Entries-Making a First Impression
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Your Home’s Entry-Are You Making a Good First Impression?

ByMary Crozier

As you may know, our historic home was built in 1910, before Arizona became a state. Originally the plats of land were 20 acres and were marketed to build rural agricultural estate homes surrounded by citrus groves. Nearly all the large parcels have been subdivided as Phoenix has grown. We feel fortunate to still have…

Getting Back to Basics | Put Down Your Phone
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Getting Back to Basics

ByMary Crozier

I am from the generation that grew up with one television.  The only time we were allowed to watch it was Sunday night. After a bath (there was no shower) and in our jammies, we would all sit together and watch a show.   The television was never on during the week but we didn’t seem…

Raising Chickens and Our Custom Henhouse
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Raising Chickens and Our Custom Henhouse

ByMary Crozier

When we first bought our historic home, the property and house were in a terrible state of decay and disrepair. The 2 acre parcel was heavily overgrown and filled with bugs and Bark scorpions. In order to reduce the bug population, we had free range guinea hens to take care of the problem organically. I…

The Importance of Good Friends
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The Importance of Friendship and Kindness

ByMary Crozier

Yesterday I was feeling out of sorts.  Blah.  Not physically sick but emotionally restless.  I try exercising and that didn’t fix it.  I eat healthy food all day to no avail.  Typically I wake up each morning in a happy state ready to tackle the day with lots of focused energy.  But on this day,…