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Cynthia Brian
Dec 9, 20215 min read
Fall Out!
“Fall, leaves, fall; die, flowers, away; Lengthen night and shorten day! Every leaf speaks bliss to me Fluttering from the autumn tree.”...
Cynthia Brian
Dec 3, 20213 min read
Season of Gratitude, Counterfeit Goods, Smell Study
Are you feeling grateful? December marks the season of gratitude and giving. Autumn boasts cooler weather and nature’s spectacular...
Cynthia Brian
Nov 25, 20214 min read
Grateful Gobbler
By Cynthia Brian “Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.” Henry Ward Beecher Are you feeling grateful? Although I...
Cynthia Brian
Nov 12, 20214 min read
If a Butterfly Flutters
http://www.lamorindaweekly.com/archive/issue1519/Digging-Deep-with-Goddess-Gardener-Cynthia-Brian-Butterflies-are-free.html...
Cynthia Brian
Oct 28, 20216 min read
Garden Gremlins
https://www.lamorindaweekly.com/archive/issue1518/Digging-Deep-with-Goddess-Gardener-Cynthia-Brian-Gremlins-of-the-garden.html...
Cynthia Brian
Oct 18, 20214 min read
Grass Roots
By Cynthia Brian “Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall.” F. Scott Fitzgerald The earth trembled. The fires raged....
Cynthia Brian
Oct 3, 20215 min read
Plant Propagation
*I recommend that all bachelors have a garden. It will give them the experience of being a parent.” Richard Goodman One time when I was...
Cynthia Brian
Sep 23, 20213 min read
Disaster Preparedness, Restaurant Etiquette, Destructive Connections
What is your emergency plan if a disaster occurs? Is your “Go Bag” packed and ready/ Where will you go? Who will you contact? What things...
Cynthia Brian
Sep 17, 20215 min read
Fall Harvest and Bulb Buying
By Cynthia Brian “Tickle it with a hoe and it will laugh into a harvest.” English Saying Every September I think about two major garden...
Cynthia Brian
Sep 15, 20213 min read
Pandemic Partners, Climate Change Effects, Bulbs and Harvest Time
How has the isolation of the pandemic affected human relationships? Do we feel more connected to strangers than our loved ones? Are...
Cynthia Brian
Sep 8, 20213 min read
22nd Anniversary of Be the Star You Are!, 20 Years of 9/11, Vacation Living
Be the Star You Are!® 501 c 3 charity launched on 9/9/1999 with just a few volunteers with a dream to empower women, families, and youth...
Cynthia Brian
Sep 2, 20213 min read
Getting Together, Digital Dope, College Living Spaces
Humans are social beings and we like getting together. With warm weather predicted for the next two months, gathering in our gardens for...
Cynthia Brian
Sep 1, 20214 min read
Garden Gatherings
https://www.lamorindaweekly.com/archive/issue1514/Digging-Deep-with-Goddess-Gardener-Cynthia-Brian-Garden-gatherings.html “We need to...
Cynthia Brian
Aug 19, 20214 min read
Sacred Spaces
Press Pass: https://blog.voiceamerica.com/2021/08/18/sacred-spaces/ “Nature is the original church. Worship there daily.” Alan Cohen If...
Cynthia Brian
Aug 4, 20215 min read
Water Matters
https://www.lamorindaweekly.com/archive/issue1512/Digging-Deep-with-Goddess-Gardener-Cynthia-Brian-Water-matters.html “When the well is...
Cynthia Brian
Jul 21, 20216 min read
Perennial Favorites
“When the sun rises, I go to work. When the sun goes down, I take my rest. I dig the well from which I drink, I farm the soil which...
Cynthia Brian
Jul 13, 20214 min read
Bee Careful!
https://www.lamorindaweekly.com/archive/issue1510/Digging-Deep-with-Goddess-Gardener-Cynthia-Brian.html “The keeping of bees is like the...
Cynthia Brian
Jun 30, 20214 min read
Birds Know Best
Digging Deep with Goddess Gardener, Cynthia Brian The Birds Know Best By Cynthia Brian “I value my garden more for being full of...
Cynthia Brian
Jun 15, 20214 min read
Fires-Retardant and Fire-Resistant Plantings
By Cynthia Brian Normally the sound of weed-whackers disrupts the tranquility of living the soulful country life, but this year, I am...
Cynthia Brian
May 29, 20215 min read
Wildfire Protection through Landscaping
https://www.lamorindaweekly.com/archive/issue1507/Digging-Deep-with-Goddess-Gardener-Cynthia-Brian-Wildfire-protection-through-landscapin...
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