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The Restoration Chronicles~~Chapter 4
ByMary Crozier April 21, 2020April 21, 2020

Building the Pool House Welcome to Chapter 4 of The Restoration Chronicles! I love a good Before and After story and we have many of those here at Bella Terra. I hope you have read the previous chapters where construction of the kitchen/basement, back terrace, and master suite additions to our historic 1912 home have…

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Saturday Meanderings
ByMary Crozier April 18, 2020April 18, 2020

Here are some random thoughts for this beautiful Saturday morning. Yesterday, I completed cleaning the other half of the first floor to the well tower. If you missed Tuesday’s post about the potting shed, click here. Some fun discoveries in the well tower. I found a box full of old love letters and photos. A…

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Composting 101
ByMary Crozier April 1, 2020August 19, 2023

Since we are all staying at home for the next 30 days, it is the perfect time to start composting. Your family’s trash can be easily and inexpensively turned into organic plant food. About 30% of what we throw away can be used to make your own rich fertilizer. We have been composting here at…

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Saturday Meanderings
ByMary Crozier March 14, 2020February 20, 2021

We have arrived safely back in the USA after our 6 day Spring break trip to Vancouver, Canada. It was a spectacular mother/daughter adventure with my youngest child and college freshman, Elisabeth. Traveling was very enjoyable. I felt as if the planes were the cleanest I have ever seen, plus nearly all passengers were happily…

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Ways to Decompress
ByMary Crozier November 19, 2019May 19, 2023

We all have times in our lives where we feel like we have one stress after another. The weight of the world weighs heavily on our shoulders. Sometimes it is fleeting; other times you want to shout out to the universe enough already! Though it would be nice to have stress-free days, life just doesn’t…

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