Published on February 1st, 2023
Digging Deep with Goddess Gardener, Cynthia Brian
"It's the time that you spent on your rose that makes your rose so important. . People have forgotten this truth, but you mustn't forget it. You become responsible forever for what you've tamed. You're responsible for your rose." - Antoine de Saint-Exup‚ry
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Published on January 18th, 2023
The Real Estate Year in Review
This past year was an interesting year for buyers and sellers of residential real estate in Lamorinda. The first half of 2022 started very strong and then changes came as interest rates increased steadily throughout the last half of the year.
 By Conrad Bassett, Licensed Real Estate Broker and CRP, GMS-T
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Published on January 18th, 2023
Digging Deep with Goddess Gardener, Cynthia Brian
"Hope and faith flower from the cheerful seeds of the old year to the sprouting garden of the new year's dawn." ~ Terri Guillemets
For the past three-plus weeks, we have endured intense ...By Cynthia Brian
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Published on January 4th, 2023
A few ways to save native flora and fauna from human impacts
As someone given the gift of nature awareness at a very young age and becoming a naturalist for the Wagner Ranch Nature Area some 45 years ago, I feel I must use my voice to speak for local flora and fauna.
By Toris Jaeger, Naturalist, FONA
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Published on January 4th, 2023
Digging Deep with Goddess Gardener, Cynthia Brian
"To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow."~ Audrey Hepburn
Where did the year go? It seems like only yesterday that I was writing gardening goals for 2022, and it is already 2023. ...By Cynthia Brian
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Published on December 21st, 2022
Touch-up painting tips and travails
"I have some touch-up paint for that." That sentence lives in infamy recalling the day my client handed me an old paint can. First, the lid was stuck to the can with gobs of hardened paint all over it. I set the can on the cement in the garage and pried the top off, ...By Jim Hurley
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Published on December 21st, 2022
Digging Deep with Goddess Gardener, Cynthia Brian
"The best Christmas trees come very close to exceeding nature."~Andy Rooney
Everyone who knows me understands that I am a nature girl. I spend as much time outdoors as possible in all ...By Cynthia Brian
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Published on December 7th, 2022
Make this a magical and meaningful holiday season
When did the magic of the holidays become surviving the holidays? I enjoy the holiday season because it inspires people to focus on family, friends and our communities. Driving through the neighborhoods and seeing the lights on the houses helps remind me that we live ...By Jennifer Raftis, CPO
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Published on December 7th, 2022
Digging Deep with Goddess Gardener, Cynthia Brian
"There is material enough in a single flower for the ornaments of a score of cathedrals." ~ John Ruskin
Like so many Americans, the day after Thanksgiving I pulled out my stored ...By Cynthia Brian
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Published on November 23rd, 2022
Digging Deep with Goddess Gardener, Cynthia Brian
"Landscapes move us in a manner more analogous to the action of music than to anything else. Gradually and silently the charm carries over us: the beauty has entered our souls we know not exactly when and how." ~ Frederick Law Olmstead
 By Cynthia Brian
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Published on November 9th, 2022
Handyman tips to replace bathroom sink stoppers
How annoying is it when the sink stopper goes down and won't come back up? Is that worse than when it is just hanging loose, won't go up or down, in the drain of your bathroom sink? After previously advising you to call a specialist for your drainage problems, your ...By Jim Hurley
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Published on November 9th, 2022
Digging Deep with Goddess Gardener, Cynthia Brian
"Fall, leaves, fall; die, flowers, away; Lengthen night and shorten day! Every leaf speaks bliss to me, Fluttering from the autumn tree..."~Emily Bront‰
When it rained this past week, ...By Cynthia Brian
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Published on October 26th, 2022
Save time and stress by keeping up instead of catching up
There is a big difference between keeping up versus catching up when managing your life. Keeping up is consistently staying on top of things you need to do. When you have the mindset of keeping up you probably have some good habits and systems already in place. If you ...By Jennifer Raftis, CPOr, Certified Professional Organizer
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Published on October 26th, 2022
Digging Deep with Goddess Gardener, Cynthia Brian
"Do what you can for as long as you can, and when you can't, do the next best thing!" Chuck Yeager
One of the many lessons I've learned from my 40-plus years in the entertainment ...By Cynthia Brian
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Published on October 12th, 2022
The Real Estate Quarter in Review
The third quarter of 2022, as expected, ...By Conrad Bassett, CRP, GMS-T
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Lamorinda Weekly, Moraga CA