DOUBLE DATE NIGHT IN DC When Brad and I had young children at home we tried to make it a point to have date night once a week. In our case we designated Monday night as the night we would leave the kids with the nanny and enjoy an evening together, dedicated simply to each […]
Hello. Last week President Obama gave the State of the Union Address to both Houses of Congress. Did you see it? I always like to watch it on TV if for no other reason than it makes me feel sentimental. That’s because my son, Taylor, during his junior year in high school served as a […]
HAPPY NEW YEAR’S EVE! Wow, this year really sped by very quickly, as did the Christmas season. We have just returned from a wonderful left-coast to right-coast trip to Washington, DC… where we spent the holidays at the home of our son and daughter-in-law. The torch has been passed as a new generation of our […]
Welcome! Thanks for joining me today. If you have been following along with me lately, you may know that I have just returned from a epic adventure to the east coast that included what I believe to be the best dining experience of my life. It took place at The Inn at Little Washington… the […]
Hello. Thanks for dropping by. If you have been following along lately you may know that I have just returned from a road trip that involved checking several wonderful places off my bucket list. Our journey started in Washington, DC and then took us to another place called Washington except that this Washington is located […]
Hi there! Well, in case you were wondering why it has been a full week since I last posted, I’ve been traveling and checking off my bucket list in the process. I have long had a fascination for the South so last week, in celebration of my husband’s birthday, we took a trip down south that […]
Bon Jour! A friend of mine is planning a trip to Paris and wanted some advice. I love helping friends with their travel plans because, not only do I get to relive some of my own journeys around the world, but I also get to live vicariously through their travels. So, my girlfriend and I […]
On our recent trip to Washington, DC for Christmas, the ancient art of Bonsai horticulture managed to infiltrate our holiday. Whoda thunk? It all started when, in early December, we asked our son, Taylor, what he would like for Christmas. In response he sent the following group email to the entire family: Hi All, I […]
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.
