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So. Silly me. I just assumed chickens were not allowed. I went through the HOA guidelines today and read this: “No animals or reptiles of any kind shall be kept on the properties, except that of dogs, cats, or other household pets may be kept on any lot. No animal may be kept, bred, or maintained Read More >>
Yesterday I stopped by Mrs. Hillbilly’s house to drop off some chard for her chickens. She started with 7 birds this spring and now she’s down to 5. One of the birds turned out to be a Roo. Luckily she was able to give him away to the guy she bought her chicken coop from. Read More >>
A big THANK YOU to everyone who has sent in their photographs and stories. I hope by sharing other peoples pictures and stories here on One Hundred Dollars a Month we can all have a rock star garden this summer. Keep them coming! ~Mavis After living in an overly HOA policed neighborhood for almost eight years my Read More >>
A few days ago the HH and I were talking about how awful it is that Lucy can’t run around the backyard like she used to and how my desire to garden here at this property has really gone downhill the last few months. And especially how the whole situation is making me really, really, Read More >>
When I came home last weekend there was a huge stack of mail to go through. And what do you know… there was a letter from the HOA. Remember all that ivy I pulled up from the side yard and transplanted in January? Well it seems someone on the snoopervising committee FINALLY realized I did it. Read More >>
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