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My Art Studio
ByMary Crozier June 10, 2020June 10, 2020

When we renovated our home, we changed the upstairs floor plan and added square footage to accommodate a more modern master bedroom layout. The master suite now includes an office, sitting room, bedroom, bath and closet. The sitting room was part of the original master bedroom. It has a sweet, small fireplace angled in one…

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art | art classes | DIY | flowers | Informational | painting | Spring | Uncategorized

My Love of Lilacs
ByMary Crozier June 9, 2020June 9, 2020

Sticking my face into a hedge of lilacs is a fond childhood memory. Inhaling deeply, I recall this heady, sweet fragrance confirming that Spring is here. My lilac memories as an adult are a bit of a blur since life took me to multiple geographic locations, some with lilacs and some without. These flowering, woody…

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artificial flowers | centerpieces | decorating and design | DIY | Entertaining | Family | flowers | historical homes | Informational | Summer | summer entertaining | Uncategorized

Peony-Themed Luncheon
ByMary Crozier June 5, 2020April 7, 2025

Teaming up with Kristin from White Arrows Home, Andrea from Design Morsels, Tarah from Grandma’s House DIY and Chas from Chas’s Crazy Creations for our DIY Blog Hop this month with projects for our dining rooms! (Make sure and check out all of the dining room projects following this tutorial) Many of my friends are still hunkering…

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desserts | DIY | Entertaining | Gardening | healthy eating | Informational | Orchard | planting | Summer | summer entertaining | Uncategorized

Picking, Making and Baking
ByMary Crozier June 3, 2020August 21, 2020

You know how much I love gardening, and I am far from complaining. But everything is reaching its prime at the same time. The peaches, apricots, tomatoes, figs, artichokes, fennel, sorrel and soon to be apples are being harvested now. Tomatoes But unlike store bought produce, my homegrown fruits and vegetables don’t last days on…

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breakfast | desserts | DIY | Gardening | healthy eating | Informational | Orchard | planting | Recipes | Summer

Making Easy Fig Preserves
ByMary Crozier June 2, 2020June 2, 2020

The garden is literally bursting at the seams. With the heat, the ripening has exponentially increased. But it’s a good thing, as being in the garden is calming for me, especially in today’s chaotic world. To see my post on Gardening 101, please click here. It is that time of year again when the fig…

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