Hi there! This weekend several of my friends attended an annual event in beautiful Ojai, California called the Ojai Artists Studio Tour. Brad and I decided not to attend this year because next Saturday our home will be featured in the Lake Arrowhead Kitchen Tour, and our to-do lists were long in preparation for next […]
Hello, I have a new addition to my home that I wanted to share with you. Its is a beautiful still life painting called “Old Roses” done by my dear friend Brenda Gibson. Brenda is an amazingly talented artist, and for a long time I had longed to own one of her paintings. Having actually […]
Howdy! Have you noticed a trend developing here? That’s right, I’ve been dedicating a lot of blog space to River Dunes, North Carolina. That’s because I left my heart there. Not that I don’t love my wonderful mountain hometown of Lake Arrowhead, California, which I hope will always be my home base. It’s just that […]
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 […]
Hi friends! Thanks for stopping in. Right this minute I am actually in 2 places at once. That’s because I am delighted to tell you that today I am guest blogging over on one of my favorite blogs. It’s called 702 Park Project, and I hope you’ll pop on over there, meet my host Sarah, and read […]
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. […]
Hi! Continuing my weeklong series on Spanish Tapas, today I’m sharing the most deliciously rich and sinful recipe of them all. It is without question the best tasting thing I ever put in my mouth! What is it? A SPANISH STYLE STUFFED DATE What makes these stuffed dates so sinfully delicious? Well, it’s the savory […]
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.
