The Diamond Secret
“In nature, such an environment exists only at depths of 150 to 200 km below the surface of the earth. Volcanic eruptions drive the diamond-bearing rocks called "Kimberlite" and "Lamproite" to the surface of the earth where the diamonds can be extracted.—www.costellos.com.auThe caravan park sat on a spit of level ground nearby the sea. By day, the views were spectacular—the sea and hills, a ruined castle, and in the distance, an unruined one. My preference was always for those that were not spit...-shined and orderly; my mother had loved the gardens at Culzean, the topiary and paths and the gilt within the castle itself, and my great-grandmother often spoke of her childhood walking those lanes to Sunday school, she and her sisters, along the beach and up the long, long stairs to the castle.But my taste was for the neglected ones. They didn't have to be falling down, but I wanted them to myself so I could hear their stories, put my hands on the walls and feel the past vibrating through the stones.MoreLess
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