Hi there and welcome to Sundays with Celia Vol 9. I hope you are enjoying your Sunday! It has been a very busy time for me, so busy in fact that I missed last Sunday with you. That’s because I had all 3 of my boys home with me, along with my daughter-in-law and my […]
Greeting and welcome to Big Bear Lake, California, the beautiful mountain resort just 2 hours from Los Angeles where many celebrities have second homes. It’s also where my log cabin vacation rental, Stone Hill Cottage is located, and where I’m always looking for the next fixer-upper. On one such home buying mission my realtor took […]
My guests at Stone Hill Cottage, many of them faithful blog followers, continue to amaze me and truly touch my heart every single week. So much so that today I thought I’d bring you some passages from the guestbook at Stone Hill Cottage. One of the things I treasure most about blogging is all the […]
Hi there! If you’ve been following along lately you know that my cousin and her family recently joined us at Stone Hill Cottage. We celebrated an early Valentine’s Day with them and I made my Valentine Marshmallow Treat recipe for the kids. It’s my take on traditional Rice Krispie Treats with a twist. I add […]
Hi there! Did you catch my recent blog post about celebrating Valentine’s Day at my Big Bear Lake cabin that we call Stone Hill Cottage? Since it was a family affair with my cousin and her 3 adorable kids, I made kid friendly fare for lunch which included my Mac and Cheese Chili Recipe. It’s a […]
Hi! Today is an exciting day because Brad and I just closed escrow on another fixer-upper cabin in Big Bear Lake, California. Well, to be more specific, it is located in the village of Fawnskin, ten minutes from the City of Big Bear Lake. This time we bought an old 1930’s Log Cabin. This latest […]
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. […]
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.
