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Homegrown
“There are only two things that money can’t buy: true love and homegrown tomatoes!” John Denver Is there anything more satisfying than...

Cynthia Brian
Jun 10, 20184 min read


Dog Flu Prevention, Tea Time, Women and the Constitution
Canine Influenza Virus has been identified in 46 of our 50 states. Like human flu cases, canine cases can be mild to severe with dogs...

Cynthia Brian
Jun 9, 20183 min read


Casting Scams, Planting Your Vegetable Garden, 5G Life
Scams have always existed in the entertainment industry, however, with technology major scam are on the rise. Here are 12 tips for...

Cynthia Brian
Jun 5, 20182 min read


Makeovers with Seltzer Style, Regaining Focus, LadyBugs Life Cycle
Whether it’s updating your image or transforming your dating life, Kim Seltzer’s philosophy is simple… work from the inside-out to...

Cynthia Brian
May 30, 20183 min read


The Intriguing Life of LadyBugs
“Ladybug, ladybug, fly away home. Your house is on fire and your children will burn.” Nursery Rhyme If you were like me, when you were a...

Cynthia Brian
May 23, 20184 min read


Wedding Season and Mother Nature Knows
As Mother’s Day approaches, we turn our thoughts to the women in our lives who have shaped us, guided us, chided us, and hopefully been...

Cynthia Brian
May 15, 20182 min read


A Better Way to Educate, Composting, Gain Your Mind
Are our universities serving our young people? Is there a better way to educate? After 125 years, the school model is still the same. Is...

Cynthia Brian
May 6, 20183 min read


Traumatic Stress Time Cure and Tree Talk
Do trees communicate with each other? Do they have feelings? What about memories? Learn the language of trees and what they can teach us...

Cynthia Brian
Apr 25, 20183 min read


The Language of Trees
“The ax forgets, the tree remembers.” African Proverb Do trees have feelings? Do they communicate with one another? As I watch the leaves...

Cynthia Brian
Apr 23, 20185 min read


Etiquette in the Air-Spring Seeds
Are you a frequent flyer? Do you have any idea what the etiquette is for traveling today? Heather Brittany joins the conversation to shed...

Cynthia Brian
Apr 15, 20182 min read


Ready, Set, Grow!
“All through the long winter I dream of my garden. On the first warm day of Spring I dig my fingers deep into the soft earth. I can feel...

Cynthia Brian
Mar 26, 20182 min read


Spring!
“Spring is the time of plans and projects.” ― Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina It’s a time of rebirth. A renaissance of nature. Winter has...

Cynthia Brian
Mar 21, 20182 min read


Cape Town's Drought & Clutter Out
When spring arrives, we have a tendency to want to start decluttering and cleaning closets. Don’t forget we also have to do a garden and...

Cynthia Brian
Mar 17, 20183 min read


March On!
“Truth is rarely written in ink. It lives in nature.” Martin H. Fischer It all started with a box of toothpicks. My siblings and I...

Cynthia Brian
Mar 12, 20186 min read


David Austin Roses with Michael Marriott, and Jungle Jaunt with the Goddess Gardener
Have you ever stuck your nose into the petals of a rose and inhaled in ecstasy? David Austin’s English Roses are some of the most...

Cynthia Brian
Mar 7, 20183 min read


And the Winner Is...
“People are always in good company when they are doing what they really enjoy.” ~Samuel Butler In the first three months of the year, we...

Cynthia Brian
Feb 21, 20184 min read


Jungle Boogie!
The human spirit needs places where nature has not been rearranged by the hand of man. ~Source Unknown Completely covered by tangles of...

Cynthia Brian
Feb 16, 20185 min read


Pet Preparedness, Rape and Assault, Dead Man Talking
If you are adopting a new pet, there are a few things you need to know about raising an animal. Long time animal advocate and adopter,...

Cynthia Brian
Feb 7, 20182 min read


Roses are Red...
Roses Are Red By Cynthia Brian “That which we call a rose by any other word would smell as sweet.” William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet...

Cynthia Brian
Feb 5, 20185 min read


2018 with Be the Star You Are!®
Click to view this email in a browser: Happy 2018 Message form founder/Executive Director, Cynthia Brian It is not our intention to send...

Cynthia Brian
Jan 29, 20186 min read
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