Hello there! If you’re like me, you will be attending Holiday parties this time of year that may require you to bring along an appetizer. Well, have I got a great appetizer recipe for you! These are my super delicious, super attractive, and super easy to make, Lemon Parmesan Artichoke Bottoms. When I lived in […]
LEARN TO MAKE YOUR OWN HOLIDAY WREATH – DIY TUTORIAL WITH COVERGIRL NANCY HUNTER CORBETT In my last post I introduced you to my friend Nancy Hunter Corbett. If you missed reading about Nancy’s life as an International Covergirl and former Rock & Roll wife, you can read all about it here. In addition to […]
In my tenure here on the mountain I’ve made friends with some very special people. Like me, many of my friends on “The Hill” found that life in the big city simply wears ya down after awhile. As I pointed out in a previous post here, many high profile people, with very interesting backgrounds, have […]
In my last post I showed you the Christmas Trees I make each year for a fundraiser that helps to raise money for scholarships. That same organization raises money to send care packages to our deployed troops from our mountain community. Since it’s Christmas, and a time of giving, and since I’ve been on the subject […]
REMEMBERING OUR TROOPS AT CHRISTMAS TIME In yesterday’s post I taught you how to make Golden Christmas Tree Centerpieces. I made my centerpieces for an event that raises money for scholarships for our local students. They do it by raffling off decorated Christmas trees. If you missed that post, you can read all about it […]
DIY GOLDEN CHRISTMAS TREE CENTERPIECES – A TUTORIAL I’m feeling a little nostalgic today. I’ll try not to get too gushy though. It’s just that it seems like yesterday when my son Taylor was a senior at Rim of the World High School. Now he’s a senior at Duke University and he lives in that […]
THE COLLEGE CARE PACKAGE – “SOFT, MOIST & CHEWY OATMEAL WALNUT COOKIES” Those of you out there with kids away at college will relate to this. My second born son, Taylor, is a senior at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. That happens to be 2,483 miles away from me! He stayed at Duke this […]
“HOLY TOLEDO” – A VISIT TO THE CATHEDRAL OF TOLEDO, SPAIN “Holy Toledo” isn’t just an expression! The historic walled city in central Spain known as Toledo is positively packed with religious sites. The city is often compared to Jerusalem and its historical landscape has been called biblical. That is because this very unique and richly diverse […]
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.
