Greetings from Victoria, British, Columbia, the final stop on our recent cruise to Alaska. Since our time was very limited (the ship docked at 5:00pm and sailed at 11:00pm) we decided to spend our time paying a visit to the beautiful Butchart Gardens. The Butchart Gardens have been on my list of places to see […]
Roasted Cauliflower Soup Last week I attended a lovely luncheon meeting of my Well “Red” Book Club (yes, “Red” as in red wine). My friend Nancy hosted and prepared a delicious Roasted Cauliflower Soup. It was a welcome way to usher in the comfort foods we enjoy during the fall. Enjoying that soup reminded me that […]
Greetings and thanks for joining me for SUNDAYS WITH CELIA VOl 14. My Week In Review I began the week by hosting my Healthy Cooking Group for an Antioxidant Rich Dinner Party. If you missed my healthy post about foods rich in antioxidants along with some yummy recipes you can read it by clicking here. It was […]
Greetings and thanks for stopping in today. If you caught my last blog post about my antioxidant dinner party than you know I promised to give you my Matcha Green Tea Sugar Scrub Recipe I prepared this DIY body scrub to give to my dinner guests as a party favor. I wanted to give them […]
Hi there! From time to time I’ve told you about my “Healthy Cooking Group”. We are 6 girlfriends that once a month get together for a healthy dinner. The hostess picks the theme, makes the main course and provides the wine. Wine is healthy, right? Everyone else brings a dish that they have made which […]
Hi there! I took a bit of a detour since last telling you about our recent cruise to Alaska. So I thought I’d return to the topic of Alaska and bring you our last Alaska port of call, Skagway. DROPPING ANCHOR IN SKAGWAY ALASKA Of the several towns we visited on our Celebrity Cruise to […]
Greetings and thank you for joining me today for… Sundays With Celia Vol 13 If you’ve been following along lately you know that I just returned from Chicago where I got my son moved into his apartment at The University of Chicago Law School. If you missed my post with the before & after photos […]
Hi there and thanks so much for visiting After Orange County today. I’ve just returned from a whirlwind 5 day visit to Chicago where I’ve been decorating my son’s Law School studio apartment. Starting today, he will be what’s called a “1st Year” at The University of Chicago Law School and will be spending most […]
After Orange County is a publication dedicated to living life in the slow lane. I escaped The OC for life at a higher elevation. Leaving suburbia behind, I now live in the beautiful mountain resort of Lake Arrowhead. Join me at 5,000 feet above and beyond as I cook, garden, renovate, entertain, travel and live life After Orange County.
