One advantage to having grown children is that at long last, the torch has been passed to my oldest son to host Thanksgiving in his beautiful DC home. I don’t escape all the work, as he and I make a great team in the kitchen and we enjoy cooking together. But the magnificent tablescape is […]
Greetings and thanks for stopping in today on this beautiful day in Fall. My day was particularly beautiful as I got to spend a couple of hours in a very special flower & gift shop we have here in Lake Arrowhead. It’s called “Wildflowers At The Lake” and it’s definitely one of the prettiest places in […]
HOW TO SET A LOVELY THANKSGIVING TABLE I love to set a beautiful table and take a lot of pleasure in doing so. I find this creative endeavor to be quite fulfilling, but it’s a very time consuming activity, often taking me hours. Therefore, I set my table as far ahead of time as possible […]
Greetings and thanks so much for stopping in for Sundays With Celia Vol 17. I hope you’re having a really great weekend! Mine has been a busy one. Helped my friend Nancy get ready for the annual Lake Arrowhead Kitchen Tour that took place on Saturday. You may remember that 2 years ago my kitchen was […]
We celebrated Valentine’s Day at Stone Hill Cottage (my new/old log cabin) a bit early this year. That’s because my darling cousin and her adorable family were coming to visit, and I decided it would be fun to acknowledge Saint Valentine while they were here. While Valentine’s Day can be a romantic couple’s holiday, I think […]
Good morning. The 3rd Annual Lake Arrowhead Kitchen Tour featuring my kitchen and 4 others took place last Saturday and was a grand success! Like any event thrown for 200 people, it was a monumental effort. From the planning, to the shopping, to the prepping, to the execution, to the clean up, it took a […]
Decorating For Fall With Homemade Cloth Pumpkins Happy Fall! Several years ago while visiting my friend Lisa in Arizona, we went to a store that was selling darling pumpkins cut from cloth, filled with rice or beans, and topped off with a natural pumpkin stem. Lisa had purchased several and had them beautifully displayed under […]
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.
