Brad and I have recently returned from our one thousand mile Thanksgiving road trip, and for that reason I’ve been a little absent from the blog. But I’m back, getting caught up with holiday decorating, shopping, and party planning. It’s such a busy time of year that it’s sometimes hard to stop and enjoy the […]
What I Want To Do In My Next Life As the wildfires rage here in California I’ve been reflecting a lot about my life here in this drought-stricken state. Despite the fact that fire threatens our way of life… I think it’s hard to argue with the fact that California remains one of the most […]
Hello and thanks for popping in. Today I’d like to share an uncommonly great resource with you. It’s a company called UncommonGoods and they really are a rather extraordinary company. As a blogger I’m often approached by companies asking me to promote their goods or services. Since my blog is my business, I admittedly consider […]
Greetings from LAX: Los Angeles International Airport. Brad and I recently embarked on a much anticipated vacation to Europe. The trip was a birthday present from my very generous husband in celebration of the BIG birthday I celebrated back in May. It is eerie to think that while planning this trip, it never occurred to us that […]
Hello there. As the owner of 1, and soon to be 2, vacation rental homes here in Big Bear Lake, California, I am both an experienced landlord, and an experienced tenant as well, having rented numerous vacation homes myself over the years. After I wrote about our rental house in The Hamptons I had several people […]
Hello. Back before my blogging days, my stepson Adam got married to lovely Alissa. Alissa is from Southampton, New York. Yes, that’s one of those toney towns that make up what is referred to as “The Hamptons”. Although my Spanish grandparents immigrated to Long Island, New York, as a left coast native, I had actually […]
Hi there! Today I thought I’d give you a tour of our home in the Hamptons. Well, if truth be told it’s not really “our” home. It was our rental home for one week, and was the place we hosted a wedding rehearsal dinner for our son Adam and his bride Alissa. My now daughter-in-law […]
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.
