Ask Carmel area jewelers about their craft, and their eyes sparkle as brilliantly as their gemstones. These are passionate people. They’ve traveled the world, searching for a specific diamond or an exceptional Rolex. They make red-carpet celebrities shimmer, and they bring new fiancées and long-time sweethearts, alike, to tears. They polished their skills as far away as … [Read more...] about Sparkle-by-the-Sea
Archives for May 2007
My Own Private California
Only a few miles from Highway One off Carmel Valley Road is a portal into another land. The Carmel stone gatehouse on Rancho San Carlos Road that provides access to the Santa Lucia Preserve barely hints at the otherworldly experience up the road. But once through the gate, the transformation becomes obvious. The road may be paved, and there may be houses tucked beneath the tree … [Read more...] about My Own Private California
An Elemental Experience
t 1:25am on a ridge 1200 feet above the Pacific, the warm air smells like chocolate. The stars are hyper-bright, practically popping out of the glowy black sky, and seem to form a cozy domeof protection. Big Sur’s Post Ranch Inn is the kind of place where a mystical communing with nature just seems to happen. At sunrise, a layer of pink sky forms over the clouds, and the … [Read more...] about An Elemental Experience
The Simple Things
Dina Eastwood is running late. She calls to explain: “Clint hasn’t been home in a week and just walked in the door, we’ve got one kid who just called because she needs a ride, and I’ve got a herniated disk in my back and I need to go to Long’s to get a prescription.” An hour later, when she arrives at Tehama—the Carmel Valley golf club and property her husband developed—she … [Read more...] about The Simple Things