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    Saturday Meanderings

    ByMary Crozier August 9, 2025August 9, 2025

    A bit of a late start with writing and posting today. The past few days have been consumed by research and presentations for three zoning hearings—more facts and formalities than the lovely, fun, and creative pursuits I usually enjoy. But the zoning cases went in our favor and I am now back up at our…

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    Saturday Meanderings

    ByMary Crozier August 2, 2025August 2, 2025

    Happy August! We are back in Phoenix for 8 days to attend a wedding, doctor’s appointments and a zoning hearing. When I left Pinetop it was a glorious 60 degrees and as I am writing this, it is 101 degrees in the Valley of the Sun. Thank you so much for joining me for my…

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  • From My Heart to Yours: A Re-introduction
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    From My Heart to Yours: A Re-introduction

    ByMary Crozier June 16, 2025June 18, 2025

    Hello and welcome! Whether you’ve just joined me or you’ve been here from the beginning, I thought it might be time to (re)introduce myself and share a little more about the heart behind Life at Bella Terra. I’m Mary Crozier, and I write from a historic home in Phoenix that’s full of creaky charm, evolving projects,…

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  • Saturday Meanderings
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    Saturday Meanderings

    ByMary Crozier March 22, 2025April 3, 2025

    As I write this, we are now officially in the season between winter and summer. Our recent rains dowsed the garden and yard with abundant moisture. We had more rain in the last two weeks than we had over the past 11 months. This will be a shortened version of Saturday Meanderings since my daughter…

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  • Saturday Meanderings
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    Saturday Meanderings

    ByMary Crozier March 8, 2025March 8, 2025

    What a week! Our weather is all over the place and I cannot tell you how happy I am that it is the weekend. Thank you so much for joining me today for Saturday Meanderings, where we chat about all good things this week. Grab a favorite beverage and let’s get started! The Desert Smells…

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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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