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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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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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Saturday Meanderings
ByMary Crozier May 10, 2025May 10, 2025

What a blur of a week! The fact is I am too busy and it’s my own fault. I suppose it’s better to be busy than not, but there is a limit, right? Regardless, here we are again getting together to chat about all good things this week. As always, I appreciate you joining me…

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Saturday Meanderings
ByMary Crozier April 12, 2025April 12, 2025

Happy Saturday to you and I hope you are enjoying a nice quiet weekend morning. Who knew it is National Grilled Cheese Day and of course, the start of Passover. It’s time for us to review all the good things that happened this week. So grab your favorite beverage and let’s get started. One of…

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How to Make Decoupage Easter Eggs
ByMary Crozier April 7, 2025April 8, 2025

I have always wanted to try decoupaging eggs with pretty napkins for Easter and Spring. However, I couldn’t find any appropriate napkins laying around the house to do this. So instead, I find paper hand towels with a pretty peony pattern. Since you can do this with any napkin, check out the rather large display…

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