Wednesday, August 13, 2014
High Tech Gadgets Help Seniors Stay Safe at Home
By all accounts Roger Pickering, 72, is an active senior who still lives on his own in the East Bay. But his son worries about his widowed father, although he lives just 10 minutes away in Lafayette. Is his father awake or asleep? Did he take his medication on time? ...By Cathy Dausman
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| Wednesday, July 30, 2014
Cynthia Brian's Gardening Guide for August
"I long to accomplish a great and noble task, but, it is my chief duty to accomplish small tasks as if they were great and noble." ~ Helen Keller
There are many ways to tackle a task.
By Cynthia Brian
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| Wednesday, July 30, 2014
Stylish Solutions
How do we keep our peace on as the world seems to fall apart around us? Have you ever asked yourself that question? As designers, we are constantly challenged to create functional spaces for everyday living. The truth is, those spaces must bring us back to proverbial ...By Ann McDonald
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| Wednesday, July 30, 2014
Virtually Neighbors
More than 3,000 Lamorinda neighbors are learning who has extra fruits or vegetables to share or who has lost a pet without ever leaving their home in everyday conversations with neighbors - only in this 21st century version, it's carried out online. Conversations ...By Cathy Dausman
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| Wednesday, July 16, 2014
Digging Deep-Gardening with Cynthia BrianFrom Seed to Shining Seed
With your first bite of sweet white corn, a juicy garden ripe tomato, or a thirst-quenching mouthful of watermelon, there is no mistaking that summer has arrived. There is nothing better than going into the garden of eating pleasures! With all the hundreds of varieties ...By Cynthia Brian
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| Wednesday, July 16, 2014
Clear the Brush - It's the Law!
Fire protection services are urging homeowners to make one thing perfectly clear right now - defensible yard space. Drought conditions, warmer temperatures, high winds and an excess of dried vegetation have made fire seasons progressively worse over the past 50 years, ...By Cathy Dausman
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| Wednesday, July 16, 2014
Feng Shui Balance The Fire Element of Summer
Many of us associate summer with adventures near and far, joyful family time and lots of outdoorsy activity. So what is good Feng Shui for maintaining our own personal Qi (energy) when it's really hot outside and potentially draining?
 By Michele Duffy
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| Wednesday, July 16, 2014
The Real Estate Quarter in Review
The second quarter of 2014 continued with an increase in activity on the residential side of Lamorinda real estate with supply continuing to be low with pendings up slightly, and closings up with the average sales price higher in Lafayette, Moraga and Orinda - much ...By Conrad Bassett, CRP, GMS-T
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| Wednesday, July 16, 2014
Situating Technology for Teens
The admonitions ring throughout the day. "Not at the dinner table!" Or "turn that light off and go to bed." One such recent command was made by the mother of 15-year-old Sam Russo in Canyon. A request that was met with, "You don't seem to get this, Mom," Sam said. "I ...By Chris Lavin
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| Wednesday, July 02, 2014
Cynthia Brian's Gardening Guide for July
Summer is here in its full glory with the Fourth of July promise of parades, pancake breakfasts, barbecues, fireworks, and family fun. Our dry hills glisten golden while water conservation is the talk of the town. The warm winter allowed fruit trees to burst into ...By Cynthia Brian
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| Wednesday, July 02, 2014
Watching for Wildfire in Lamorinda
A small crowd gathered atop Moraga's Donald Drive July 4, 2013. Most came to for the ridgeline view of local fireworks, but others came to work. They were participants in Lamorinda's first Red Flag Fire Patrol - volunteers from Moraga-Orinda Fire District's ...By Cathy Dausman
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| Wednesday, July 02, 2014
It's a Gray (Water) Day, Lamorinda
An abundance of late spring rain storms ...By Cathy Dausman
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| Wednesday, July 02, 2014
Stylish Solutions
Red, white and blue are quintessential summer colors. Let's be honest, your first thought about decorating the living room doesn't automatically go to the American Flag. When you start to train your eye and see color combinations, however, you will be shocked at how ...By Ann McDonald
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| Wednesday, June 18, 2014
Digging Deep-Gardening with Cynthia Brian
Besides the celebrations for grads and dads, June is the favorite month for couples to tie the knot. Getting married is a wondrous event experienced at a variety of venues from the simple backyard wedding to a grand hotel extravaganza, and everything in between. It's ...
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| Wednesday, June 18, 2014
Keeping That Roof Over Your Head ... For as Long as Possible
I t's happened to many of us: A big rain storm hits in the winter, then a strange, regular "kerplunk" starts coming from somewhere, probably nowhere near a bathroom or kitchen, and hopefully not from a gathering puddle on the bed. You get out the bucket, and get on ...By Chris Lavin
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