DINING ON THE DOCK AT SUNSET I have just spent the most wonderful weekend with my DC dwelling son and grandchildren. They came for a few days to help us celebrate my husband, Brad’s, birthday. The kids just can’t get enough of the lake when they are here… so much of our weekend was spent […]
Hello and thank you for stopping in. Today I thought I’d take a break from sharing The House On Victoria Court and instead, tell you about another project we’ve been tackling. We’ve also been hard at work renovating our Lake Arrowhead dock house. So today I’d like to share with you the Before, During and […]
After a very dry winter that has threatened another drought here in Southern California we are actually experiencing a March Miracle in Lake Arrowhead. The term “March Miracle” was coined here on our mountaintop to define what often seems to occur in our weather cycle. After a period of drought, heavy rain or snow will […]
MY LIFE AT THE LAKE Today, on election day, as this crazy period in American politics comes to a close, I thought I’d take you away, away to a place where life is slower, where Washington politics is 3,000 miles away, and where you might just escape a bit from the craziness of it all, […]
Greetings from Big Bear Lake. Today I’m going to take you for a boat ride on Big Bear Lake where we will be able to see the lovely lakefront cabins of Big Bear. Last week I took you on a behind the scenes tour of Rebecca Romijn and Jerry O’Connell’s amazing cabin compound on Big […]
Greeting and welcome to Big Bear Lake, California, the beautiful mountain resort just 2 hours from Los Angeles where many celebrities have second homes. It’s also where my log cabin vacation rental, Stone Hill Cottage is located, and where I’m always looking for the next fixer-upper. On one such home buying mission my realtor took […]
Remember being a child when summers seemed endless and carefree? I vividly recall the euphoric feeling when that final school bell rang, signaling that school was out for summer. It was the signal that meant my days would be spent across the street with my best friend Donna, who had the neighborhood swimming pool where we […]
Greetings from Fawnskin, a cute little community on the shores of Big Bear Lake. This is where our new/old log cabin is located and where we kept our boat this summer. I have finally finished the cabin renovation and will be putting our aptly named, Stonehill Cottage, on the Vacation Rental By Owner website (VRBO.com), […]
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.
