Wednesday, May 09, 2012
The Home Designer
Interior Style Just Steps Outside
It's official! Summer is almost here. And with the season comes the joy of taking life outside. Somebody hand me a frozen cocktail! If you're like me, you love the longer days, the warmer nights and the prospect of savoring more outdoor time with friends and family.
By Brandon Neff
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| Wednesday, May 09, 2012
Life on the Creeks
Orinda resident Martin Spittler probably described it best, "Creeks are really 'Beauty and the Beast' for most homeowners."
Beauty for the sylvan quality of the environment they ...By Sophie Braccini
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| Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Know, Sow, Grow! Heirlooms, Organics, and GE's
Digging Deep with Cynthia Brian
"As is the garden such is the gardener." Francis Bacon
During my freshman and sophomore years at UCLA, one of my jobs was managing a popular health food store, Nature's Health Cove, at ...By Cynthia Brian
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| Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Lafayette Juniors' Kitchen Tour Returns with Six Unique and Stylish Kitchens
This year's 13th Annual Lafayette Juniors' Kitchen Tour scheduled Saturday, May 19 features six newly-constructed or recently-remodeled kitchens in a variety of house styles including a green/sustainable mid-century modern, Cape Cod classic, Tahoe style and a Hampton's ...Rosylyn Aragones Stenzel
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| Wednesday, April 11, 2012
The Real Estate Quarter in Review
The first quarter of 2012 showed a huge ...By Conrad Bassett, CRP, GMS
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| Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Attracting Birds to the Native Backyard
A couple of chickadees fed to their little hearts' content on a suet feeder, unaware of the couple of humans, Bill and Claire Gilbert, observing them from their breakfast nook.
They ...By Sophie Braccini
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| Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Moraga Juniors' May Garden Tour Promises to Inspire
This year's Moraga Juniors' Garden Tour will feature six diverse Lamorinda gardens, from modern to poetic to whimsical. The self-guided tour on May 5, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., promises to surprise, delight and inspire.
By Sophie Braccini
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| Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Field of Greens
Digging Deep with Cynthia Brian
All winter long the Lamorinda hillsides struggled to shed their golden grasses as they thirsted for showers of life giving rain. Finally the precipitation carpeted the landscape in lush emeralds where grass seeds sprouted producing weeds that feed.
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| Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Local Resident Gets National Recognition for His Household Tip
Isn't it unpleasant to have ice jump all over the floor when using the refrigerator ice dispenser? Unpleasant and even dangerous, as William W. (Bill) McCandlish experienced when his wife almost slipped on one of those loose and hard-to-see ice cubes. But McCandlish ...By Sophie Braccini
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| Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Seismic Retrofitting Lamorinda Homes
Earthquakes, large and small, are an ever-present Lamorinda possibility, since the area lies between the Hayward and Calaveras faults. While earthquake preparedness may focus on sheltering in place, many of us give little thought to ensuring that our "shelter" is ...Cathy Dausman
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| Wednesday, March 28, 2012
March Rains to the Rescue?
Rainfall across the region has been far below average this year, but the recent storms and torrential rains in March have brought some green color back to Lamorinda's hills. Yet, has there been sufficient rain to boost precipitation levels back to "normal," or even ...By Andrea A. Firth
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| Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Batting and Blankets and Loose Fill... Oh My!
Attic Insulation Upgrade for an Older Home
Your Lamorinda house may be warm in the winter, and comfortably cool in the summer, but paying utility bills to keep it that way can make you hot under the collar.
The U.S. Department ...Cathy Dausman
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| Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Setting Up an Organic Vegetable Garden
A full house of gardening enthusiasts gathered on Feb. 24 at the Moraga Library to hear experienced gardener Deva Rajan of Moraga Garden Farm and garden steward Julie Welch of Saint Mary College's Legacy Vegetable Garden discuss organic vegetable gardening.
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| Wednesday, February 29, 2012
CO Detectors: Noisy Help for a Silent Killer
Smoke detectors have been required in California homes since 1987. But highly visible smoke and fire comprise only part of the deadly threat when something burns. It's time to install a second detector-this one for carbon monoxide. A new state law, Senate Bill 183, ...Cathy Dausman
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Lamorinda Weekly, Moraga CA