Saturday Meanderings
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Saturday Meanderings

ByMary Crozier

As I write this, we are now officially in the season between winter and summer. Our recent rains dowsed the garden and yard with abundant moisture. We had more rain in the last two weeks than we had over the past 11 months. This will be a shortened version of Saturday Meanderings since my daughter…

Home is Where the Heart Is~A Love Story about Place and Space
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Home is Where the Heart Is~A Love Story about Place and Space

ByMary Crozier

Since February is the month of love and Valentine’s Day is right around the corner, here’s a different sort of love story. First of all, I am so grateful to have a place to call home. Whether you own or rent your home, you can have your very own love story. Home is where the…

Exterior Revivals: Before and After of Home Facelifts
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Exterior Revivals: Before and After of Home Facelifts

ByMary Crozier

Who doesn’t love a good Before and After photo, especially when it comes to homes. For nearly 10 years, I found my passion in restoring and remodeling homes in our neighborhood. My business, Picket Fences, would breathe new life into older homes. This concept was long before “flippers” came onto the housing scene. With every…

Saturday Meanderings
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Saturday Meanderings

ByMary Crozier

As I write this, we are up at our mountain cabin. It is overcast, drizzling and chilly temperatures and oh, so very quiet. When you live in a busy city, you ignore all the noise (sirens, traffic, lawn mowers and blowers), but here it is silent. Wow. I haven’t been here since Thanksgiving, so naturally…

Room by Room :The Hardworking Mudroom
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Room by Room :The Hardworking Mudroom

ByMary Crozier

The mudroom is perhaps the most used, and abused room in our home.  Located right off the back door of the house, the mud room is also adjacent to the kitchen, laundry room and library. This small room has 4 doors and a back stair case up to the 2nd floor. The Before Here is…