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All Things July 4th
ByMary Crozier July 2, 2025July 2, 2025

We always look forward to being at our cabin for the July 4th holiday. It is much cooler in the mountains of Arizona and this area has a nice small town feel. The highlight is the July 4th parade, which started many years ago by a wonderful neighbor who believed this holiday needed proper celebrating….

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Saturday Meanderings
ByMary Crozier June 27, 2025June 27, 2025

It cannot be the last Saturday of June 2025. Really? Where did the month go? It’s hard to believe next week we will be celebrating Independence Day on Friday, July 4th. Remember when you were a kid and the summers felt like they lasted forever?!? I would love to recapture that. Regardless of how time…

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A Peek into the Fantasy Table Charity Event
ByMary Crozier June 25, 2025June 25, 2025

Each year, the talented Judith Baigent King—teaching chef, food writer, and author—spearheads the Fantasy Table event, an extraordinary fundraiser that provides educational scholarships for the dedicated staff at our mountain country club. It’s a massive undertaking, which makes it nearly impossible to say no when Judith asks you to host a table! What sets this…

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Saturday Meanderings
ByMary Crozier June 21, 2025June 21, 2025

Good morning and thank you for joining me for Saturday Meanderings where we chat about all good things this week. Happy official start of summer! We have escaped to the cooler mountains of Arizona only to find ourselves in the middle of a heat wave here. Granted it is not as hot as the triple…

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From My Heart to Yours: A Re-introduction
ByMary Crozier June 16, 2025June 18, 2025

Hello and welcome! Whether you’ve just joined me or you’ve been here from the beginning, I thought it might be time to (re)introduce myself and share a little more about the heart behind Life at Bella Terra. I’m Mary Crozier, and I write from a historic home in Phoenix that’s full of creaky charm, evolving projects,…

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