Stylish Solutions
It's that time of year when sanctuary, family, celebration, and yes, a bit of stress starts to settle in. The magazines show us what an idealized November looks like, with perfect pictures, perfect table settings, and not a messy child, unruly relative or stressed-out ...By Ann McDonald
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Digging Deep
"Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul." - Henry Ward Beecher
Are you grateful for the simple things in life? This is the perfect time of the year to reflect upon ...By Cynthia Brian
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November Gardening Guide
"I feel like a warm, red autumn!" - Marilyn Monroe
My favorite part of a November autumn is looking out from my bedroom balcony to the kaleidoscope of colors dotting the landscape in the ...By Cynthia Brian
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Feng Shui
In my last column, I gave an overview of the Five Elements: Wood, Earth, Water, Fire and Metal, and the role they play in our lives and homes. Now we look at how each can balance out the other.
By Michele Duffy
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Montelindo Garden Club Enjoys the Bounty of our 'Founding Gardeners'
The Montelindo Garden Club hosted five-time author Andrea Wulf on Oct. 21 for a discussion of her 2011 book "Founding Gardeners: The Revolutionary Generation, Nature and the Shaping of the American Nation." The book, a winner of the American Horticulture Society Book ...By Kara Navolio
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Digging Deep for October
"Tickle it with a hoe and it will laugh into a harvest." English Saying
October proclaims two main events: harvest and Halloween.
By Cynthia Brian
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The Real Estate Quarter in Review
The third quarter of 2016 showed slowing ...By Conrad Bassett
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Buying the Haunted House of Your Dreams
It's nearly Halloween, and some people are searching for an entertaining haunted house, but . . . would you want to buy one? No, we don't have one for sale, but we have been collecting some stories about what can happen when you want to buy - or sell - a house where ...By Sora O'Doherty
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Gardening Guide for October
"Who looks outside, dreams. Who looks inside, awakens." ~ Carl Jung
We celebrate joyous occasions such as weddings, childbirths and career moves with flowers. In sadder times or with the ...By Cynthia Brian
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Feng Shui
Fall is here and along with it the shift away from the Fire Element of summer and movement towards the Metal Element that dominates autumn.
Let’s review the Five Element Theory that ...By Michele Duffy
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Harvest Court is an Abundance of Beauty
"We have found there is a strong demand for new homes in Moraga." So said Moraga resident Chris Leimbach, vice president, sales and marketing, for SummerHill Homes. He should know since he is overseeing the sales for Moraga's newest housing development, Harvest Court, ...By Diane Claytor
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Baker's Bill Helps Consumers Finds Contractors
It will now be easier for consumers to find ...Submitted by Nanette Farag
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Stylish Solutions
Can you feel the shift in the air? It's subtle, but so wonderful! There are mornings in the fall, I will just go out back and breathe in the beauty of a cool, crisp morning. Something about our natural resources draws out the natural decorator in me, as there is so ...By Ann McDonald
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Saving Seeds - The Full Circle of Gardening
The Lafayette Community Garden was established five years ago and has now reached such a level of maturity and stability that the members have decided to start saving its seeds.
...By Sophie Braccini
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Picturing the Paw-fect Pet Photo
"Mom, you need a passion in your life." This sentence, spoken by Barbara Brady-Smith's daughter several years ago, was the beginning of a life-changing adventure. "At the time she said it," Brady-Smith laughingly acknowledges," I felt like poking her little eyes out. ...By Diane Claytor
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Lamorinda Weekly, Moraga CA