Hi there! Some pretty wonderful things happen up here on our mountain top. One of those wonderful things is Jazz in Blue Jay. Every Thursday night in August the Blue Jay Jazz Foundation puts on a Jazz concert in our little village of Blue Jay. Now in its 10th season, Jazz in Blue Jay brings […]
Greetings, As the last days of summer rapidly approach our days on the lake are coming to a close. I feel myself desperately trying to hang on to the last vestiges of summer. Where did the time go? It is hard to believe that this coming weekend is the Labor Day Holiday, which for us […]
Hi friends, If you’ve been following along lately, you know that I have recently returned from a Southern road trip that took me to a magical place called Palmetto Bluff, South Carolina. This is where Southern Living Magazine chose to place their magnificent Idea House. I had the privilege of touring this beautiful home and […]
Greetings from Savannah, Georgia. After an exhaustive search of the hotels in Savannah during the planning process for our Southern Road Trip, I finally decided on The Hamilton Turner Inn. Located in the heart of historic downtown Savannah, it is very centrally located to all of the sites. I have to be honest, not many […]
Greetings. “IT IS PLEASANT TO HAVE BEEN TO A PLACE THE WAY THE RIVER WENT.” Henry David Thoreau penned those words, which perfectly express the pleasant feeling I still retain after having visited a place in South Carolina that was carved over the centuries by the winding May River. It’s a place where residents have built […]
Hi! In yesterdays post I showed you “What To Give The Man Who Has Everything For His Birthday”. It was a morning-after-the-birthday-party basket of goodies that you can read about here. Included in my morning-after-basket was The World’s Best Zucchini Bread. Honestly, I have tried a lot of Zucchini Bread recipes but this is the best […]
Today I have BIG NEWS!!! I am thrilled and very excited to announce that the renovation of my Big Bear Lake vacation rental cottage is being featured today on one of the most popular websites on the internet: THE KITCHN. The Kitchn (not a misspelling) is a daily web magazine devoted to home cooking and kitchen design. […]
Hello. Last week I shared with you a post about my friend W.K’s beautiful birthday party. It was called “A Willow Woods Birthday Party”. I hemmed and hawed about a present for W.K. What do you give a man who has everything for his birthday? Well, today I thought I’d show you what I came […]
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.
