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. […]
Hello! You may remember that in my recent post entitled “TOO BUSY TO BLOG”, I mentioned that I was packing for a visit to beautiful Boulder Colorado. My husband Brad and I took our youngest son Austin to visit The University of Colorado at Boulder. The day we left it was a lovely clear day, affording […]
Hi there! Last week I invited you to a beautiful engagement party. Did you see that post? If not, you can view it by clicking here. That party took place in Scottsdale, Arizona at the magnificent home of my friend Jen. My entire family flew in for the big event. Nathan & family from DC, […]
Hello there. Those of you who know me know that I spend a fair amount of time in our nation’s capitol visiting my children and grandchildren who reside there. Good food and fine dining is abundantly available in Washington, DC and we always enjoy wonderful meals in very good restaurants during our visits. In fact, […]
Hello. Back in November I took my youngest son Austin on a trip to Denver, Colorado to visit the universities in the area. Being the fanatical skier that he is, the college he chooses must be in close proximity to snow. The second prerequisite is that the school be situated in an urban area. Having […]
Greetings and Happy Christmas Eve! Each December my husband and I spend a weekend with some dear friends that live in a beautiful beach house near where I grew up. We always have a wonderful time and get treated to lots of fun activities during our annual visit. It is particularly enjoyable for me because […]
Greetings! Yesterday I found myself in 2 places at once; blogging away here on the west coast while I was also virtually blogging 3,000 miles away on the east coast. That was because I was honored to be a guest blogger over on a great blog called 702 Park Project. Since 702 Park Project comes […]
Good morning. I just returned last night from a four day visit to Philly, having made a very last minute and impulsive decision to visit my son who just moved to Philadelphia after graduating college. He deferred law school to take a 2 year Teach For America job in the inner city of South Philly. […]
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.
