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  • From My Heart to Yours: A Re-introduction
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    From My Heart to Yours: A Re-introduction

    ByMary Crozier June 16, 2025June 18, 2025

    Hello and welcome! Whether you’ve just joined me or you’ve been here from the beginning, I thought it might be time to (re)introduce myself and share a little more about the heart behind Life at Bella Terra. I’m Mary Crozier, and I write from a historic home in Phoenix that’s full of creaky charm, evolving projects,…

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  • The Great Lamb Cake Legacy: A Story of Family and Tradition
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    The Great Lamb Cake Legacy: A Story of Family and Tradition

    ByMary Crozier April 23, 2025April 23, 2025

    Every Easter weekend, I find myself drawn back to the kitchen—preparing recipes for those I love. But there is also something deeper. I pull out an old Griswold cast iron lamb cake mold, heavy with memory and meaning, and begin a ritual that spans generations. As a child, Easter wasn’t Easter without the lamb cake….

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  • Saturday Meanderings
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    Saturday Meanderings

    ByMary Crozier January 3, 2025January 4, 2025

    Is anyone else having trouble figuring out what day it is? Friday, this week feels like a Monday and with all the holiday hoopla, I am putting off my New Year focus until this coming Monday, the 6th. My son and daughter flew back to their respective out-of-state homes last Sunday. We are so thankful…

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  • Saturday Meanderings
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    Saturday Meanderings

    ByMary Crozier December 27, 2024December 27, 2024

    As we close out 2024, I want to thank you so much for your support and encouragement throughout the year. Welcome to the last Saturday Meanderings of December and I am happy you are here to chat about all good things this week. Our Christmas Activity Having all 3 adult children home is so much…

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  • Our 2024 Holiday Home Tour
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    Our 2024 Holiday Home Tour

    ByMary Crozier December 16, 2024December 16, 2024

    There are some years that I go all out in decorating the house and property. However, this year, my goal is to create that holiday magic but in a simple way. After such a busy year, I envisioned lots of greens, garland, candles and velvet ribbon. Nearly every aspect of this year’s holiday decor incorporate…

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Welcome to Life at Bella Terra. I’m Mary and I am delighted you are here. Life at Bella Terra is about embracing what the present can bring by valuing what the past built. Here, from our historic property, I will share decorating, entertaining, gardening tips as well as my adventures in the kitchen. Occasionally you may see a DIY but it’s only because it was a rare success! I hope that this blog will be a place of comfort and joy and together, we will learn something from each other along the way. Learn more >

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