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  • Setting the Christmas Dinner Table
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    Setting the Christmas Dinner Table

    ByMary Crozier December 22, 2022December 18, 2024

    For some reason it never occurred to me to set a dinner table days before an event. While visiting my friend, I noticed her Thanksgiving table all set a week before turkey day. It was a light bulb moment for me. I typically (and with stress) set the table on the same day. Ever since…

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  • Easy Entertaining Products, Tips and Shortcuts for the Holidays
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    Easy Entertaining Products, Tips and Shortcuts for the Holidays

    ByMary Crozier December 6, 2022December 7, 2022

    This is the time of year we we always have people drop in for some holiday cheer. Some events are more formal than others. I always keep some standard items on hand, just in case I need to throw together an hors d’oeuvre tray or cocktail snacks. Where to Shop? Typically, I would love to…

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  • Autumn Dinner in the Orchard
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    Autumn Dinner in the Orchard

    ByMary Crozier November 7, 2022November 8, 2022

    Last Friday, we hosted a charitable dinner party in the orchard for 33 guests. The last dinner we had was before the pandemic and I can honestly say, I am a bit rusty coordinating venues such as this. But by the time the event started, everything is in its place and ready to go. Renting…

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  • Saturday Meanderings
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    Saturday Meanderings

    ByMary Crozier October 21, 2022October 22, 2022

    Happy Saturday, friends! I did spend most of the week up at our cabin and it is SO quiet. An amazing week of weather from rainy and cold to picture perfect fall days. It takes a few days to get the walls warmed up so it was fun to be wearing multiple layers. It’s time…

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  • Saturday Meanderings
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    Saturday Meanderings

    ByMary Crozier August 26, 2022August 27, 2022

    Hello and Happy Saturday! I have so much to share this week and so glad you are here today. As you know, Saturday Meanderings is an opportunity to look at the week and hopefully all good things. I just returned from 6 days in Chicago moving my son and his girlfriend into their new apartment….

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Welcome to Life at Bella Terra. I’m Mary and I am delighted you are here. Life at Bella Terra is about embracing what the present can bring by valuing what the past built. Here, from our historic property, I will share decorating, entertaining, gardening tips as well as my adventures in the kitchen. Occasionally you may see a DIY but it’s only because it was a rare success! I hope that this blog will be a place of comfort and joy and together, we will learn something from each other along the way. Learn more >

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