Wednesday, October 22, 2014
Real Creepy Crawlies for Halloween
They surround us. In every recessed corner, or darkened garden path, look closely and you'll probably find some creepy, crawly specimen around your home that fits right in with the ghoulish season.
 By Cathy Dausman
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| Wednesday, October 22, 2014
Good Times at the Community Garden Harvest Festival
Harvest is a time of joyful celebration as the fruits of the summer's hard work are gathered, shared and possibly stored before winter arrives. The celebration is even more meaningful when a whole community honors its work and achievements, along with lasting ties of ...By Sophie Braccini
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| Wednesday, October 08, 2014
Digging Deep with Cynthia Brian
"Garlick maketh a man wynke, drynke, and stynke." - Thomas Nash, 16th Century Poet
Allium sativum, also known as garlic has been revered in medicine, myth, and magic throughout time. ...By Cynthia Brian
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| Wednesday, October 08, 2014
The Art of Wine and Beer Making ... In the Garage
F or most of us, the garage is where we store our car, old furniture and last year's holiday decorations. But a growing number of Lamorindans have found a much more pleasurable use for their garages: producing adult libations. There's even a word for this fun ...By Diane Claytor
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| Wednesday, September 24, 2014
Cynthia Brian's Gardening Guide for October
Fall is back! Our local trees are changing their coats from various colors of green to yellow, orange, red, gold, and brown. The weather is still warm during the day with cooler nights, offering gardeners the perfect opportunity to purchase and plant their favorite ...By Cynthia Brian
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| Wednesday, September 24, 2014
Stylish Solutions
Have you ever wondered how to integrate those fall colors into your d‚cor? With every season change, clients engage us to refresh what we call their design foundations - the larger more permanent portions of a room or space - with trend accessories, smaller items ...By Ann McDonald
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| Wednesday, September 24, 2014
Frank Lloyd Wright House in Orinda a Structural Symphony
I t is alchemy. It is water becoming wine. It is transcendence - that intense moment of mindfulness when you are one with all that is around you - and hear the whisper of something greater than yourself.
By Laurie Snyder
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| Wednesday, September 10, 2014
Digging Deep-Gardening with Cynthia BrianHarvest Homecoming
Growing up on our Napa farm, I fondly remember the harvest festivals of September and October. Organized by the local volunteer fire department, farm bureau, or 4-H Club, once all the crops had been harvested, the hoes were put down. The men ignited the flames on the ...
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| Wednesday, September 10, 2014
Studious Feng Shui for Fall
For many of us, the beginning of school and the return of homework assignments reminds us of the importance of feng shui for the student study area or home office. Proper furniture placement, color choice and traffic flow are all factors conducive to fostering the ...By Michele Duffy
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| Wednesday, September 10, 2014
What to Do With All the Books?
Y ou've got to have it: That latest book, something from an interview on NPR, or Fox News, or the New York Times best-seller title that seems to resonate. You order it, or better, you end up buying it from an independent book-seller. Then what? If you're like most of ...By Chris Lavin
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| Wednesday, August 27, 2014
Cynthia Brian's Gardening Guide for September
"Count the garden by the flowers, never by the leaves that fall." ~ Source unknown
Summer is winding down and autumn is fast approaching. For gardeners, it's a time for deadheading our ...By Cynthia Brian
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| Wednesday, August 27, 2014
Stylish Solutions
Let's be honest, those slick advertisements showing us beautiful desks with neat rows of colored pencils, a hot cup of coffee and students happily working away on their homework and art projects for school gets us every time. Even as a professional designer who stages ...By Ann McDonald
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| Wednesday, August 27, 2014
Green House Rises on Lafayette Hillside
Starting from scratch on a challenging acre-sized lot on the west side of Lafayette, Ed and Carolyn Milovic designed their new home for maximum energy efficiency and included durable, sustainable products in their 4 bedroom, 2,700 square foot home. It just makes sense ...By Cathy Tyson
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| Wednesday, August 13, 2014
Digging Deep-Gardening with Cynthia BrianRomancing the Stone
"When all the water has gone, only the largest stones will still remain in the riverbed." -African proverb
Fifty-eight percent of California is now experiencing exceptional drought ...By Cynthia Brian
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| Wednesday, August 13, 2014
The Feng Shui of Front Entrances
With gardens in full bloom, late summer is a good time to step back and analyze the curb appeal of our homes, and the feng shui of the "power area" of the front entrance.
The front ...By Michele Duffy
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Lamorinda Weekly, Moraga CA