Deborah's Beach Blog (Santa Cruz)

I suspect I am like a lot of people, hurrying through life - not noticing a lot of the detail of my surroundings. As a Realtor, looking at so many homes has caused me to become astutely aware of my own taste in everything from architectural style (Tuscan, Craftsman, Tudor) to the way light falls ...

I think blogging is really cool, especially since I fancy myself a writer type. And correspondingly I love to read and will read just about anything. It seems like the 80/20 rule may apply to just about everything. Right now I am guessing that approximately 20% of the posts are worth reading . . ...

 Still sitting majestically on the Esplanade (originally Ocean Front Avenue) facing the sea, are three historical Capitola duplexes known as the "Six Sisters." These testaments to grander times were constructed around the turn of the 20th Century (circa 1900), designed by architect Edward Van Cle...

Soquel is a cute little "district" in Santa Cruz County, bordering the sea-side village of Capitola. Capitola itself used to be part of Soquel Landing.As a student of local history, I am forever trying to figure out how things used to look - how various buildings were layed out on streets. Soquel...

I vacationed at the historic Venetian Court in Capitola-By-The-Sea (California) as a child, and my husband and I continued the tradition with our kids. I have strong childhood memories of swings on the beach (no doubt now an insurance liability that could not be fathomed), of begging my dad for n...