Greetings and thanks for stopping in. Today’s blogpost is going to make you hungry because we will be dining at the acclaimed Hogstone’s Wood Oven restaurant on beautiful Orcas Island. Recognized in 2015 & 2016 as a James Beard Foundation “Rising Star Chef” Semi-Finalist, chef/owner Jay Blackinton is both a farmer & a chef. His menu changes […]
Hi there and thanks for stopping in today. In this previous post I took you to the beautiful Butchart Gardens which was the final port of call on our recent cruise to Alaska. Not wanting our trip to come to an end just yet, we decided to spend a weekend on Orcas Island, one of […]
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.
