Greetings! Recently I’ve been witnessing some endings and new beginnings. Yesterday morning our youngest son Austin left the house for his final day of highschool. It was bittersweet for my husband and I as we watched him drive off to school for one final day. Twenty five years of parenting school children has come to […]
Hello. Did you read my recent post on Designer Cindy Hattersley’s beautiful lake home? If not you can see it by clicking here. One of things that makes Cindy’s home so special is the way she has repurposed vintage items, turning them into beautiful home decor. She has used old row boat oars, rustic tin tiles […]
Hello there! I’ve just returned from what I’m calling my Rough Luxe Birthday Weekend. That’s because as I mentioned in a previous post, I along with my husband and 6 of our closest friends spent a wonderful weekend in the home of Cindy Hattersley, Interior Designer and editor of the fabulous Design Blog, Rough Luxe Perspective. […]
Happy Mother’s Day! I’m having a wonderful Mother’s Day in Central California Wine Country. I can’t wait to tell you all about it. In the meantime I thought I’d share with you a touching video. While it is a commercial, it is also very, very sweet and touching. All of you moms out there, get […]
Hello there! Well, this weekend I’ll be celebrating not only Mother’s Day but a BIG birthday also. It’s one of those birthdays that ends in an ZERO. And it’s one of those birthdays that nobody wants to celebrate. In my way of thinking, any birthday ending in a zero, after you reach the ripe old […]
Hello! It’s official: our son Austin will be CU Boulder Bound in the fall! In layman’s terms that means he will be attending the University of Colorado at Boulder. And, I’m about to have an empty nest. I’ve been trying to wrap my head around that concept for a while now. After a full 30 […]
Hello! Sorry for the radio silence recently. I hate to say it but I’ve been too busy to blog. I really can’t believe I’m saying that because it goes against everything I believe in. You see, I have several mottos in life and one of them is this: You are never too busy for anything. […]
Greetings from Phoenix, Arizona. I’m taking a break from my Iberian Odyssey Cruise coverage to take you on a tour of one of Arizona’s most magnificent homes. It happens to be the beautiful abode of my talented interior designer friend Jennifer Johnstad of Shutters Home. You may recall seeing her lovely estate when I took […]
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.
