Greetings! Today I’m going to share with you an easy Thanksgiving tablescape to impress your guests. Hosting Thanksgiving is a difficult endeavor, involving a whole lot of effort. So I thought one way to simplify the effort would be to find a way to create an impressive table-setting without a lot of work or expense. […]
Hello and thanks for stopping in! Brad and I recently hosted a birthday dinner party for a dear friend. Sometimes we refer to him as a Zombie because he is a “Looper” or and ADR “Voice Over Actor” for the amazingly popular TV series, The Walking Dead and all of its offshoots. So, let me […]
Greetings! As you probably know if you’ve been following along here at After Orange County, in September my son married his longtime sweetheart in a beautiful ceremony that took place at out home in Lake Arrowhead, California. I’m finally getting around to blogging more about this wonderful event. We designed the absolute best ever wedding […]
Hello and welcome to A Thanksgiving To Remember. If you caught last week’s edition of Sundays With Celia you may recall that I mentioned we won’t be celebrating Thanksgiving with my DC dwelling son and his family this year. So, I find myself getting a little nostalgic and looking back to the beautiful Thanksgiving we […]
Hello and welcome. Today I’m excited to be teaming up with my favorite online party supply vendor, McDonald Paper & Restaurant Supplies. I learned about this awesome company just as I was in the throws of planning my son’s recent wedding. It was perfect timing because there were so many things I needed for the […]
Hello there, and thanks so much for joining me. I’m very excited about today’s post, How To Rock Your Holiday Table! That’s because I’ve teamed up with 5 of my favorite Bloggers who will each show you how to rock your holiday table. I’ll start by showing you my tablescape ideas, then, at the end […]
Hello! Thanks for stopping in. Today I’m going to share with you how to make amazing DIY wedding flowers on a budget. If you’ve been following along lately then you know my son recently got married at our home here in beautiful Lake Arrowhead, California. When I designed and built our Mediterranean-Meets-The-Mountains style home I […]
This year the Persian New Year known as Nowruz will be celebrated on March 21st. I happen to love Persian food so any excuse to enjoy it, like the Persian New Year, I take advantage of. Last week we were in Washington, DC visiting family and my son and I decided to prepare the food […]
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.
