With Easter right around the corner, I am having trouble deciding if I should prepare Easter baskets for my kids again this year. You see, I have five kids, ranging in age from 29 down to 17. The thing is, I love holidays. Holidays are an excuse to cook and decorate and be crafty and […]
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 […]
Hello! Today I’m going to take you on a visit to a beautiful Balinese style waterfront home located in Newport Beach, California. It is the tranquil Shangri la that my friend Rick Cunningham calls home. I gave you a sneak-peek into his amazing oasis in my last post when I wrote about my “Weekend in […]
As I have mentioned previously, my son Taylor is a senior at Duke University. This time of year he is known as a Cameron Crazie. I imagine you might be wondering what a “Cameron Crazie” is. Well, let me explain how to become a Cameron Crazie. The distinctive title has been hard won. It took living […]
A LOVE LETTER TO MY GRANDDAUGHTER ON HER 1ST BIRTHDAY Dear Sweetie Pie, HAPPY 1ST BIRTHDAY! It seems like only yesterday that you were waving hello to me from the womb. And wasn’t it just yesterday that your mother shared you with your curious family, everyone anxious to feel you kicking hellos to the outside […]
Hello and thanks so much for stopping in! Lately I have been giving a lot of thought as to why I live in Lake Arrowhead. It actually has a lot to do with the 4 seasons. As a native Californian who grew up in the flatlands, I truly had no appreciation for the 4 seasons […]
My Big Bear Lake Cottage is featured on Sunset.com! Click here to see it! Recently, an executive from Sunset Magazine rented my Big Bear Lake cottage, The Bird’s Nest. She found the cottage through my listing on VRBO.com. I happen to love Sunset Magazine and have been a subscriber all of my adult life. So, […]
My son, Taylor, is a devil, a BLUE DEVIL that is! So come basketball season we all get a little wild and crazy around here. We don Duke T shirts, or in Taylor’s case, he dons blue paint…… Megaphones are used to proclaim our excitement. We want to make sure that the entire mountain knows […]
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.
