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Valentine’s Day Table Inspiration
ByMary Crozier February 11, 2020January 14, 2021

For many years, we would host our annual Valentine formal dinner party for 12 people. So why not this year? It took me all of January to recover from the holidays! And before I knew it, it’s February. Lack of good planning on my part. Instead, this Valentine’s Day table inspiration is a romantic setting…

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Lemon Tart with Mile High Meringue
ByMary Crozier February 8, 2020February 8, 2020

My mother always made the best lemon meringue pies. After she passed, I tried to find her recipe but to no avail. I attempted making one from an online recipe and it was a complete failure. The meringue was loose and runny. I never made another. One blogger I admire greatly is Kayley from The…

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Learning to Paint
ByMary Crozier February 5, 2020February 5, 2020

Learning something new later in life can be a bit of a challenge. After my 2nd child went off to college, I decided to try my hand at painting. A dear gardening friend/art teacher began giving classes rather close to my home and I thought, “Why not try this?” My first art classes involved acrylic…

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Preserved Lemons
ByMary Crozier January 28, 2020January 17, 2024

The very first time I preserved lemons was back in 2010. It was a failure. It is highly likely I did it incorrectly and based on that experience I never made them again, until now. A friend recently told me she LOVED preserved lemons and used them all the time. Really? As a result I…

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Tackling the Master Closet
ByMary Crozier January 25, 2020January 4, 2022

New beginnings, fresh starts and a time to get life in order is what I think of in January. Two years ago I did a major sweep of the master closet and it was a thing of beauty. But 24 months later, it’s just a mess. Why is it so difficult to keep things in…

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