Hello there. We’ve just returned from an 11 day adventure that took us to New York City where we spent 3 days visiting with family and friends and then embarked on a 7 day cruise to Bermuda. If you’ve been following along you’ll know that this trip was a graduation present to our youngest son […]
Greetings from The City Club Hotel NYC. If you’ve been following along lately you may know that we recently took our youngest son Austin to NYC and then on a cruise to Bermuda. Prior to our cruise we stayed in this hotel, which is centrally located on 44th Street between 4th & 5th Avenues in […]
Greetings! We have a tradition in our family. Every time one of our children graduates from high school or college we take them on a trip of their choice. As a result we have rented homes on a island in Maine… taken Mediterranean cruises that involved flying in Virgin Atlantic’s Upper Class… and we took […]
Hello there. As the owner of 1, and soon to be 2, vacation rental homes here in Big Bear Lake, California, I am both an experienced landlord, and an experienced tenant as well, having rented numerous vacation homes myself over the years. After I wrote about our rental house in The Hamptons I had several people […]
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 […]
Greetings from Central California Wine Country. Today we will pay a visit to my favorite winery: Justin Vineyards and Winery. As you may know I recently celebrated my birthday in Paso Robles Wine Country. Located in San Luis Obispo County on the central coast of California, this prolific wine region is now home to hundreds […]
Good Morning! Welcome to my birthday breakfast and wine tasting afternoon. If you’ve been following along lately you know that I recently celebrated a BIG BIRTHDAY in the home of celebrated lifestyle blogger Cindy Hattersley. At the risk of giving you birthday overload, I simply can’t resist sharing with you all of the wonderful festivities I […]
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. […]
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.
