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The Sting
“Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.” Muhammed Ali Every morning I walk through my garden in my flip-flops with a cup of coffee in...

Cynthia Brian
5 min read


Independence Daze
“Independence now and forever.” Daniel Webster Anticipating the celebration of the 4th of July was a huge deal when I was a kid. Those...

Cynthia Brian
4 min read


Tea for Two...or Three or Four
“There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea.” Henry James From the time my...

Cynthia Brian
5 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
3 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
2 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
3 min read


The Gift of Farming
If you ate today, you have a farmer to thank. As of the last census, only one percent of Americans are farmers. With the global...

Cynthia Brian
2 min read


Ladybug Life Cycle
“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
4 min read


Mother (Nature) Knows Best
My mother said to me, "If you become a soldier, you'll be a general; if you become a monk, you'll end up as the Pope. Instead, I became a...

Cynthia Brian
5 min read


Mother's Day and Wedding Season
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
2 min read


Changing College Systems, Composting Tips, Improving Memory
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
3 min read


Tree Talk, Traumatic Stress Time Cure
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
3 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
5 min read


Flying Etiquette, Weeding and Seeding
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
2 min read


Weed, Seed, Feed
“Nothing is so beautiful as spring when weeds, in wheels, shoot long, and lovely, and lush…” Gerard Manley Hopkins While cleaning out our...

Cynthia Brian
5 min read


Sow Spring, Smart Emailing, Brain Dancing
Spring has sprung and nature is calling. Author of Growing with the Goddess Gardener, Cynthia Brian, gets us off the couch and into the...

Cynthia Brian
2 min read


Springtime in my Backyard!
“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
4 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
3 min read


Art for Arts Sake
“Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time.” —Thomas Merton • What is art? Do you think of paintings,...

Cynthia Brian
2 min read


Into the Jungles of Cambodia and Vietnam
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
5 min read
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