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Setting the Thanksgiving Table
ByMary Crozier November 20, 2017November 8, 2023

Food seems to taste much better when served in a beautiful setting. Even though I didn’t have an extravagant childhood, my mother always set a lovely table for the holidays, using her Franciscan Ware apple pattern. Are you setting a Thanksgiving table? If so, here are some of my tips and tricks to creating a…

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The Well Tower and Fall planting
ByMary Crozier September 28, 2017September 14, 2021

The well tower is a unique fixture on our property. Originally designed to pump and house the equipment for the well, it was in a deteriorated state when we purchased our property back in 1999. But over time we did restore it and it serves multiple purposes now in 2021. It becomes a topic of…

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It’s Been A Year!
ByMary Crozier September 14, 2017September 14, 2017

A year ago today, I sent my first blog post of Life at Bella Terra. It was an intimidating moment, because I thought “who would ever want to read this?” I don’t consider myself a very good writer and I’m really trying to improve upon that. But your words of encouragement have brought me back…

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My Trip Back East
ByMary Crozier August 18, 2017August 19, 2017

I just returned from a 7-day trip to the east coast. 5 flights, 3 hotels, 2 different rental cars and lots of driving and a wide variety of activities. There is quite a bit to share with you so please forgive the longer post. Monday, I flew into Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C. and…

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You say tom-a-to, I say tom-AH-to
ByMary Crozier May 24, 2017July 27, 2017

“It’s difficult to think anything but pleasant thoughts while eating a homegrown tomato. “ Lewis Grizzard I love to garden. There is a giddiness when picking that very first tomato. I take pictures of it and then carry it around the house for show and tell for the rest of my family. They think…

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