THE BEST MAC AND CHEESE I’VE EVER HAD

Greetings from somewhere along the coast of Alaska. I am composing this post about the best Mac and Cheese I’ve ever had from my Aft Facing Sky Suite onboard the Celebrity ship, Solstice. If you caught my recent post regarding my husband’s birthday bash… you will recall that I gave him a cruise to Alaska […]

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SUNDAYS WITH CELIA VOL 5

Greetings and welcome to another addition of Sundays With Celia Vol 5. I’m so glad that you are joining me on what I hope is a lovely Sunday for you. This time of year I take a lot of pleasure from spending time in my garden, so I thought I’d share with you… Sundays With […]

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HOW TO HOST A BIRTHDAY BBQ BASH TO IMPRESS

Hello dear friends, thanks for stopping in today. Last weekend my husband had another birthday. Birthdays come around far too quickly just at a time you’d rather stop counting the years. It seems like it was yesterday when we were celebrating Brad at my new/old log cabin. Where does the time go??  A lot of […]

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SUNDAYS WITH CELIA VOL 4

Hi there and welcome back to another edition of Sundays with Celia Vol 4 this time. As I’ve been doing for a month now, I’ll be sharing a bit of this and that, various and sundry discoveries I’ve made this week. Things Worth Learning on Sunday If you’ve been following along you may know that […]

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AN UTTERLY CHARMING BRITISH ABODE YOU CAN VACATION IN

Greetings to all my favorite people. Thank you for stopping by. Today I wanted to take you inside an utterly charming British abode you can vacation in. The home I’m about to show you is listed on one of my favorite vacation rental websites, Unique Home Stays. As the owner of a vacation rental property myself […]

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TOUR THE CHARMING FORMER LAKE HOUSE OF REBECCA ROMIJN AND JERRY O’CONNELL

Greeting and welcome to Big Bear Lake, California, the beautiful mountain resort just 2 hours from Los Angeles where many celebrities have second homes. It’s also where my log cabin vacation rental, Stone Hill Cottage is located, and where I’m always looking for the next fixer-upper. On one such home buying mission my realtor took […]

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SUNDAYS WITH CELIA VOL 3

Welcome back to Sundays With Celia Vol 3. I’m so happy you stopped in for a little of this and that & things that caught my attention this week. Things Worth Listening to on Sunday I thought I’d start your Sunday off with a little love song. Last week Broadway Producer James Wesley and his […]

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SUMMER AT STONE HILL COTTAGE

Remember being a child when summers seemed endless and carefree? I vividly recall the euphoric feeling when that final school bell rang, signaling that school was out for summer.  It was the signal that meant my days would be spent across the street with my best friend Donna, who had the neighborhood swimming pool where we […]

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