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    Valentine Dinner Party

    ByMary Crozier February 13, 2018February 11, 2021

    Typically we are a bit casual when entertaining.  However, once a year we do a formal sit down dinner party for Valentine’s Day. This year we are having a Valentine dinner party for 5 couples. Generally we use the dining room, but the weather has been so glorious lately, we decided to have it outside…

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  • Same Flowers – 2 Different Ways
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    Same Flowers – 2 Different Ways

    ByMary Crozier February 9, 2018January 23, 2023

    When I was in my 20s, I offered to take a work shift for my friend, Gwen allowing her to escape on a weekend mountain trip.  When Gwen returned, she presented, as a thank you, a collection of wild grasses and cattails she had gathered on her trip, wrapped in burlap with a gorgeous ribbon….

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  • Heart-shaped Ravioli
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    Heart-shaped Ravioli

    ByMary Crozier February 7, 2018January 23, 2023

    Do something special for Valentine’s Day!  We tend to stay home vs. going out to a restaurant. Fresh pasta is relatively easy and each year I make these for our family Valentine’s Day dinner. This Four Cheese Ravioli recipe is dated 2/10/2010 from Annie’s Eats, a food blog.  She has since changed her blog name…

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  • It’s Been A Year!
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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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  • Love is in the Air
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    Love is in the Air

    ByMary Crozier February 14, 2017January 23, 2023

    I wanted to make something for my husband and the wonderful crew I have at the Willetta restoration.  One of my husband’s favorite desserts is homemade cherry pie.  I did think about making a whole one but we’ve been trying to eat healthy since the first of the year and I knew a huge pie…

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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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