Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Orinda's Rain Trackers
By the end of our Sunday morning walk, my husband and I were soaked. Well maybe not soaked, but we were wet. We had hiked the last ten minutes in the rain, not a downpour, but fat, heavy raindrops fell steadily all around us. That was September 11th. Rain already, ...By Andrea A. Firth
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| Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Digging Deep-Gardening with Cynthia BrianThe Lawn Ranger
Lawns. People love them or hate them. There seems not to be an in-between.
I err on the side of adoration. Not politically or ecologically correct these days to live amongst the lawn ...By Cynthia Brian
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| Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Luxury Homes Rise at Wilder
The Wilder exit lies just east of the Caldecott Tunnel on Highway 24, and pulls quickly away from the noise of traffic. Shortly the road drops over a hill, revealing a silent, stunning vista full of radiant yellows and greens and the elegant Mount Diablo. Nestled ...Diana LaScala-Gruenewald
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| Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Great Advice and Plants Available at Master GardenersŐ Fall Event
Who doesn't need some help in the garden? ...By Cathy Tyson
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| Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Zucchini Pride Beware of leaving your vegetable garden unattended
Gardening sites will tell you zucchini is a very low-calorie, healthy vegetable. To that, let's add "easy to grow." Easy? They're more prolific than rabbits. Come summer, the plant is unavoidable at grocery stores and farmer's markets, let alone your own backyard, ...Cathy Dausman
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| Wednesday, August 17, 2011
As Thick as Thistles
A swath of purple thistles covering a Lamorinda hillside makes a great photo op. To borrow a phrase from a Frank Baum character, the vista is quite "soothing to the eye". It turns out these weeds have more in common with the Wicked Witch than any good Oz character. ...Cathy Dausman
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| Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Recycling in Lamorinda
The numbers below are provided by the Central Costa County Solid Waste Authority (CCCSWA) and will be included in the Lamorinda Weekly on an ongoing basis when available.
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| Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Mid-Century Remodel Handled With Care
With only one prior owner leaving the property mostly untouched, the stars aligned for a group of three architects to collaborate on an artistic remodel of a Lafayette home that respects its original character. Eliza Hart, Stewart Wright and Alex Bergtraun saw ...By Cathy Tyson
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| Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Digging Deep with Cynthia BrianShimmer, Shine, Sizzle, and Shoot
"Those who bring sunshine into the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves."
James Matthew Barrie, 1860-1937, Author of Peter Pan
By Cynthia Brian
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| Wednesday, August 3, 2011
To Bounce or Not to Bounce...
What's round, black, usually enclosed and full of summer fun? Many families with children who don't want the maintenance of a pool but want their kids to turn away from electronics and get some great exercise opt to install a trampoline in their backyard. Little ones ...By Cathy Tyson
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| Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Recycling in Lamorinda
The numbers below are provided by the ...
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| Wednesday, July 20, 2011
The Real Estate Quarter in Review
The second quarter of 2011 showed consistent ...By Conrad Bassett, CRP, GMS
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| Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Gathering 'Round the Railroad
Under a flowering and tree lined hummock, a lumberjack loads up the bed of his truck. A moose, stock still near a curtain of waterfall, regards a downstream fisherman whose knees are deep in a glassy pool. In the nearby town, a man reclines. He reads a paper and has ...By Diana LaScala-Gruenewald
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| Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Digging Deep with Cynthia Brian Life is a Bed of Roses
"Won't you come into my garden? I would like my roses to see you." Richard Sheridan
Poets, philosophers, and politicians praise the potency of the most popular plant in the world as a ...By Cynthia Brian
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| Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Ikebana-The Art of Floral Sculpture
It's 1:00 on Monday afternoon at the Orinda Community Center, and a large group of women and a few men cart bags and boxes filled with purple agapanthus, pink hydrangea, orange birds of paradise, indigo iris, carrot-colored day lilies, deep green lettuce leaves, and ...By Andrea A. Firth
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Lamorinda Weekly, Moraga CA