Hello there! Happy Holidays! Since we are in the throws of the frenzied holiday shopping season I wanted to share with you how I make money every time I shop. You see, since I live on a mountain top, 40 minutes away from the nearest shopping mall, I do a lot of shopping online. But […]
Today on the blog I’m sharing how I made a cute Advent Calendar for my Grandchildren. It’s so special to experience Christmas through the eyes of a child.
With only a short 24 hours in Brussels, Belgium, we had to make the very most of our visit. Read the post and see what we saw of this exceptionally beautiful city, Belgium chocolate and waffles included.
Hello there! Today we’ll be checking into the Stanhope Hotel Brussels. If you saw my last blog post then you know we have just returned from a trip to Europe that took us to 6 countries. First stop on the itinerary: Brussels, Belgium. Brussels has been the de facto capital of Europe for decades. This […]
Greetings from LAX: Los Angeles International Airport. Brad and I recently embarked on a much anticipated vacation to Europe. The trip was a birthday present from my very generous husband in celebration of the BIG birthday I celebrated back in May. It is eerie to think that while planning this trip, it never occurred to us that […]
Can you believe Thanksgiving is nearly here? Where does the time go?? I love setting the table for the dinners I host and work hard to produce a beautiful and unique tablescape each Thanksgiving. This Thanksgiving I am particularly pleased with my table setting which is an eclectic mix of the vintage Japanese Porcelain that […]
Dear Friends, With another Thanksgiving right on our heels I thought I’d help to make your Thanksgiving as delicious and as drama-free as possible by giving you my favorite Thanksgiving recipes all in one place, right here! All you have to do is click on the name of the recipe, or on the photo, and it […]
Hello there! When fall rolls around it’s the time of year that we begin to think of the bounty of the harvest and how we can prepare warm, soothing, comfort food. And what could be better than a healthy comfort food recipe? Well, that’s what I’m cooking up today, healthy comfort food. It’s going to […]
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.
