Wednesday, June 22, 2011 Digging Deep with Cynthia BrianPlant a Playground Whether the result is a horticultural masterpiece or only a modest vegetable patch, the hope for a glorious future is at the heart of all gardening.' Marina Shinz, photographer
Every ...By Cynthia Brian
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| Wednesday, June 22, 2011 Orinda's Windsor Chair Guy-George Lucido George Lucido was destined to work with wood. One of the first things he did when he moved to Orinda in 1984 was build a workshop out back, a small space of his own where he taught himself to carve wood. The walls of the workshop are lined with a collection of tools ...By Andrea A. Firth
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| Wednesday, June 08, 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, June 08, 2011 The Cutting Edge of Water Use and Reuse When John and Gwenn Lennox decided to rebuild their home in Lafayette, they knew they wanted it to be energy efficient, to incorporate sustainable materials and have a drought resistant landscape -but they never imagined they would end up with home in which they used ...By Sophie Braccini
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| Wednesday, May 25, 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, May 25, 2011 Century plant in Lafayette Before he retired, Warren DEMerrit, now 91 years old, received a small cactus plant as a gift and he planted it in the front garden of his Lafayette home. For 35 years, the Agave plant remained small and unobtrusive. This spring, the plant began to grow a tall ...
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| Wednesday, May 25, 2011 Digging Deep with Cynthia BrianThe Language of Flowers Gallantry, happiness, purity, fidelity, and marriage were the unspoken words voiced from the shield-shaped bouquet of Kate Middleton as she wed Prince William at Westminster Abbey. The ivy symbolized marriage, the myrtle fidelity, lily-of-the-valley was happiness and ...By Cynthia Brian
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| Wednesday, May 11, 2011 Lafayette Artist Delivers Funky Custom Mailboxes It all started a number of years ago when teenagers came through a quiet Lafayette neighborhood and smashed mailboxes. Structural engineer and homeowner Ken Hughes looked for an artistic solution and voila, the mailbox dog was born.
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| Wednesday, May 11, 2011 Craftsmen and Their Homes Jon Eiler's inspiration for his Lafayette home came from early twentieth-century houses designed by Charles and Henry Greene (Greene & Greene) of Pasadena. The Greenes' large homes, designed in the Craftsman style, are sometimes referred to as the 'Ultimate Bungalows' ...By Sophie Braccini
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| Wednesday, April 27, 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, April 27, 2011 Digging Deep with Cynthia BrianThe Potager Kitchen Garden After two weeks of pulling weeds, hauling manure, spading, triple digging, and finally sowing seeds, my nails are nubs and my back is aching. Yet, I am exuberant for the harvest that will begin soon as a result of my newest experiment-planting my personal potager. By Cynthia Brian
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| Wednesday, April 27, 2011 Lafayette Kitchen Tour Features Kitchens with Distinctive Styles Offering a wide variety of kitchens to suit just about every design taste, the 12th Annual Lafayette Juniors Kitchen Tour is Saturday, May 14th from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. This year's tour features six brand new and remodeled kitchens with an interesting variety; ...By Rosylyn Aragones Stenzel
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| Wednesday, April 13, 2011 Earthquake Preparedness: Even a Little Can Help a Lot While the tragedy in Japan is still fresh in ...Submitted by Julie Lindemann, Moraga Neighborhood Emergency Preparedness Steerin
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| Wednesday, April 13, 2011 The Real Estate Quarter in Review The first quarter of 2011 showed mixed ...By Conrad Bassett, CRP, GMS
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| Wednesday, April 13, 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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