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Saturday Meanderings
ByMary Crozier December 8, 2023December 9, 2023

Welcome to Saturday Meanderings! So much of my week was devoted to a neighborhood issue~lots of research, creating a powerpoint presentation and sitting in a hearing for 5 hours. Naturally I’d rather be decorating for the holidays, but sometimes other responsibilities take precedent. We have a rather large event at the house today, so I’m…

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Animals | cleaning and repairing | DIY | Easter | flowers | Gardening | healthy eating | historical homes | Informational | porches | Spring | Wreaths

Saturday Meanderings
ByMary Crozier April 7, 2023April 8, 2023

Happy Easter weekend! I love this time of year and have such happy memories of this holiday. Dad would buy us corsages to pin on our new spring coats. Dressing up for church in hats and gloves and Mom’s homemade lamb cake after dinner. Signs of spring would be popping up in Connecticut and winter…

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cleaning and repairing | decorating and design | Gardening | historical homes | house restoration | Informational

Restoration Chronicles~Chapter 5
ByMary Crozier June 23, 2020July 20, 2020

Thank you for visiting today to read about the ongoing restoration story of our historical home. Chapters 5 is all about the well tower or water tower. Before Before purchasing this house, I really didn’t know anything about well towers. I have never seen one. We call ours a well tower but they are also…

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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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centerpieces | Christmas | decorating and design | Family | flowers | Gifts | historical homes | holiday decorating | Informational | traditions | Uncategorized

Merry Christmas Eve
ByMary Crozier December 24, 2019December 24, 2019

Even though I don’t feel like I’ve completed everything for this holiday, I have an odd sense of calm about it. The magic of Christmas happens regardless. Today, I am just enjoying the rainy day and the blessings the season brings. I can’t believe another decade is ending soon. What will the next 10 years…

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