Hello there. Back in January I wrote a blog post entitled “A Beautiful Winter Wonderland” in which I stated that El Niño had kept his promise and brought snow to Lake Arrowhead. Well, as it turns out, we have had a somewhat disappointing winter here in SoCal as we haven’t gotten any more significant snow […]
Welcome. Thanks for stopping in. Today is a very special day because it is the day I gave birth to my son Taylor 23 years ago. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TAYLOR! So today, on Taylor’s Birthday, I thought I’d take you back for another visit to The Inn At Little Washington. I know I’ve been spending a […]
Hi! Have you got gardening on your mind? I do. But here in Lake Arrowhead the rule of thumb is “Don’t plant before Mother’s Day.” I have learned that lesson the hard way by planting early, only to have it snow on Memorial Day. So, this year I am trying to be patient, having lost […]
Hello! I hope you enjoyed a very lovely Easter. Ours was especially nice because, for the first time this Spring, it was warm enough to eat outdoors. So I set the Easter table out on the terrace. As always, I prepared Captain MJ Sweeney’s Herbed Leg of Lamb and, as always, it was scrumptious! I also […]
Happy Spring! As I’ve discussed with you here, I’ve got issues with wildlife. Things like deer decimating my garden…… and bears breaking down my apple trees. But an upside to living on this mountain, especially in the spring, are the birds that make their home on my property. Watching them build nests under the rafters […]
OK folks, I know it’s the dead of winter and it’s not really time to think about gardening and all, but I’m on a roll here, so please bear with me. Remember how I told you in a previous post that I got a greenhouse for Christmas? Well, now that I am the proud owner of my […]
Guess what I got for Christmas? I’ll give you 10 guesses. If you can guess, you are way smarter than me because, in a million years, I would have never guessed what my son, Nathan, and his wife Louisa were giving me for Christmas. Granted, it was something that I have wanted for a long […]
On our recent trip to Washington, DC for Christmas, the ancient art of Bonsai horticulture managed to infiltrate our holiday. Whoda thunk? It all started when, in early December, we asked our son, Taylor, what he would like for Christmas. In response he sent the following group email to the entire family: Hi All, I […]
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.
