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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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DIY | flowers | Gardening | historical homes | house restoration | Informational | Outdoor living | planting | Spring | Uncategorized

Propagating Roses
ByMary Crozier April 15, 2020April 15, 2020

I have always wanted to learn how to propagate roses, especially the antique ones we have at Bella Terra. With a clean potting shed (see yesterday’s post here) and sheltering in place time on my hands, I thought I would try this. Meet Quatre Saisons (Rose of the Four Seasons), R. damascene bifera). We have…

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Cleaning out the Potting Shed
ByMary Crozier April 14, 2020April 14, 2020

What started out as cleaning the windows to the well tower, turned into a full day of cleaning out the potting shed. The potting shed occupies the first level of the well tower. If you are new to the blog, the well tower is just that, it houses the well, which we re-activated when we…

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decorating and design | Family | historical homes | house restoration | Informational | Outdoor living | porches

The Restoration Chronicles~Chapter 3
ByMary Crozier March 21, 2020March 21, 2020

So much has happened in the last month since I wrote Chapter 2 of the Restoration Chronicles. To see previous posts, click here for Chapter 1 and here for Chapter 2. On this Saturday morning, I hope you will enjoy the latest installment of the renovation journey of Bella Terra. As you may recall, the…

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decorating and design | Entertaining | Family | furniture | historical homes | house restoration | household | Informational | Organizing | renovation | traditions | Uncategorized

Open Floor Plan or Not?
ByMary Crozier March 4, 2020March 4, 2020

Do you like an open floor plan? According to Google, an Open plan is the generic term used in architectural and interior design for any floor plan which makes use of large, open spaces and minimizes the use of small, enclosed rooms. Are open floor plans going out of style? I’ve never lived in a home with an open floor…

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