I have told you in a previous post that I attended The University of Hawaii. What I didn’t tell you is that prior to transferring to The U of H, I attended Whittier College in Whittier, California. Whittier was the home of former President Richard Nixon and Whittier College was his alma mater. I will […]
Look what I got in the mail today! It is a postcard outlining the Commencement Weekend festivities at Duke University. It is hard to believe that it has been almost 4 years since my son, Taylor, went off to attend Duke. Now, in a few shorts months, he will be a college graduate. On the […]
Buon Giorno! In my last post about hunting for wild mushrooms I told you that in the mid 1980’s I owned a country house in northern Italy. That got me thinking about a habit I formed during my days living in Italy: a Cappuccino habit. In those days the only people who had heard of Starbucks Coffee […]
Buon Giorno! Seeing as how it’s Thursday, I’ve been thinkin’ about how I might participate in the latest Facebook phenomenon of “Throwback Thursday.” So, don’t ask me why, but I got to thinkin’ about when my oldest son Nathan was a little boy and we owned a home in Italy. Our house was located in […]
As I’ve mentioned before, my son, Austin is an avid skier. Perhaps “avid” is putting it mildly because what he really is, is a “fanatic” skier! He would spend every waking moment in the winter months on the ski slopes if I’d let him. When he is not racing with his Rim of the World […]
Way back in what seems like a lifetime ago, I lived on the island of Oahu in Honolulu, Hawaii. I attended the university of Hawaii where I earned a degree in Home Economics Education. I lived in Hawaii for a total of 8 years and taught Home Economics to high school students. One day when […]
SOUR CREAM PANCAKES Happy Weekend! I am the mother of 5 children and all but one of them have flown the nest. I have a little over a year until I will have an empty nest. In the meantime, however, my youngest chickadee, Austin, frequently feathers my nest with various and sundry other children that […]
HOW TO WIN A CHILI COOK-OFF Hello and thanks for stopping in today. As you may know if you’ve been following along here, my son, Austin, is an avid skier. He races for Rim of the World High School. As I’ve told you in this previous post, skiing is a very expensive sport! So, every […]
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.
