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<![CDATA[An underground oasis]]>
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<![CDATA[Baldassare Forestiere couldn't make his dreams come true on the rocky soil he purchased, so created a home and garden beneath the ground. His work remains some 100 years later.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@contracostatimes.com (Marie Maguire / Contra Costa Times)]]>
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<![CDATA[Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:19:25 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Bring the touchstones of your heritage into your home, without turning it into a theme park]]>
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<![CDATA[We are a nation of nomads, traveling from house to apartment to condo to townhouse, searching for that comfort we call home.Along the way, we collect the trappings of who we are: an Evening Star quilt sewn by an aunt from Alabama.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@contracostatimes.com (Judy Hevrdejs / Chicago Tribune)]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:00:06 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Holiday Home Tours]]>
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<![CDATA[Sure, the holidays aren't quite as imposing on this side of Thanksgiving, but trust us, we'll all soon be up to our ears in wrapping paper, recipes and obligations.]]>
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<![CDATA[jmorris@bayareanewsgroup.com (Joan Morris / Contra Costa Times)]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:50:45 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Garden as Art: Maple leaves]]>
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<![CDATA[In case anyone was wondering, yes, it is finally autumn. Rich Cordes of Pleasant Hill sent in some beautiful fall photos of his backyard Japanese maple, which certainly puts us in the right seasonal frame of mind.]]>
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<![CDATA[jmorris@bayareanewsgroup.com (Joan Morris / Contra Costa Times)]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:48:33 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[At Home: Award-winning design for awards]]>
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<![CDATA[NOTHING IS so permanent as a temporary government program or, if I may embellish economist Milton Friedman's quote, a temporary home design solution.A thick piece of yarn stretches across the 10-foot wall.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@contracostatimes.com (Marni Jameson / Contra Costa Times correspondent)]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:47:57 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Ready, set, knit: Quick projects for holiday gifts]]>
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<![CDATA[There's nothing like a handmade gift. And one that is knit will last longer and have fewer calories than one from the oven.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@contracostatimes.com (SUSAN ZEVON Associated Press)]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:20:32 -0700]]>
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