grannygrump

@grannygrump (31)

United States • Age 73

Joined myLot 17 years ago

To thine own self be true

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I Love Agatha Christie

spiderman05 @spiderman05 (851) • Canada 8 Feb 07

I really like reading books written by Agatha Christie. Almost 2 mystery books over 3, I read are written by her. I like this author because:1- She is shy and introverted, just like me. 2- She uses a clean language. 3- There is...

agatha christie

mystery books

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grannygrump Yes, Agatha Christie! I started reading her books a long time ago, when I was a child, because I could read well, and Mom had them! Of COURSE I read them. Like you said, they're clean. An odd affair now and then. They started me on mysteries in general....

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so your here but what keeps you coming back?

joey_matthews @joey_matthews (8354) 7 Feb 07

I'm interested in hearing what different people have to say as always. so i'll ask a simple question and not bore you all to death by rambling on. So your here but what keeps you coming back to...

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grannygrump I find myself clicking on this one website because I like the different people and attitudes I find. With 67,000 plus people to talk to every day, life sure isn't boring! And if I have a question, somebody is sure to come along with some help when needed!

8 Feb 07

Do you have a vegetable garden?

chuckt9881 @chuckt9881 (469) • Canada 7 Feb 07

We bought our house 5 years in the late summer. One of the first things I did was dig a vegetable garden to get ready for the next spring. We have steadily been expanding the size of this garden each season. We now grow...

garden

vegetables

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grannygrump In order to maximize your space, try planting corn and beans together, the corn will grow and make a stalk for the beans to climb. When I was growing up, we always had an ordinary vegetable garden, then a potato patch separately. It eases the work load a...

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Does your mood affect the type of music you listen to?

fieryeyedwriter @fieryeyedwriter (614) • United States 7 Feb 07

When I am sad, I tend to listen to sad music. When I am happy, I listen to upbeat music, and when I am angry, I listen to whatever lets me vent. What about you? Does your mood change the type of music you listen to?

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grannygrump I think I'm just the opposite, when I'm sad I listen to big band, and I think my favorite is 'get this party started' or something like that. I have different cds for different moods, and play whatever will change my mood from sad to glad!

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Are you cranky?

nicolec @nicolec (2671) • United States 7 Feb 07

I just read that a study done at Penn State University say that the smarter you are the more crankier you will be. And that people who are over 60 years old and with an above average intelligance level will be more...

cranky

intelligence

moods

penn state university

smarts

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grannygrump Oh my goodness! And I thought it was a BAD thing to be cranky, now I find I'm just showing off my intelligence? And I'm not even 60 yet! I don't know about the study, haven't read it, but I've seen some pretty disagreeable people in my time, and I never...

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Collect rain water!!

indywahm @indywahm (808) • United States 7 Feb 07

This is a great way to get water for watering your garden. Just place a barrel under the corner of the house where rain water runs off and catch the rain water . These barrels fill up pretty quick and then you have free water to...

gardening

water

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grannygrump Good Heavens, I haven't known anyone in years who still kept a rainbarrel except me! I have a large, heavy duty lawn and leaf bag I keep under a gutter downspout, and it sure comes in handy ALL the time. My neighbors think I'm nuts, but during a drought, I...

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Shade loving plants

PepperJane @PepperJane (50) • United States 7 Feb 07

What are some good flowers or plants to grow in a shady spot? I've had minimal luck with hostas. What else is there?

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grannygrump I've had good luck with petunias, for low profile plants, and daylilies for height. It depends on the moisture you have also. Some plants that work well in shade need lots of moisture also. If space is limited, you need more compact plants that don't spread...

8 Feb 07

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Trees stumps.

rhinoboy @rhinoboy (2129) 8 Feb 07

The previous owners of my house had several fir or pine type trees removed from the garden within the past couple of years, but left the stumps untouched. I plan on landscaping the plot (from slope to terrace) but this would...

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grannygrump Why not landscape around the stumps? I have one in my yard, large, and I have planted several different kinds of flowers around it. I have also cut holes in the tops of stumps and filled with potting soil and planted flowers in there, also, the quickest and...

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Stress

writerx1 @writerx1 (805) • United States 6 Feb 07

How do you deal with stress?

depress

mylots

stress

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grannygrump What kind of stress? Money stress? I sit down and figure out what I've got and what I need, on a piece of paper. I keep notebooks handy all the time to write down ideas, keep my various lists. Relationship stress? Talking to someone helps you see other...

8 Feb 07

reading books

svcvmamidi @svcvmamidi (242) • India 2 Feb 07

how many books do you read in a month? or how often do you read books?

reading books

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grannygrump I could read books all day, every day, if I didn't have to do all this other stuff, like housework, cooking....... I usually get a lot of books from someone I know, or the library, and read maybe 2 or 3 per day until I've read them all. I can't put one...

7 Feb 07

Social Security Disability...SSI

creativedreamweaver @creativedreamweaver (7297) • United States 6 Feb 07

I need some information, as I have seen on here, that there are several of you in the US, that are on Social Security Disability. My doctor has recommended that I apply for it, but I am hesitant to do so, even though I know it...

disability

illness

social security

social security disability

ssi

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grannygrump The first place to go to sign up for disability is your local Social Security office. They will send you to their doctor, as well as take all your medical history from your regular doctor. Yes, you have to have so many "points" in your favor from working...

7 Feb 07

Do you remember MS-DOS? Do you know any command?

BlaKy2 @BlaKy2 (1475) • Romania 6 Feb 07

MS-DOS (short for Microsoft Disk Operating System) is an operating system commercialized by Microsoft. It was the most widely used member of the DOS family of operating systems and was the dominant operating system for the PC...

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grannygrump I haven't even thought about those old commands in quite awhile. I worked on those about 20 years ago! I think I remember cd:/menu and list and maybe a few others, dir? I used to do it, but then, I used to do a lot of other things 20 years ago I don't do...

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Do you have a phobia?

rosie_123 @rosie_123 (6113) 6 Feb 07

OK - I admit it! I have a total phobia about thunder and lightening! I'm not just scared of it, I am terrified, and hide under the stairs crying whenever there's a storm - luckily not so many here in the UK! I have tried...

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grannygrump Heck, that's common sense! Lightning can kill you! Yes, I have a phobia, and I know exactly how and when it happened. It's just nuts! When I was young, living in the country, we had an outside john. One day out there was very windy. Like, VERY windy! A...

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If you were diagnosed with Alzheimer's, would you want to know?

carmella @carmella (496) • United States 6 Feb 07

This is a very important question to me as my father in-law died from this 2 years ago, and his sister has just been diagnosed as well. My father in-law was told about his diagnoses, and knew what he had and what was going to...

health

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grannygrump Oh, YES, I would want to know! There are so many things to think about! Caregivers, for one. Having been one for my own mother-in-law, I can sympathize with anyone dealing with an Alzheimer's patient. There are all sorts of things you need to help them...

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Feeling Blue Today

creativedreamweaver @creativedreamweaver (7297) • United States 6 Feb 07

I am not trying to get sympathy or anything else, I just want to know if others out there go through something similar to what is going on with me today. Today is my Mother's birthday. She is gone though, as in passed away....

special occasions and grief

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grannygrump Yes, other people feel the same way. My Mom died in 1987, and I still feel the loss. But, she is always with me, in spirit. A lot of times, going through my day, I do something exactly like Mama did, and I look a lot like her, and see her when I catch a...

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Do you keep potted herbs on your counter for cooking?

Willowlady @Willowlady (10658) • United States 26 Jan 07

I used to and miss them so much, they add a bit extra to your dish that you prepare. A great treat if you are dieting and adds something to the food to aid you in your health sometimes. Just wondering!!

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grannygrump I would love to have fresh herbs growing inside. My daughter has done it a lot, and she always makes everything I eat taste so GOOD up at her house! Since I'm not going to have an outside vegetable garden this year, I may start one inside!

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Container Gardening

indywahm @indywahm (808) • United States 6 Feb 07

We have had fresh green beans all year long because I went last year and got the biggest and deepest planting pot I could find(at walmart for 10.00) and got potting soil and planted some green beans !! My family was surprised when...

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grannygrump Hey! That sounds great! I've actually grown potatoes in a large 5 gallon bucket before! LOL I'm a country girl at heart, no matter where I live, so I've had something growing all the time! When I moved into this house, I made extra flower beds around the...

6 Feb 07