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  • Fresh and Fabulous Ideas and Recipes for your Kentucky Derby Party!
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    Fresh and Fabulous Ideas and Recipes for your Kentucky Derby Party!

    ByMary Crozier April 29, 2024April 29, 2024

    The “Race for the Roses” will be held this Saturday on May 4, 2024 at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. If you cannot be there in person, then what better reason to have your very own Derby party. There is so much history surrounding this annual event and how fun to partake in its revelry….

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  • Would You Ever Paint a Bedroom (or other room) Black?
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    Would You Ever Paint a Bedroom (or other room) Black?

    ByMary Crozier April 23, 2024April 23, 2024

    When my eldest daughter heads off to college, it is a good opportunity to update her room with a more sophisticated look.  It is painted a pretty green and has all the makings of a young teenage girl’s room. As I consider different paint colors, would you ever paint a bedroom black? The Before Why…

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  • How To Safely Store Fine China and Special Occasion Dinnerware
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    How To Safely Store Fine China and Special Occasion Dinnerware

    ByMary Crozier April 8, 2024April 8, 2024

    I am guilty of having too many dishes. Quite honestly, I do not know how or why this dish thing got started. When I was in my 20s, I didn’t have two cents to rub together, however, I recall saving up to buy service for 12 of Royal Doulton Romance Collection in Juliet. How I…

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    Saturday Meanderings

    ByMary Crozier March 16, 2024March 28, 2024

    Another rainy and chilly few days here in the Valley of the Sun. My garden is very happy about the additional moisture and of course, the cooler temperatures are always appreciated. Happy St. Patrick’s Day weekend! Tonight we are hosting a dinner party celebrating our daughter, Julianna’s 27th birthday. I will be serving my two…

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  • St. Patrick’s Day Table~Green and Gold for Luck
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    St. Patrick’s Day Table~Green and Gold for Luck

    ByMary Crozier March 12, 2024March 13, 2024

    Even though we are not of Irish decent, we celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, March 17th, because it is the birthday of my daughter, Julianna and my mother, Julia. That, in itself, is a good reason to set a St. Patrick’s Day Table. However, who is St. Patrick and why is this holiday celebrated around the…

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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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