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    Saturday Meanderings

    ByMary Crozier August 22, 2025August 22, 2025

    After today, there’s just one Saturday left in August. I find myself holding tightly to these final weeks of summer—it’s easy to do in the glorious mountain weather. But tomorrow we’ll be heading back to the Phoenix heat for a short while, and I suspect that within 48 hours I’ll be longing for the first…

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    Saturday Meanderings

    ByMary Crozier August 16, 2025August 16, 2025

    As I am writing this, it is a drizzly, quiet late morning here at the cabin. The day started out with quite a surprise~ a big black bear wandered into our yard. Finn’s protective instincts kicked in immediately as his deep, fierce barking sent the bear running off in a hurry. Thankfully, our big white…

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  • Big Style in a Small Space: Our Cabin Bathroom Wallpaper Makeover
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    Big Style in a Small Space: Our Cabin Bathroom Wallpaper Makeover

    ByMary Crozier August 12, 2025August 13, 2025

    Remember those wallpaper rolls I shared a peek of a few weeks ago? Well, it’s time to reveal where they ended up! Our tiny cabin bathroom — once drenched in a bold, deep red — has traded drama for calm with a fresh neutral-and-sage pattern. The difference is night and day, and I can’t wait…

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    Saturday Meanderings

    ByMary Crozier February 14, 2025February 14, 2025

    Happy day after Valentine’s Day. Did you do anything special? Other than wear a “Love” t-shirt, socks with red hearts, and doing a property walkabout with my husband, it is a regular day for us. I hope you read my post this week about the love story of our home. Certainly a fun trip down…

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  • 8 Ways to Get in the Fall Mood when it is Still Hot Outside
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    8 Ways to Get in the Fall Mood when it is Still Hot Outside

    ByMary Crozier September 2, 2024September 3, 2024

    It is early September and I long for the autumn weather in our lingering hot Phoenix climate. Even here in the Arizona mountains, the days are warm with slightly cooler weather in the mornings. With the official start of autumn only a few weeks away, here are 8 ways to get in the Fall mood….

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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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