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  • Making Lavender Pillows
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    Making Lavender Pillows

    ByMary Crozier August 22, 2020April 7, 2021

    The world needs more lavender to promote calmness and wellness, don’t you think? I love sachets, but the larger lavender pillows are getting my attention lately. However, is it me or do they seem expensive? $49.95 for a 7″ square lavender pillow? So what better way to get a lavender pillow than make them yourself….

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  • Life at Bella Terra’s Greatest Hits
    Animals | art | autumn | Charitable events | Chickens | cleaning and repairing | decorating and design | desserts | DIY | Entertaining | Family | Gardening | health | Hen House | historical homes | house restoration | Informational | Orchard | painting | Pets | planting | Recipes | renovation | Uncategorized

    Life at Bella Terra’s Greatest Hits

    ByMary Crozier August 11, 2020August 11, 2020

    Thank you for visiting my blog on Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday! I am so grateful to my faithful readers and all the new people who are joining us every week. Your comments and questions make my day. Since many of you are new, I thought it might be fun to share some oldies but goodies….

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  • Processing Tomatoes
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    Processing Tomatoes

    ByMary Crozier August 8, 2020June 9, 2021

    You need lots of tomatoes Back in early June, after harvesting the San Marzano tomatoes from my garden (thank you, Whitfill Nursery), I made fresh tomato sauce. However, I did not process it with the hot bath canning method, but froze the fresh sauce in individual zip-loc bags. Recently, when my friend, Rick said his…

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  • Wrap Up Wednesday
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    Wrap Up Wednesday

    ByMary Crozier July 15, 2020July 15, 2020

    Lately, life feels like a lot of loose ends. The ups and downs of the pandemic, the constant barrage of bad news, the light at the end of the tunnel brightens and then dims. I don’t know about you, but I feel a bit untethered. Of course, some days are better than others. But, wait….

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  • 10 Things I Love in My Kitchen
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    10 Things I Love in My Kitchen

    ByMary Crozier July 14, 2020May 2, 2022

    Most of my time is spent in the kitchen. I love the kitchen overall, but I have a few favorites that, if I were to design another kitchen, I would definitely include. Here is my list of top 10 items I love and use heavily in the kitchen. Nespresso Machine My Nespresso Machine is the…

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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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