Greetings! If you’ve been following along lately you’ll know that I have recently returned from a short Princess Cruise from Los Angeles to Vancouver, with one port of call in Victoria, British Columbia. Victoria had been on my bucket list for decades and ironically enough, I have now visited this charming city twice in the last […]
Hello there! Thanks for stopping in! Today we’ll tour the Star Princess Penthouse Suite C749. It’s the suite Brad and I occupied on our recent Princess Cruises voyage from Los Angeles to Vancouver, BC, Canada. In celebration of my dear old dad’s 90th birthday, 8 of us took this short-but-sweet 4 day cruise up the […]
Greetings from Lake Arrowhead where we have been enjoying beautiful Spring weather. Today I bring you the House On Cottage Grove reno update. I have a very small team of workers so our progress is steady but not fast. We have been working on the renovation for about 3 months now and my goal is […]
Hello and thanks for stopping in today. Just before Christmas Brad & I, along with our 19 year-old son, Austin, took our 2nd cruise onboard Oceania Cruise line’s ship, The Riviera. We had truly enjoyed sailing on The Riviera on her maiden voyage in Europe back in 2012. For that cruise (which we also enjoyed […]
Hello and welcome to Sundays With Celia Vol 34. It’s great to have you here today! Party Time on Sunday Today as you read this post I’ll be sailing the high seas off the coast of California. We are having a family reunion cruise in celebration of my dad’s 90th birthday. It seems like it […]
Penn Medicine Match Day 2017 A note from Celia: At my Pilates class the other day some friends asked about my attending Penn Medicine Match Day. When I told them about the experience they asked, “Are you going to write a blog post about it?” I said, “No, I don’t think anyone would really be […]
Hello! Welcome to Sundays With Celia Vol 33. Celebrating Birthdays On Sunday This has been a week of birthdays! First we celebrated my bestie Brenda’s Birthday. I didn’t host the birthday party but did make one of my favorite cakes for the occasion, Angle Food Cake with Berries & Whipped Cream. This week was also […]
The House On Cottage Grove Kitchen Reno Update Today I bring you The House On Cottage Grove kitchen reno update. Things are coming along nicely. Each day when I visit the property I get excited to see the progress, so I thought I’d share some of that progress with you. But first let’s take a look […]
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.
