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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="http://www.annthegran.com/cs/utility/FeedStylesheets/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>Random Thoughts and Mindless Miscellany</title><link>http://www.annthegran.com/cs/blogs/sample_weblog/archive/2009/02/27/random-thoughts-and-mindless-miscellany.aspx</link><description>Ways to save! I&amp;rsquo;m not unaware of or unaffected by the present state of the economy and I know that this isn&amp;rsquo;t the time to be asking you to spend money on non-essentials. On the other hand, when times are difficult it&amp;rsquo;s more important</description><dc:language>en</dc:language><generator>CommunityServer 2008 SP1 (Build: 30619.63)</generator><item><title>re: Random Thoughts and Mindless Miscellany</title><link>http://www.annthegran.com/cs/blogs/sample_weblog/archive/2009/02/27/random-thoughts-and-mindless-miscellany.aspx#14426</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 12:59:16 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">96803d12-0e42-4527-8749-14c69def8c48:14426</guid><dc:creator>cherokeesnowbyrd1</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;DEAR ANN ,HAVE GONE TO YOUR FREE DESIGNS FOR ABOUT 2 YEARS AND NOW I CAN&amp;#39;T FIND THEM ANYWERE WHAT HAPPENDE?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;CHEROKEESNOWBYRD 1&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.annthegran.com/cs/aggbug.aspx?PostID=14426" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>re: Random Thoughts and Mindless Miscellany</title><link>http://www.annthegran.com/cs/blogs/sample_weblog/archive/2009/02/27/random-thoughts-and-mindless-miscellany.aspx#14153</link><pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 19:53:43 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">96803d12-0e42-4527-8749-14c69def8c48:14153</guid><dc:creator>SherrylD</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;I wanted to comment on several different blogs but didn&amp;#39;t realize that I had to be signed in to find this magic Comment box til I read mamaweinland comment here. &amp;nbsp;I love the &amp;#39;pet peeves&amp;#39; you write about on ATM and PINs, must confess I&amp;#39;ve done it myself. &amp;nbsp;The ATM machine... another is the CPU unit...Central Processing Unit unit... lots of them out there!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.annthegran.com/cs/aggbug.aspx?PostID=14153" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>re: Random Thoughts and Mindless Miscellany</title><link>http://www.annthegran.com/cs/blogs/sample_weblog/archive/2009/02/27/random-thoughts-and-mindless-miscellany.aspx#12861</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2009 03:22:47 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">96803d12-0e42-4527-8749-14c69def8c48:12861</guid><dc:creator>judykellyinstl</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;I meant does someone that enjoys quilting and is not an embroiderer, find the Community Circle enjoyable. LOL&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.annthegran.com/cs/aggbug.aspx?PostID=12861" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>re: Random Thoughts and Mindless Miscellany</title><link>http://www.annthegran.com/cs/blogs/sample_weblog/archive/2009/02/27/random-thoughts-and-mindless-miscellany.aspx#12853</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2009 22:04:41 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">96803d12-0e42-4527-8749-14c69def8c48:12853</guid><dc:creator>judykellyinstl</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;I am guilty. I read the blogs but have never commented. &amp;nbsp;I love your website. &amp;nbsp;Would love to come to the Circle, maybe next year. &amp;nbsp;Would someone who doesn&amp;#39;t embroider but likes quiting enjoy coming to the Community Circle?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.annthegran.com/cs/aggbug.aspx?PostID=12853" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>re: Random Thoughts and Mindless Miscellany</title><link>http://www.annthegran.com/cs/blogs/sample_weblog/archive/2009/02/27/random-thoughts-and-mindless-miscellany.aspx#12835</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2009 18:12:51 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">96803d12-0e42-4527-8749-14c69def8c48:12835</guid><dc:creator>JanetHockenberry</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Ann I love to read your blogs. &amp;nbsp;Am so looking froward to seeing you again at the Community Circle in Orlando. &amp;nbsp;I need to get my bag embroidered before I come doen. &amp;nbsp;Getting anxious.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Janet Hockenberry&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.annthegran.com/cs/aggbug.aspx?PostID=12835" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>re: Random Thoughts and Mindless Miscellany</title><link>http://www.annthegran.com/cs/blogs/sample_weblog/archive/2009/02/27/random-thoughts-and-mindless-miscellany.aspx#12810</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2009 14:10:32 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">96803d12-0e42-4527-8749-14c69def8c48:12810</guid><dc:creator>mspacman</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Ann..just want to let you know that I love the blogs. &amp;nbsp;You were the first website I went to when I first started embroidering...about 3 yrs ago. &amp;nbsp;Still not that good but I welcome all the tips that I find here. &amp;nbsp;I like ATG- when I see it I know exactly who they are talking about. &amp;nbsp;You should feel flattered. &amp;nbsp;I ususally don&amp;#39;t leave comments because I am always in a hurry,,,my time doesn&amp;#39;t seem to be my own since I took up the embroidery quest. &amp;nbsp;I too am envious about the community circles..maybe one day I&amp;#39;ll be able to join. &amp;nbsp;Have a great time.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.annthegran.com/cs/aggbug.aspx?PostID=12810" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>re: Random Thoughts and Mindless Miscellany</title><link>http://www.annthegran.com/cs/blogs/sample_weblog/archive/2009/02/27/random-thoughts-and-mindless-miscellany.aspx#12781</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 02:13:14 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">96803d12-0e42-4527-8749-14c69def8c48:12781</guid><dc:creator>lmartinez4171</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Thank you&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.annthegran.com/cs/aggbug.aspx?PostID=12781" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>re: Random Thoughts and Mindless Miscellany</title><link>http://www.annthegran.com/cs/blogs/sample_weblog/archive/2009/02/27/random-thoughts-and-mindless-miscellany.aspx#12724</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2009 13:23:31 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">96803d12-0e42-4527-8749-14c69def8c48:12724</guid><dc:creator>lindaconklin</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;I love your site, too, but being an old fart on a fixed income, I cannot afford to &amp;quot;join the club&amp;quot;. I have tried a few of the free embroidery designs, and more than half of the time find my poor Janome 3000 can&amp;#39;t handle them. I&amp;#39;m getting broken threads and constant jambs, especially with the complicated designs. I also find many of the free designs are broken up into illogical blocks, and sometimes I have to delete the blocks and re-digitize them. When I digitize clip art, I don&amp;#39;t have anywhere near as many problems. Does anyone else have these kinds of problems?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Linda from Michigan/Florida&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.annthegran.com/cs/aggbug.aspx?PostID=12724" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>re: Random Thoughts and Mindless Miscellany</title><link>http://www.annthegran.com/cs/blogs/sample_weblog/archive/2009/02/27/random-thoughts-and-mindless-miscellany.aspx#12698</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2009 17:37:43 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">96803d12-0e42-4527-8749-14c69def8c48:12698</guid><dc:creator>pattyjur</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Hi &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Love your site and this is my first time to comment.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Patty from WI&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.annthegran.com/cs/aggbug.aspx?PostID=12698" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>re: Random Thoughts and Mindless Miscellany</title><link>http://www.annthegran.com/cs/blogs/sample_weblog/archive/2009/02/27/random-thoughts-and-mindless-miscellany.aspx#12680</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2009 11:38:24 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">96803d12-0e42-4527-8749-14c69def8c48:12680</guid><dc:creator>Bethanbee</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt; Thank you for all the little snippets giving an insight into life as a ME in the US. &amp;nbsp;You make me feel part of a sisterhood instead of a little stitcher on my own! &amp;nbsp;I look forwrd to reading all about the Community Circle ...have a wonderful time.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.annthegran.com/cs/aggbug.aspx?PostID=12680" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>re: Random Thoughts and Mindless Miscellany</title><link>http://www.annthegran.com/cs/blogs/sample_weblog/archive/2009/02/27/random-thoughts-and-mindless-miscellany.aspx#12678</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2009 04:49:51 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">96803d12-0e42-4527-8749-14c69def8c48:12678</guid><dc:creator>hencat</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Love your site just never left a comment before.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.annthegran.com/cs/aggbug.aspx?PostID=12678" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>re: Random Thoughts and Mindless Miscellany</title><link>http://www.annthegran.com/cs/blogs/sample_weblog/archive/2009/02/27/random-thoughts-and-mindless-miscellany.aspx#12677</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2009 03:49:54 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">96803d12-0e42-4527-8749-14c69def8c48:12677</guid><dc:creator>KarenSeviour</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;G&amp;#39;day Ann,&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I do so love reading your bits and bobs, taking up machine embroidery and cycling (Heaven forbid) at the age of 65 has cracked all my friends up. Soooo, saving like mad now to be able to be a proper member, the pound sterling is so weak I feel I might have to find a job of sorts.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Have a brilliant time in Orlando, I&amp;#39;m green with envy! Have been spoilt in the past and enjoyed 15 holidays in Clearwater Fla before moving to Western Australia. Keep safe. Cheers, Karen&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.annthegran.com/cs/aggbug.aspx?PostID=12677" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>re: Random Thoughts and Mindless Miscellany</title><link>http://www.annthegran.com/cs/blogs/sample_weblog/archive/2009/02/27/random-thoughts-and-mindless-miscellany.aspx#12670</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2009 21:43:09 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">96803d12-0e42-4527-8749-14c69def8c48:12670</guid><dc:creator>fordml</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Hi Ann, i do enjoy reading all the blogs but very rarely comment on any groups I am with.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;As for the Queen and her handbag, I was taught a LADY always wore matching hat, gloves, shoes and handbag. That was a complete ensemble.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;As I am in Aust.I am unable to attend your Comm.Group but wish I could.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Kind Rgards Marie&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.annthegran.com/cs/aggbug.aspx?PostID=12670" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>re: Random Thoughts and Mindless Miscellany</title><link>http://www.annthegran.com/cs/blogs/sample_weblog/archive/2009/02/27/random-thoughts-and-mindless-miscellany.aspx#12647</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2009 15:43:25 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">96803d12-0e42-4527-8749-14c69def8c48:12647</guid><dc:creator>grammyw</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;I am new to making comments too. &amp;nbsp;I have always enjoyed your web site. &amp;nbsp;You were the first site I went to. &amp;nbsp;I have been enjoying my embroidery machine for about 6 years now and keep promising myself to stop getting new designs until I use the ones I have. &amp;nbsp;Well we all know how that goes. &amp;nbsp;Lots of luck on that. &amp;nbsp;I do enjoy reading all your articles too. &amp;nbsp;Thanks and keep up the good work and thanks to all your helpers too in case I don&amp;#39;t have time to comment to them. &amp;nbsp;Angie Williams in TN&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.annthegran.com/cs/aggbug.aspx?PostID=12647" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>re: Random Thoughts and Mindless Miscellany</title><link>http://www.annthegran.com/cs/blogs/sample_weblog/archive/2009/02/27/random-thoughts-and-mindless-miscellany.aspx#12646</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2009 15:26:55 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">96803d12-0e42-4527-8749-14c69def8c48:12646</guid><dc:creator>mamaweinland</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;This is my first time commenting. I love your stuff just have never figured out how to comment before. I looked and finaaly realized I wasn&amp;#39;t signed in. Sorry, I am not very computer saavy. Thanks for your blog I look forward to reading it!&lt;/p&gt;
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