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Saturday Meanderings

ByMary Crozier May 17, 2024May 17, 2024

Happy Saturday from the White Mountains of Arizona! It’s been a few months since we have visited our cabin and no surprise to find cobwebs, lots of yard debris and a tankless water heater that is providing cold water only. Home ownership~a blessing and a curse. This is Finn’s first trip here and he is…

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Room by Room: A Peek into Our Library

ByMary Crozier August 30, 2022August 31, 2022

It has been 6 months since I wrote an edition of Room by Room. So today we will take a look at our library nestled between the family room and mudroom. This sweet room has many bookshelves and a fireplace. Measuring in at 11 feet x 18 feet, this smaller room has the lion’s share…

Learning to Paint

ByMary Crozier February 5, 2020February 5, 2020

Learning something new later in life can be a bit of a challenge. After my 2nd child went off to college, I decided to try my hand at painting. A dear gardening friend/art teacher began giving classes rather close to my home and I thought, “Why not try this?” My first art classes involved acrylic…

Happy August!

ByMary Crozier August 2, 2019August 2, 2019

Hello, my friends! It feels so good to be back and writing to you. My friend, Lisa, recently sent me this. This summer I have made a concerted effort to reduce my use of technology and screen time. I can honestly say that it is so joyful not to be tethered to a device, plus…

Our Hodge-Podge Art Collection

ByMary Crozier June 20, 2018June 20, 2018

On Saturday we were invited to a friend’s home for dinner. I had never been there before but my husband had and was raving about their home, particularly their art collection. Art plays a major role in their lives, because Leslie Sandbulte is a very talented, renown artist. Here are a few of her paintings….

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