After a very dry winter that has threatened another drought here in Southern California we are actually experiencing a March Miracle in Lake Arrowhead. The term “March Miracle” was coined here on our mountaintop to define what often seems to occur in our weather cycle. After a period of drought, heavy rain or snow will […]
Happy Holidays and a Merry Christmas Eve! Thank you for stopping in today for Sundays With Celia Vol 50. Are you ready for Santa to arrive tonight? We will be enjoying a quiet Christmas Eve, as our children and grandchildren are not arriving until tomorrow. But I’m all ready to go and excited to be […]
Greetings and welcome to Sundays With Celia Vol 49. As always, it’s wonderful to have you here. I’m fighting a bad cold but trying to get in the Christmas spirit nontheless. In fact, this afternoon I’ll be attending my first Christmas party, cold and all. It’s the wine Pick-Up Party at our wonderful local winery, Sycamore […]
Hi there! Thanks so much for joining me here today for Sundays With Celia Vol 46. Looking Back On Sunday With our New York dwelling son in town, I only managed one post this week, sharing the delicious Dutch Baby recipe I prepared for him one morning. Another Visit To Sycamore Ranch Vineyard & Winery […]
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 […]
Over the course of the past 9 months I have spent nearly everyday at The House On Cottage Grove. Those days were filled with dreaming up how I would renovate each room, shopping for the building materials, searching for inspiration, and sometimes getting down and dirty in the process. But now, after what truly was […]
Greetings from Lake Arrowhead, California. Today I bring you The House On Cottage Grove Master Bathroom renovation. Let me start by showing you what it looked like the day we closed escrow on our latest fixer upper. There was a vintage clawfoot tub on one side and a very funky shower adjacent to it. The […]
Hello. In my ongoing series featuring my now complete fixer-upper, today I bring you The House On Cottage Grove Master Bedroom. The Master Bedroom is located on the lower level of the house, and is accessed via a hallway just off the Bonus Room. This is what that hallway looked like when we purchased the […]
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.
