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SUNDAYS WITH CELIA VOL 42

Hi there! Thanks very much for stopping in today for Sundays With Celia Vol 42. Looking Back on Sunday Hey there, did you catch my delicious blog post this week for my go-to summer dessert, Fresh Fruit Pavlova? We also went Bowling At The White House. Now that’s an experience that will be remembered for a […]

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BOWLING AT THE WHITE HOUSE

Yes, believe it or not, today I’m going to take you bowling at The White House! Well, actually, we will do this vicariously through my DC dwelling son who has friends in all the right places. I’d like to walk in his shoes one day. Well, his bowling shoes anyway. The White House Bowling Alley […]

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SUNDAYS WITH CELIA VOL 41

Hello and welcome to Sundays With Celia Vol 41. I’m delighted you’ve joined me on this beautiful Sunday in summer. A Look Back On Sunday It’s been a week of Hungarian travel here at After Orange County. Budapest truly was one of my most favorite travel destinations and for this reason I dedicated 3 posts to […]

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HOW TO CREATE INEXPENSIVE DIY WALL ART

When I purchased my latest fixer-upper, The House On Cottage Grove, it was filled with a whole bunch of dated and mostly unattractive art. One of the first things I did after we closed escrow on the property was to remove all of the art from the walls and gather it together in one location […]

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SUNDAYS WITH CELIA VOL 40

Hello and welcome to Sundays With Celia Vol 40. Happy 4th of July If you are looking for some last minute holiday inspiration you’ve come to the right place. Click here for my Ultimate Guide to the 4th of July. Red, White & Blue Candied Apples I hope you are enjoying a relaxing and fun […]

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SUNDAYS WITH CELIA VOL 39

Hello and welcome to Sundays With Celia Vol 39. It’s so nice to have you here today. This is going to be a quickie post just to say hi and to wish you a wonderful Sunday. I had a busy week. I attended a girls-only birthday party which was a blast (girls know how to […]

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TOP MODERN FEATURES TENANTS WANT IN AN APARTMENT

Top Modern Features Tenants Want in an Apartment Earlier this week I shared with you my son’s new apartment in a post entitled, Great Chicago Apartment Decorated On A Budget. Working with my son and his girlfriend to design a really great first grown-up dwelling got me to thinking about what young people really want […]

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GREAT CHICAGO APARTMENT DECORATED ON A BUDGET

Hello and thanks for stopping in today. As I mentioned in my latest Sundays With Celia Vol 38, my son just moved into a great Chicago apartment decorated on a budget. As two 20-somethings, he and his longtime girlfriend are busy millennials who wanted to have an apartment they could be proud of, but only had […]

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