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  • Saturday Meanderings
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    Saturday Meanderings

    ByMary Crozier October 7, 2022October 8, 2022

    What a week! I have been so busy working on a neighborhood issue that has dominated my life~not much fun! So happy to be here with you this Saturday morning. The weather here has been all across the board, from beautiful fall weather to Emergency Alert dangerous dust storms. A Week of Clean-up With wind…

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  • Lemon Ricotta Pancakes
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    Lemon Ricotta Pancakes

    ByMary Crozier October 4, 2022October 4, 2022

    I first tasted these delicious lemon ricotta pancakes at Shutters on the Beach in Santa Monica, California many years ago.  These pancakes are so light and lemony that I can literally still taste them in my memory. My desire to make them at home is impetus for purchasing the restaurant’s cookbook, The Summertime Anytime Cookbook…

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  • October is Repair and Refresh the House Month
    autumn | cleaning and repairing | DIY | fall | furniture | historical homes | household | Informational | Organizing | painting | Upholstery

    October is Repair and Refresh the House Month

    ByMary Crozier October 3, 2022October 3, 2022

    October is the month I designate to assess the condition of the house and make a long list of things to do. I cannot take credit for this idea. Years ago, a neighbor with a busy family lived in one of the most beautiful homes on the street. Yet when you went inside, you didn’t…

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  • Saturday Meanderings
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    Saturday Meanderings

    ByMary Crozier September 30, 2022September 30, 2022

    Happy Saturday and I hope you are enjoying the fall season. Our morning and evening weather is slightly shifting to cooler temperatures. Last weekend we went to the mountains where we had actual crisp sweater weather. The social season is starting up again here in Phoenix, and we are looking forward to entertaining again. It’s…

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  • 5 Fall Garden Preparation and Planting Tips for the Southwest Region
    autumn | Chickens | cleaning and repairing | DIY | fall | Gardening

    5 Fall Garden Preparation and Planting Tips for the Southwest Region

    ByMary Crozier September 27, 2022September 28, 2022

    In many parts of the country, gardeners are preparing their gardens for a long winter’s rest. However, garden preparation and planting is just starting for the Fall and Winter here in the Southwest. Here are 5 Fall gardening tips for you to prepare and plant your garden. In this part of Arizona, our USDA Plant…

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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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