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  • Gardening 101~How to Start Growing Things Yourself
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    Gardening 101~How to Start Growing Things Yourself

    ByMary Crozier May 8, 2024May 8, 2024

    Someone recently asked me if gardening takes a great deal of time…and I’ve been pondering the question ever since. I’ve been gardening for as long as I can remember.   Not only do I find it rewarding, but growing vegetables is a way to teach my children that food doesn’t just appear on a styrofoam tray. …

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  • Saturday Meanderings
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    Saturday Meanderings

    ByMary Crozier March 9, 2024March 9, 2024

    With quite the rain, thunder and lightning storms this week (hail in some areas), March is definitely in like a lion. We need and love the rain and I can hear all my plants making gulping noises as they absorb nature’s shower. Happy Saturday and weekend, my friends! It’s a chilly morning here at Bella…

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  • Saturday Meanderings
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    Saturday Meanderings

    ByMary Crozier August 26, 2022August 27, 2022

    Hello and Happy Saturday! I have so much to share this week and so glad you are here today. As you know, Saturday Meanderings is an opportunity to look at the week and hopefully all good things. I just returned from 6 days in Chicago moving my son and his girlfriend into their new apartment….

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  • Saturday Meanderings
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    Saturday Meanderings

    ByMary Crozier June 17, 2022June 18, 2022

    Happy Saturday from the White Mountains of Arizona. We finally made it up to our cabin, only to find rather hot weather here (but not as hot as Phoenix). Rain is predicted for this weekend, which we always want and need desperately. Thank you for joining me today~it’s been a busy week and there is…

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  • My Favorite Tomato Recipes
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    My Favorite Tomato Recipes

    ByMary Crozier June 23, 2021June 17, 2021

    We are right in the middle of tomato season here in Phoenix. My garden isn’t producing as many tomatoes as the very successful season I had last year, but homegrown is the best. However, the ones that are growing are absolutely delicious freshly picked from the vine, warmed by the sun and eaten with just…

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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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