A SNOW DAY AND A SWEET CORNBREAD RECIPE FROM STONE HILL COTTAGE There is nothing more exciting for a child than to wake up in the morning and look out the window to find that Mother Nature has brought fresh snow. That’s exactly what happened when my cousin,s kids spent a few days at Stone […]
Greetings from beautiful Fawnskin, California, a village on the shores of Big Bear Lake. Today I’m going to share with you my log cabin living room renovation. The very first day I laid eyes on Stone Hill Cottage, this is what the living room looked like. “Grandma Chic” wouldn’t you say? And while I happen […]
Visit the blog for a detailed look at the before and the after photos and resources for my log cabin kitchen renovation.
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 […]
Hi! Today I’m really excited to show you the before, the in-progress, and the after photos of my Big Bear Lake cottage kitchen renovation. To wet your appetite, I’ll give you a sneak peek of how the tiny kitchen looks today. But it didn’t always look like this. On the left is what the kitchen […]
Hi friends, I realized it has been ages since I last gave you an update on my Big Bear Lake Cottage renovation so today I’m doing just that. Last time I showed you my cottage, affectionately called The Bird’s Nest… we had just finished selecting paint colors. This is the result. At the same time […]
Hi there! It’s been a while since I gave you an update on my Big Bear Cottage Renovation. As I have mentioned several times, the cottage is now finished and is available as a vacation rental here. But, since I wasn’t blogging when I did the renovation, I am taking you along on a sentimental […]
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 […]
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.
