In this follow-up to Letters to the Valley: A Harvest of Memories, writer and farmer David Mas Masumoto dispenses his earthy wisdom and humor on the "other California," a place where family homesteads endure despite the looming threat of development. With subjects as varied as the cool shade of porches, the sacrifices of care-giving, and memories of seasons past, Masumoto eloquently makes a case for a way of life that has enriched America's heartland for generations.