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  • Cleaning out the Potting Shed
    Chickens | cleaning and repairing | Gardening | historical homes | house restoration | household | Informational | Organizing | Pets | planting | Uncategorized

    Cleaning out the Potting Shed

    ByMary Crozier April 14, 2020April 14, 2020

    What started out as cleaning the windows to the well tower, turned into a full day of cleaning out the potting shed. The potting shed occupies the first level of the well tower. If you are new to the blog, the well tower is just that, it houses the well, which we re-activated when we…

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  • Making Pesto
    DIY | fall | Gardening | planting | Recipes | Uncategorized

    Making Pesto

    ByMary Crozier November 16, 2018September 18, 2023

    It is the time of year that my basil is very abundant.  Once the weather gets too cold, all that luscious green herb goes black. Since it was 39 degrees one morning this week, it is time to harvest it. I plant the basil next to the tomatoes in the garden. The general consensus is…

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  • You say tom-a-to, I say tom-AH-to
    Gardening | healthy eating | planting

    You say tom-a-to, I say tom-AH-to

    ByMary Crozier May 24, 2017July 27, 2017

    “It’s difficult to think anything but pleasant thoughts while eating a homegrown tomato. “ Lewis Grizzard   I love to garden.  There is a giddiness when picking that very first tomato.  I take pictures of it and then carry it around the house for show and tell for the rest of my family.  They think…

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    What happened to my grapevine??

    ByMary Crozier November 6, 2016November 6, 2016

    Every fall I wait for the grapevines by the garden to change into brilliant fall colors.  Years ago, I planted two small grapes on either side of the gate to the garden.  Over time, they have grown up over the rebar arch and have made a lovely shaded entrance. During the summer, the vines are…

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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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