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Your Home’s Entry-Are You Making a Good First Impression?
ByMary Crozier November 29, 2022November 29, 2022

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…

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Getting Back to Basics
ByMary Crozier November 22, 2022November 22, 2022

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…

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Saturday Meanderings
ByMary Crozier July 29, 2022July 30, 2022

Happy Saturday from swampy Phoenix, Arizona! It’s been a week of heavy clouds, rains, lower temperatures and very high humidity (which is rare for us). But no one is complaining about the rain as we love every drop. The yard looks tired and is full of tree debris but thankfully the air conditioning and Netflix…

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Chickens | decorating and design | DIY | Gardening | Hen House | historical homes | Outdoor living

Raising Chickens and Our Custom Henhouse
ByMary Crozier July 19, 2022January 15, 2024

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…

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The Importance of Friendship and Kindness
ByMary Crozier July 18, 2022July 19, 2022

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,…

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