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Fall Equals More Outdoor Living
ByMary Crozier November 10, 2017October 9, 2023

I understand some of the country is having extremely cold weather. But here in Phoenix, we are experiencing ideal fall temperatures. The air conditioners are officially off and windows are open. It’s time to remove the outdoor furniture covers and spend time outside for the next several months. One of the entertaining spaces at Bella…

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Halloween Memories
ByMary Crozier October 30, 2017October 30, 2017

I know some people are not fond of Halloween, but I have such great childhood memories going trick or treating with my siblings in our small Connecticut town. There was a cemetery across the street from our Dutch Colonial house. We would run by it really fast imagining all sorts of ghoulish things, squealing the…

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A Bit of Fall Decorating
ByMary Crozier October 12, 2017September 18, 2023

I love the longevity of fall decorating~~you can start in September, adjust it a bit for Halloween and keep it until Thanksgiving. With a few small touches, the house feels like autumn. It helps that we’ve been enjoying such gorgeous cool mornings and evenings. Don’t you just love the light lately? The yard looks so…

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What is on your bedside table?
ByMary Crozier October 6, 2017

As you know, I have been on a cleaning, sorting and organizing whirlwind. Starting at one end of the house, my goal is to go through every drawer, closet, dresser and attack it with the mindset as if I am moving in 2 weeks. Expired makeup, business suits with shoulder pads, miscellaneous paperwork – GONE!…

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It’s Been A Year!
ByMary Crozier September 14, 2017September 14, 2017

A year ago today, I sent my first blog post of Life at Bella Terra. It was an intimidating moment, because I thought “who would ever want to read this?” I don’t consider myself a very good writer and I’m really trying to improve upon that. But your words of encouragement have brought me back…

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