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.
By Cynthia Brian
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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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| Wednesday, July 17, 2013 The Real Estate Quarter in Review The second quarter of 2013 showed a ...By Conrad Bassett, CRP, GMS
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| Wednesday, July 17, 2013 Burglars, Beware:The eyes of homeowners may be upon you! The good news: Lamorindans live in an affluent area. The bad news: that affluence can entice would-be burglars. That is why Moraga Police Detective Will Davis is a fan of residential security cameras.
By Cathy Dausman
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| Wednesday, July 03, 2013 Digging Deep with Cynthia BrianSalute to the Season Like a middle child, July emerges with a bang, fireworks, parades, and the celebration of our American independence. Sandwiched between the end of school, graduation, and Father's Day month of June and the vacation, travel, back-to-school month of August, July must ...By Cynthia Brian
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