HOW I MADE A CUTE ADVENT CALENDAR
Today on the blog I’m sharing how I made a cute Advent Calendar for my Grandchildren. It’s so special to experience Christmas through the eyes of a child.
Today on the blog I’m sharing how I made a cute Advent Calendar for my Grandchildren. It’s so special to experience Christmas through the eyes of a child.
HAPPY HALLOWEEN! Here in Lake Arrowhead we are part hicks, part Hollywood. Since we are a short hop, skip and a 90 minute jump from LA, lots of Hollywood types call this mountain home. In fact, I once took you on a tour of Lake Arrowhead by boat and pointed out all the celebrity homes. So […]
Hi friends. Those of you who follow me may remember that back in April I shared a post about a book signing and birthday party our family hosted for my 88 year old father. I am blessed that he is not only alive and kicking at this ripe old age, he is also very smart, […]
Hello friends! Today I am delighted to be participating in a collaboration of 8 design bloggers who have come together to bring you our collective ideas on “How to Create a Beautiful Bed”. Toward that end I have decided to introduce you to the so-called “Bunk Room” I designed in my New/Old Log Cabin. While the […]
Hello there! Today I’m really excited to announce that this Friday, September 25th, I will be participating in a collaboration of 8 top design bloggers. Periodically this dynamic group of Interior Design bloggers produce what they call Project Design. A design topic is chosen and each designer publishes an informative blog post on the subject. They […]
Hello there! I hope you have not yet tired of all my reporting on Bermuda because I saved the best for last: the beautiful homes, hotels & beaches of Bermuda. On our 2nd day on the island, we decided to take a ferry ride from the Royal Naval Dockyard where our ship was moored, to […]
Hello! Very soon I will be sending my last child, Austin, off to college, leaving Brad and I with an empty nest. I do recognize however that when you send a child off to college you can pretty well figure that if you’re lucky they will return during the summer months for a few more […]
Hi there! Today I thought I’d give you a tour of our home in the Hamptons. Well, if truth be told it’s not really “our” home. It was our rental home for one week, and was the place we hosted a wedding rehearsal dinner for our son Adam and his bride Alissa. My now daughter-in-law […]
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.