When It Rains It Pours
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When It Rains It Pours

ByMary Crozier

I am always curious as to why there are times in life where “things” happen in multiples. And not good things. Well, I seem to be in one of those downpours lately. As I mentioned in Saturday’s blog post, the 75 gallon water tank in the basement split and flooded two rooms. A plumber, two…

Saturday Meanderings
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Saturday Meanderings

ByMary Crozier

It has been an interesting week. What started with a lovely, relaxing Mother’s Day and ended with a flooded basement. The good news is the governor’s quarantine is over and life in Arizona is slowly getting back to the new normal. Garden Update The garden is abundant with artichokes, eggplant, fennel, cherry tomatoes, shishito peppers…

Escaping to the Cabin
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Escaping to the Cabin

ByMary Crozier

After a very stressful week meeting unpleasant deadlines, I jumped at the chance to join my husband in his annual “take the geraniums to the mountain” trip. The high temperatures in Phoenix are distressing the many potted geraniums we have. Each spring we pile them in the back of the pickup and drive them to…

The Restoration Chronicles~~Chapter 4
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The Restoration Chronicles~~Chapter 4

ByMary Crozier

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…

Saturday Meanderings
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Saturday Meanderings

ByMary Crozier

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…