Wednesday, October 09, 2013
Ask Cynthia Brian-MintReader's Request
Hello Goddess Gardener:
We need your help in solving an argument. I bought a four-inch pot of mint, which I planted in our herb garden. It's very pretty, healthy, and becoming bushy. ...By Cynthia Brian
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Wednesday, October 09, 2013
Let's Eat! Lamorinda gardeners get the most from their gardens
Walk through any gate into an edible garden here, but don't tap the gardener on the shoulder unless you're prepared for a quick tour and a baffling list of names and varieties. That's not a bean, but a roma, and that's not a tomato but an "Esther's Mortgage Lifter." ...By Chris Lavin
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Wednesday, September 25, 2013
Digging Deep with Cynthia BrianHarvest a Medicine Chest
"Flowers always make people better. Flowers are sunshine, food and medicine to the soul." - Luther Burbank
Whether you have a sore throat or a sore hip, your prescription for optimum ...By Cynthia Brian
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Wednesday, September 25, 2013
About the Artist: Crazy for Quilts
"When you raise boys you don't sew," Freddy Moran explained. Those are strange words coming from an art quilter who reinvented herself at age 60 and has since designed over 500 quilts.
By Cathy Dausman
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Wednesday, September 25, 2013
Over the RainbowArtist's mid-century home boasts bright walls and colorful art collections
It was a decision as clear as black and white - before she ever set foot inside, artist Freddy Moran knew she would buy the house. The 900-square-foot Eichler-style home was perched on a hilltop in Orinda, with backyard views encompassing Sleepy Hollow and Orinda ...By Cathy Dausman
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Wednesday, September 11, 2013
Ask Cynthia Brian-Beans or NOT?Reader's Request
Hi Cynthia:
My kids brought me a bag of beans that they want me to cook up for them. They picked them somewhere on a trail. Since I am not a gardener, I thought I'd ask you if these are ...By Cynthia Brian
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Wednesday, September 11, 2013
The Home DesignerDreamy Empty Nest
Finally! After too many years of play dates and tantrums, Jello stains and slip covered furniture, you're waving goodbye to the last of the litter headed off to University, and saying hello to the idea of rediscovering long-ago tabled projects and a home designed just ...By Brandon Neff
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Wednesday, September 11, 2013
Head and Arm above the Grass
Multimedia artist Tony Zorich said he never had a lesson in his life, but that doesn't mean he's not creative. Witness the rosin and fiberglass statue in the Lafayette man's front yard, a wall-sized painting in the works under cover along his porch and a house filled ...By Cathy Dausman
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Wednesday, September 11, 2013
Dorm Room Decor
Sometimes ... just sometimes ... stack and pack housing is a reality. The challenge is to make it fun. That's what the class of 2017 is experimenting with as they move on campus at Saint Mary's College and decorate what is for some, their first home-away-from-home - ...By Cathy Dausman
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Wednesday, August 28, 2013
Digging Deep with Cynthia BrianNaked Ladies Save the Day!
"To see you naked is to recall the Earth." Federico Lorca Garcia, Spanish Poet
To say that I was depressed belied my true emotions. I was despondent, discouraged, and utterly forlorn. ...By Cynthia Brian
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Wednesday, August 28, 2013
Valley of it All
Burton Valley almost wasn't a Lafayette neighborhood. It originally belonged to Moraga, said Laura Torkelson of the Lafayette Historical Society. The land was a portion of the grant belonging to Joaquin Moraga known as Rancho de Laguna de los Palos Colorados.
By Cathy Dausman
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Wednesday, August 14, 2013
Looking for Fruit Flies in all the Right Places
Summer for Lamorindans means warm weather, an abundance of ripening backyard fruit and plentiful travel opportunities. That is as true for fruit fly pests as it is for the human residents, which is why you may see bug traps in your neighborhood trees.
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Wednesday, July 31, 2013
Digging Deep with Cynthia BrianWhat We'll Do for A Buck
The back gate had been left open. He walked right in to help himself to dinner leaving his telltale droppings and the roses beheaded. "Bummer," I whispered to myself as I locked the gate, satisfied that he would not return to devour my prized agapanthus.
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Wednesday, July 31, 2013
Two Lafayette Homes on AIA Tours
Six East Bay homes - two each in Berkeley, Oakland and Lafayette - are featured in this year's American Institute of Architects East Bay Home Tours on Aug. 10. The Lafayette homes are as different as night and day. One is a multi-acre estate, the other an in-law ...By Cathy Dausman
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Wednesday, July 17, 2013
The Home DesignerFirst Impressions
According to recent national survey of both men and women on what qualities each sex notices first about the other on initial introductions, the results were fairly typical - men say they notice nice hair and posture (yeah, right), and women claim that good teeth and a ...By Brandon Neff
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Lamorinda Weekly, Moraga CA