Welcome! If you’ve been following along lately you know that we have recently returned from a wonderful family vacation in Maine. Maine is one of my favorite places to visit in the world. It is so quaint, charming and simply beautiful. The scenery is stunning at every turn, the food is outstanding and the people […]
Hi There! I’m so excited to tell you about our awesome vacation rental in Palmetto Bluff, South Carolina. It’s where we have just returned from enjoying a week’s retreat with my DC dwelling son and my wonderful 2 grandchildren. The kiddos had their winter break from school, so my son invited us to join them […]
Greetings from beautiful Fawnskin, California, a village on the shores of Big Bear Lake. Today I’m going to share with you my log cabin living room renovation. The very first day I laid eyes on Stone Hill Cottage, this is what the living room looked like. “Grandma Chic” wouldn’t you say? And while I happen […]
Visit the blog for a detailed look at the before and the after photos and resources for my log cabin kitchen renovation.
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.
