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    Growing Waterwise
    Cynthia Brian
    • Jun 23
    • 4 min

    Growing Waterwise

    Water is the driving force of all nature.” – Leonardo Da Vinci Welcome to Summer! It’s going to be a hot one. If the newest studies reviewing tree rings are correct, we are currently in the worst drought since 800 A.D. The first three months of this year registered the least rain and snow on record. While we plunge into pools to cool off, our gardens will struggle to survive. Conserving water is top of mind as our climate becomes warmer. It’s time for all of us to plan to gro
    Water-Wise, The Pain Solution, Praising Parents
    Cynthia Brian
    • Jun 23
    • 3 min

    Water-Wise, The Pain Solution, Praising Parents

    Summer is here and with it water restrictions. What can you grow in a drought and how do you do it so that plants survive? Goddess Gardener, Cynthia Brian offers concrete suggestions for saving water and your landscape. Most of us are acquainted with everyday aches and pains. Some of us, after an injury, after surgery, after COVID, or even without an event, know a different kind of pain — one that lingers and doesn’t respond to medications. Cynthia Brian interviews Dr. Saloni
    Succulent Summer
    Cynthia Brian
    • Jun 12
    • 4 min

    Succulent Summer

    Digging Deep with Goddess Gardener, Cynthia Brian By Cynthia Brian “We Californians are constantly accused of not having seasons, but we do. We have fire, flood, mud, and drought.” Phyllis Diller It’s that time of the year again. School is out. The weather is warming. The drought continues. We fear fires. Flood and mud are distant memories. Because of water restrictions, many homeowners are seeking alternatives to thirsty vegetation that demand a constant drink. Enter succul
    Succulent Season, Obesity in Kids, Family Playtime
    Cynthia Brian
    • Jun 9
    • 3 min

    Succulent Season, Obesity in Kids, Family Playtime

    Succulents have fleshy, thick leaves that store water and thrive in warm, dry conditions. They are very low maintenance, prefer dry conditions, and enjoy copious amounts of sunshine. Goddess Gardener, Cynthia Brian talks about including succulents in a drought-ravaged landscape. Obesity in children has become a problem in the USA, especially in children ages 5-11. Obesity is a complex disease. Treatment plans are essential for improvement to build healthy habits. There is not
    Stress Less, Family Files,  April Showers
    Cynthia Brian
    • Apr 28
    • 3 min

    Stress Less, Family Files, April Showers

    Are you feeling anxious about being home so much since the pandemic? Do you feel you have too much to do and never enough time to complete the tasks? Learn such tactics to reduce the stress to be your best self. If you were to die suddenly, would your family know your wishes? Would they be able to find your files to take care of the details? Your financial and organizational road maps need to be discoverable for those who will settle your affairs. If experiencing rain in a dr
    Designing for Drought
    Cynthia Brian
    • Mar 10
    • 5 min

    Designing for Drought

    By Cynthia Brian “That which surrounds you is within you.” ~ Karl Schmidt Days of heat followed by days of near-freezing cold! Out of nowhere, a beautiful hailstorm covers the ground in white pebbles. The weather forecasts sunshine or cloud cover, but no rain in future days. According to the New York Times, the seven hottest years on record globally were experienced in the last seven years. The atmospheric river of December provided a respite and a hopeful prospect for drough
    Water Matters
    Cynthia Brian
    • Aug 4, 2021
    • 5 min

    Water Matters

    https://www.lamorindaweekly.com/archive/issue1512/Digging-Deep-with-Goddess-Gardener-Cynthia-Brian-Water-matters.html “When the well is dry, we know the worth of water.” Benjamin Franklin We turned on the spigot. A trickle. Seconds later, nothing. For over a hundred years the deep well had served three houses, several barns, and all the gardens on our Napa County ranch without a problem. This summer, the well is empty. The bucolic lake built by my Dad and brothers in the form
    
Rendezvous with the Fat Man, Taylor Swift’s Lessons, Nature’s Natives
    Cynthia Brian
    • May 5, 2019
    • 4 min

    Rendezvous with the Fat Man, Taylor Swift’s Lessons, Nature’s Natives

    In 1972, Jan Sherman was a beautiful 22 year old actress/stunt woman who fled the Hollywood ‘rat race’ by moving to the island of Ibiza off the coast of Spain. Her life changed forever after attending an eclectic party of expatriate artists and hippies when the hostess invited her to South America to buy and smuggle a kilo of cocaine. Talent agent and sister of Jan, Gail Sherman Jones unveils her new book, Rendezvous with the Fat Man, about the true saga of her sister’s doubl

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