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    My Maine Coon Cat

    I have a grey Maine Coon cat who weighs in at about 17 pounds. I found him in the local shelter. He loves all of the other cats. He'll chase and...
    Post by: Sprout, Feb 24, 2010 in forum: Pets
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    Fruit Bushes - how hard it is to grow raspberries?

    I planted a raspberry plant in my yard once. It promptly died. But, undaunted, I just ordered two more. I'm going to plant them in a different...
    Post by: Sprout, Feb 24, 2010 in forum: Fruit and Veg Gardening
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    McAfee...free security

    I was using (and paying for) Norton 360 when my computer got infected with a virus that installed malware that took out my network card. I had to...
    Post by: Sprout, Jan 22, 2010 in forum: Computer and Internet
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    What are you reading at the moment?

    I always have more than one book going. Right now I'm reading SUNSHINE by Robin McKinley and COPYEDITING AND PROOFREADING FOR DUMMIES. No matter...
    Post by: Sprout, Jan 22, 2010 in forum: Books
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    Do you recycle, compost or 're-purpose'? And in what ways?

    I do all three. I compost plant-based kitchen scraps and yard waste. I recycle just about everything that can be recycled. And I also repurpose....
    Post by: Sprout, Jan 22, 2010 in forum: Gardening Other
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    Is gardening more popular now than in the past?

    I'm way over 40, and I don't feel old. Okay, maybe my knees do.... Fifty years ago, I was trailing behind my grandmother as she worked in her...
    Post by: Sprout, Jan 22, 2010 in forum: The Village Square
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    Sprout from Colorado

    Thanks for the replies, everyone. I live in a suburb just east of Denver, so I live on the plains, not in the mountains. It's been a very cold...
    Post by: Sprout, Jan 22, 2010 in forum: Welcome to GardenStew
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    Rules For Non-Pet Owners..Who Visit and Complain...

    And furkids are heat sources on a cold winter night. As of last fall, I now have six cats. I told my stepfather this, and he said, "How the...
    Post by: Sprout, Jan 16, 2010 in forum: Jokes and Games
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    Biggest Snake found dead-gotta see this

    It didn't scare me, because I've handled snakes, but my first thought was -- until the end -- what could possibly kill a snake that big?
    Post by: Sprout, Jan 16, 2010 in forum: Jokes and Games
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    How to care for an angry cat?

    Another possibility is something called Good Cat. I got it at PetCo. It does the same thing as Rescue Remedy, but I think it's cheaper. I adopted...
    Post by: Sprout, Jan 16, 2010 in forum: Pets
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    Dead cherry tree question

    I'm probably going to have to cut down my cherry tree this year. I moved into this house in 2006, and gradually, year by year, branches of this...
    Thread by: Sprout, Jan 16, 2010, 1 replies, in forum: Trees, Shrubs and Roses
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    How did you come to live where you live?

    I was born in Illinois and spent 15 years in Chicago, where I moved when I got married. When that went south, I didn't. I went west. I went back...
    Post by: Sprout, Jan 16, 2010 in forum: The Village Square
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    Sprout from Colorado

    Hi. I think I joined before, but since I couldn't remember my user name, I had to reregister with a different e-mail address. I'm surprised...
    Thread by: Sprout, Jan 16, 2010, 11 replies, in forum: Welcome to GardenStew