enjoy it! The Inescapable Charm of a Concerning Hobby If Grandma Kay spots dying leaves on a bush, her neighbors are sure to catch her petite 101-year old frame in action: donning a sun hat, pushing her walker across her yard to manicure a bush.
For #ThrowbackThursday, I’m sharing the story and special memory of my grandfather, Mario Gemello, getting the call from a #wine journalist informing him his 1970 Cab won the “Judgment in Paris” blind tasting (25th anniversary re-enactment). 🍷
#CaliforniaWine | #book | @booksadon | @ottawatts
Chapter ➡️ https://gemello.substack.com/p/judgment-of-manhattan
