riving from Paso Robles to LA today, we stop for ‘lunch on the Riviera’, the American Riviera, at The Four Seasons Resort – The Biltmore – Santa Barbara. It’s wonderful to sit outdoors under an umbrella at a table with uninterrupted views across the lawns to the Pacific Ocean. An iced Bloody Mary and the …
y second cousin Sophie married New Yorker Elliott Offit in a mixed-faith ceremony in the Hammersky vineyards of Paso Robles, California. Many important themes from the Jewish and Catholic traditions were combined in the ritual, but most especially that of hospitality, so suited for the lives and extended families of this Australian and American couple. …
he origins of California dreamin’ could be seen in the Old Mission of San Miguel Arcángel. which was the Franciscan vision for a new world order in a new world, among a new people. It was based on simplicity and mystique that they thought would seem attractive to the native Americans. It brought a new …
inding on secondary roads from the coast across to Highway 101, we move through the working agricultural heart of California. It’s a pleasant change from our days driving down the coast road. Poor Mexicans bent picking strawberries as far as the eyes can see may not be poor in another sense – shiny pick-up trucks …
ou see twice as much driving in a convertible” sounds wonderful, but even with a floppy hat firmly secured with a string under the neck, and covering the forehead and ears, it’s not worth the pain of sun and windburn. I don’t mention having to fall into it to be seated, or to climb out …