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Family, Food, Friends, Fun and Fatigue
ByMary Crozier November 25, 2017November 25, 2017

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,…

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Setting the Thanksgiving Table
ByMary Crozier November 20, 2017November 8, 2023

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…

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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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Hello November!
ByMary Crozier November 4, 2017November 4, 2017

Dear November, I will not forget you. Even though the stores have moved onto Christmas I refuse to ignore your importance in the calendar year. My blog post today will focus on this wonderful month. To me, it’s the quiet time before the holiday rush ~~I’m a traditionalist about starting the Christmas holiday the DAY…

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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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