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    2023 Holiday Home Tour

    ByMary Crozier December 19, 2023December 19, 2023

    After years of putting the same decorations in the same places, I find it fun and a bit challenging to look at my holiday decorations with different eyes. Granted, it is not as easy as putting the same snow globe on the same shelf. Placing a treasured piece in a different place gives it new…

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  • Thanksgiving Table Ideas from Table Design to Centerpiece Inspiration
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    Thanksgiving Table Ideas from Table Design to Centerpiece Inspiration

    ByMary Crozier November 8, 2023November 8, 2023

    Every year I try to make our Thanksgiving table extra special, from the space and table, to the place setting and centerpiece. There is something that says love in setting a lovely table for your guests. Since this is the holiday of thanks, what better way to tell your family and guests how grateful you…

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  • Lemon Love~My 10 Favorite Recipes
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    Lemon Love~My 10 Favorite Recipes

    ByMary Crozier January 23, 2023January 23, 2023

    Being well into our citrus season, I am taking advantage of all the different fruits available to us. A typical day means a walk to the orchard to pick an orange, tangerine, grapefruit or kumquat from a tree. This year, my Lisbon lemon tree did produce quite a bumper crop! Today’s post is about lemon…

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  • Getting Back to Basics | Put Down Your Phone
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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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  • 7 Ways to Look and Feel Younger
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    7 Ways to Look and Feel Younger

    ByMary Crozier October 24, 2022October 24, 2022

    Let’s face it. We all get older. But don’t you find it interesting that there are people in their 70s that have more energy and joie de vivre than some people in their 40s? What is the secret to living life to its fullest and looking good in the meantime. I certainly don’t have all…

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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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