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  • Hollyhocks and a Gift for You
    flowers | Gardening | historical homes | planting | Uncategorized

    Hollyhocks and a Gift for You

    ByMary Crozier April 24, 2018

    We have an ABUNDANCE of hollyhocks growing in our yard.  This is the closest thing to Jack and the Beanstalk~~as this small seed grows into a plant that is 10-12 feet tall. All the garden books suggest they grow to 8 feet, however, ours are so much taller. I’m 5’4″ and you can see this…

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  • Lemon Blueberry Bread~gluten, dairy and grain free
    breakfast | desserts | healthy eating | historical homes | Orchard | Recipes | Spring | Uncategorized

    Lemon Blueberry Bread~gluten, dairy and grain free

    ByMary Crozier April 17, 2018January 23, 2023

    My husband and I have been doing the Whole30 eating plan (no sugar, bread, alcohol, dairy, beans, peanuts, soy for 30 days) since the end of February.  We both said, “how hard can it be?” Surprisingly, we felt great on the Whole30.  For a quick summary of this reset plan, click here. As a result, I…

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  • An Afternoon Tea with Rhys Bowen
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    An Afternoon Tea with Rhys Bowen

    ByMary Crozier April 3, 2018July 23, 2020

    A few weeks ago, we hosted a charitable tea with New York Times Bestselling author, Rhys Bowen.  The monies raised from that afternoon go the Family to Family Foundation. This foundation provides scholarships to students in rural El Salvador who, due to lack of funds, would otherwise be unable to receive an education. When my son was…

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  • Getting Ready for Easter
    centerpieces | decorating and design | DIY | Easter | flowers | historical homes | holiday decorating | Spring | Uncategorized

    Getting Ready for Easter

    ByMary Crozier March 29, 2018April 15, 2025

    I cannot believe Easter is this weekend. Though I haven’t thought at all about Easter dinner, I did spend some time playing around with the centerpiece and decorating Easter eggs. The plastic tub in the garage entitled EASTER, produced a few themed items to add to the dinner table. Trader Joe’s has a good selection…

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  • Why are Attracted to Certain Colors?
    Easter | flowers | historical homes | Informational | Spring

    Why are Attracted to Certain Colors?

    ByMary Crozier March 27, 2018March 6, 2023

    Over the last few months I had an obsession with anything that was blush, pink or rose gold. My friend and blogger, Gabie from Tea End blog commented that the color pink was related to nuturing and mothering.  It was during a time I had our children home for the holidays.  My motherly happiness resulted…

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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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