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The MAN has his POINTS!

We're tellin' BIG Business to take their BIG Ideas and Shoooovel it!

Let's learn to be more Self-Suffient in our Country-Urban lives!

POUT POUT

June 27, 2026

Dear Animal, Please stop pouting and give us a blog!!!! Even though I don't like pictures of dead animals on this site I admit I'm not pleased that the squirrel tribe stole EVERY LAST PIECE OF FRUIT in our little orchard already!

Posted by Annabelle.

THIS BLOG HAS SHUT DOWN DUE TO THE DISTURBING NATURE AFFECTING SMALL CHILDREN, ELDERLY AND MY WIFE!

June 6, 2026

EVERYONE LOVES OUR NEIGHBOR'S FUZZY ALPACAS...THEY ARE ALIVE AND DOING WELL!

Posted by ANIMAL.

ONE DOWN 2 TO GO!

May 22, 2026

A small victory but a victory nonetheless! Annabelle didn't want me to post the more graphic picture I took...
Even poor Honey Bear enjoys the chase more than the capture!

Posted by Animal.

SQUIRREL UPDATE

May 8, 2026

THE SQUIRREL LIVES YET ANOTHER DAY!

I think there are two of them out there...of course there are, they're like rabbits when it comes to breeding. I don't think Annabelle will read this so I'm tellin you now...those varmints are goners!

Pictures to follow...mums the word.

Posted by Animal.

THAT SQUIRREL'S GOTTA GO!

May 4, 2026

I'm starting to feel like Bill Murray in the movie Caddie Shack! There is this one darn squirrel that keeps getting into the chicken shack and eating their lay mash. I trapped him the other day but he escaped when I tossed him to Bart, our not so reliable Rat Terrier...guess he prefers rats!

Yesterday, I saw that squirrel again, this time racing from the shack toward a large pile of rocks by the dry pond. He rested in the perfect position, had I only had a pellet rifle with me. Instead, I ...
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Posted by Animal. Posted In : I Meant to do That!

I THINK I FEEL THE BIG ONE COMING!

April 16, 2026

We started building our home in 2004 and living in California you must always have in mind the affect earthquakes can have on the place you call home. We've had many 'minor' earthquakes since then but the one yesterday shook and rattled our home pretty good. It was time to update 'THE PLAN' in the event the next one were the BIG ONE we Californians have been fearing.

Here are some good links to help you prepare...

www.earthquakestore.com/handbook.html
www.emergencypreparationforum.com /sas-surv...

Posted by Animal. Posted In : Survive and Thrive

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Hi Y'all!

I'm Annabelle, a quirky home maker just tryin' to carve out my little piece o' sunshine in the California countryside. Botox and tofu are scarce in these parts. Besides Mom always said "Tofu is a lot like life, you never know when it's gonna make you barf!"