Hello dear readers. Thanks for stopping in today for Cocktails With Donkeys. Yes, that’s right, every evening of our stay at the lovely Orcas Island retreat, Rutabaga Farm, we enjoyed our evening cocktails with donkeys. The 2 resident donkeys who live on the 5 acre property were anxious to greet us humans, who along with […]
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 […]
Greetings from Orcas Island where I found the prettiest vacation rental cottage I’ve ever seen: Rutabaga Farm. This 5 acre country farm is home to a collection of simply adorable renovated historic buildings that are available as short term vacation rentals. Beautiful Orcas Island is the largest island in the San Juan Archipelago in the Puget Sound, […]
Greetings and thanks so very much for stopping by the blog today for Sundays With Celia Vol 16. I’m delighted you’ve joined me and I hope you are having a really terrific Sunday! A Look Back I hope you caught my blog post earlier in the week about our Wonderful Weekend on Orcas Island. If […]
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 […]
Greetings and welcome to Sundays with Celia Vol 6. Did you miss me last Sunday?? I’ve been traveling and find it very difficult to blog while I’m on vacation. I was also on a cruise ship somewhere in the wilds of Alaska with very poor and sometimes non-existent internet, making blogging nearly impossible. So, much […]
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.
