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Enjoying California
exercise | flowers | Gardening | Outdoor living | vacation

Enjoying California

ByMary Crozier July 30, 2017June 18, 2022

As you know, in Phoenix, it is nearly impossible to do anything outside due to the summer heat. During our recent trip to California, I could not wait to get outdoors and enjoy the beautiful temperate climate and the sweet ocean breezes. I was born and raise on the East Coast and I believe that…

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You say tom-a-to, I say tom-AH-to
Gardening | healthy eating | planting

You say tom-a-to, I say tom-AH-to

ByMary Crozier May 24, 2017July 27, 2017

“It’s difficult to think anything but pleasant thoughts while eating a homegrown tomato. “ Lewis Grizzard   I love to garden.  There is a giddiness when picking that very first tomato.  I take pictures of it and then carry it around the house for show and tell for the rest of my family.  They think…

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Spring is in the Air!
flowers | Gardening | Orchard | Spring

Spring is in the Air!

ByMary Crozier March 14, 2017July 27, 2017

With the coming of spring, I am calm again.   Gustav Mahler This weekend, I made a cup of my favorite coffee and enjoyed a stroll around the property.  You can definitely feel a difference in the air~~spring has sprung! Our pool has become a love pond for a female and two male ducks.  Last…

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A Bit of Sunshine
flowers | Gardening | Orchard | planting | Uncategorized

A Bit of Sunshine

ByMary Crozier January 20, 2017July 27, 2017

Typically, we enjoy sunny, sweater weather during the winter in Phoenix.  I can’t recall a winter season being so gloomy and rainy~~don’t get me wrong, we love and need the rain, but it’s rare having several days of heavy, gray, overcast skies.  The weather for the next 5 days will continue this pattern so I…

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What happened to my grapevine??

ByMary Crozier November 6, 2016November 6, 2016

Every fall I wait for the grapevines by the garden to change into brilliant fall colors.  Years ago, I planted two small grapes on either side of the gate to the garden.  Over time, they have grown up over the rebar arch and have made a lovely shaded entrance. During the summer, the vines are…

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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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