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  • What are you reading this summer?
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    What are you reading this summer?

    ByMary Crozier July 16, 2017May 31, 2022

    I feel like I’m on a roll.  The last few books I’ve read have been winners! The summer’s less hectic schedule allows more time to read~~especially if we are stuck inside due to triple digit heat. Here are the books I have read and the ones I plan to read:

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  • A wonderful 4th of July!
    breakfast | holiday decorating | Outdoor living | porches | Recipes | summer entertaining | traditions | Uncategorized | White Mountain Summer Homes

    A wonderful 4th of July!

    ByMary Crozier July 5, 2017July 28, 2017

    We had a WONDERFUL day celebrating the 241st anniversary of the independence of America!  The Annual Bull Frog Loop parade (Bull Frog Loop is the name of our street) goes by our cabin.  It’s the perfect time to host a brunch for our neighbors and friends before the parade.

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  • Deep Cleaning and Cabin Love
    cleaning and repairing | porches | Uncategorized | vacation | vacation rental | White Mountain Summer Homes

    Deep Cleaning and Cabin Love

    ByMary Crozier May 27, 2017July 27, 2017

    Last week, I spent 3 days deep cleaning our little vacation rental cabin in the mountains. In January, my property manager/cleaning couple quit.  For years, I had so heavily relied on them to manage the cabin’s maintenance issues as the geographical distance (a 3 1/2 hour drive) precluded me from doing it myself. And now…

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    Happy Mother’s Day

    ByMary Crozier May 14, 2017May 14, 2017

    God could not be everywhere, and therefore he made mothers.  Rudyard Kipling Happy Mother’s Day to everyone who is a mother or has been a mother to others in your life. In the United States in 1905, Anna Jarvis campaigned to make “Mother’s Day” a recognized holiday.  Anna’s mother, Ann had been a peace activist…

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  • A  1922 Historic Home Restoration is Finished!
    DIY | historical homes | house restoration | Outdoor living | porches | renovation | Uncategorized

    A 1922 Historic Home Restoration is Finished!

    ByMary Crozier May 1, 2017June 8, 2022

    After 8 months of extensive renovation, we are proud to show you the results of the 1922 restoration in one of Phoenix’s most lovely neighborhoods.  This Jeffersonian grand dame is worthy of all the time, money and energy it took to make this restoration a reality. If you would like to see previous posts on…

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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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