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Saturday Meanderings
ByMary Crozier December 2, 2023December 4, 2023

Happy December! Wow. Already. We are in full holiday decorating mode, albeit slowly. The week is filled with menial, yet necessary tasks (making returns, getting things fixed, paying bills) but there are a few highlights. Are you all decorated for the holidays? Thank you for taking the time to join me for Saturday Meanderings where…

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The Many Indicators of Spring
ByMary Crozier March 21, 2023March 21, 2023

In the Spring, I have counted 136 different kinds of weather inside of 24 hours. Mark Twain As I watch the effects of snow storms, nor’easters and relentless rainfall in other parts of the country, I am grateful to live in an area with a more mild winter. Born and raised in Connecticut, I have fond…

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Saturday Meanderings
ByMary Crozier March 3, 2023March 4, 2023

We are having such chilly, rainy weather here in Phoenix. Not that I am complaining as we always need the rain, but usually by March, we are having warmer temperatures. As I write this I am bundled up with the fireplace on making a pot of soup for lunch. Happy Saturday and of course, it…

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Raising Chickens and Our Custom Henhouse
ByMary Crozier July 19, 2022January 15, 2024

When we first bought our historic home, the property and house were in a terrible state of decay and disrepair. The 2 acre parcel was heavily overgrown and filled with bugs and Bark scorpions. In order to reduce the bug population, we had free range guinea hens to take care of the problem organically. I…

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Saturday Meanderings
ByMary Crozier March 11, 2022April 19, 2022

Every time I write a Saturday Meanderings I cannot believe another week has flown by! As I am composing this I am sitting in the waiting room at Superior Court of Arizona, recently summoned for Grand Jury duty. I have never done this before and it will be interesting to see if I am part…

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