Reading some of your posts makes me a bit homesick of the small town life where I grew up in northwestern CT. But it's not even the same anymore. I am located in a growing community - 16,000 people (just got a zip code about 9 yrs ago.)We are between a city of about 170K people with lots of crime and empty businesses and the town of Napa. You've all heard of the Napa Valley and their wineries. American Canyon is called the Gateway to the Napa Valley. It's growing -- we have a Wal-Mart and a major grocery chain store and a few small shops but nothing really exciting yet. No clothing stores, book stores or movie theater but they are all only a few miles away. We've have our own high school for the first time and it's supposed to be one of the best, high-tech schools in the country. We have a library and a senior center now. Would be wonderful to have a quilt shop.