Greetings. If you live in Southern California or are planning a visit, I want to share with you my absolute favorite place to have lunch. It’s called Julienne and it’s located on a lovely, quiet street in beautiful San Marino. Named and modeled after the owner’s favorite restaurant in Paris, it refers to the culinary […]
Are you going “glamping” this Memorial Day weekend? One of the aspects of my childhood that I enjoyed most was all the camping my family did. My mother loved to camp, my dad not so much. But she managed to drag him along as he complained that he’d had all the camping he’d ever need […]
Hi there. Well, I turned another year older last week and in celebration (not sure celebration is the right word at my age) my husband and I went to visit our oldest and dearest friends who recently moved to Healdsburg, California. Healdsburg is a uber charming quaint little town located in Sonoma wine country in […]
Hello there. It is already the first Monday in May, where does the time go?? I have always liked the month of May, when Spring finally begins to reveal itself, the April showers have subsided, and the weather is mild, getting one in the mood for summer. It’s a sort of transition month if you […]
Greetings. Sorry for the radio silence from After Orange County lately. Let me explain why I’ve been M.I.A. Three weeks ago tomorrow I got one of those calls every parent dreads. The caller ID said it was my youngest son calling, but the person on the line was not my son. Rather it was one […]
I am tickled pink that my DC dwelling son and his family will be joining us here in Lake Arrowhead again this year for Easter week. I don’t think we will be celebrating easter at the Langham Huntington Hotel again this year, but we sure did have a great time there last year. You may […]
Greetings. Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live in a real medieval castle? I know I dreamed of such things as a young girl, but now I know better. The only kind of castle I’d like to live in is one with the charm of the old but equipped with all […]
Please join me for a walking tour of Koblenz Germany, the second port of call on our Uniworld Riverboat Cruise down the Rhine. This German city is strategically situated on both banks of the Rhine river, at its confluence with the Moselle River. The name Koblenz originates from the Latin word “confluentes” or confluence in English, meaning, […]
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.
