• DRENCHED

    Posted by Anais Dervaes on October 17, 2005

    Another night and day of torrential downpours, lightning, thunder and hail. Midday, the skies grew dark, like it was night, as wave after wave of intense storms drenched SoCal….


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  • KITTY & KNITTY

    Posted by Anais Dervaes on October 16, 2005

    New kitty This adorable male tabby was rescued from a horrific death up the street. A neighbor lady brought the wailing cat (barely two weeks old) to our…


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  • KITTY & KNITTY

    Posted by Anais Dervaes on October 16, 2005

    New kitty This adorable male tabby was rescued from a horrific death up the street. A neighbor lady brought the wailing cat (barely two weeks old) to our…


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  • HOMESTEAD HAPPENINGS

    Posted by Anais Dervaes on September 24, 2004

    FALL IS HERE? I cannot endure to waste anything as precious as autumn sunshine by staying in the house. So I spend almost all the daylight hours in the open…


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  • FREECYCLE

    Posted by Anais Dervaes on August 10, 2004

    GOOD LA FREECYCLE STORY WANTED: I’m a single mom looking for a laptop for my mentally disabled 14 year old foster son to help him with learning activities. Someone responded to…


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  • PRETTY AS A PEACH

    Posted by Anais Dervaes on July 27, 2004

    Southern roots showing through today! Canned some peaches yesterday and the peach ice cream froze and turned out nicely (and yummy!). We’re on a canning…


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  • HOMESTEADING IN THE CITY

    Posted by Anais Dervaes on July 7, 2004

    HAUTE TIME We harvested the first ears of sweet corn yesterday and enjoyed them with the evening meal of cucumber- tomato salad, steamed beans…


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  • HOMESTEAD HAPPENINGS

    Posted by Anais Dervaes on June 14, 2004

    BACK ONLINE You can tell from the lack of postings here on the diary, that things weren’t normal. Our computer crashed on Tuesday (June 1st) or was Wednesday — whatever!???? Anyhow,…


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  • REWIND

    Posted by Anais Dervaes on May 26, 2004

    Biodiesel Mixin’ Mixer Backing up just a bit: Sunday, May 16, The Biodiesel Mixin’ Mixer was another success with many attendees from across the Southland. Thanks to…


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  • TIDBITS

    Posted by Anais Dervaes on May 12, 2004

    We harvested the first handful beans the other day and the zukes are almost ready, evensome currant tomatoes are ripening. The blackberry bushes are loaded…


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