Family, Food, Friends, Fun and Fatigue
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Family, Food, Friends, Fun and Fatigue

ByMary Crozier

I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving.  It was so nice having all the children home and the house filled with their friends.  Today, as I take all the Thanksgiving items and store them away until next year, here are some random musings about the holiday. We had the biggest turkey ever~~a whopping 28 lbs,…

Setting the Thanksgiving Table
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Setting the Thanksgiving Table

ByMary Crozier

Food seems to taste much better when served in a beautiful setting.  Even though I didn’t have an extravagant childhood, my mother always set a lovely table for the holidays, using her Franciscan Ware apple pattern. Are you setting a Thanksgiving table? If so, here are some of my tips and tricks to creating a…

Fall in Phoenix
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Fall Equals More Outdoor Living

ByMary Crozier

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…

Halloween Memories
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Halloween Memories

ByMary Crozier

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…