June 4, 2010
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Summer is here to stay I think. The vegetable garden that I planted in April has started to produce... I have little green tomatoes on each and every plant. We will soon be able to pick the first zucchini and I think there will be lots more coming on! I have cucumbers that wi...
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It is time for perfect brides to be walking down a perfect isle, in a perfect gown, with a perfect m
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May 14, 2010
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Hello, hello, are you still there? You didn't blow away did you? This is currently a common gr
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March 26, 2010
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I am convinced that clutter multiplies all by itself. I have been trying to clean closets and drawers and am amazed at the number of bags we have to give to the local charity. Not to mention how many times I have filled the recycle and trash bins with stuff that someone "just had to...
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March 5, 2010
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Girls, girls and more girls. Although I have five brothers we have not followed that tradition. We have two girls, two granddaughters and now another on the way. Personally, I think this is great! After growing up with all those little brothers I have always loved little girl...
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February 12, 2010
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Our daughter's car broke down in the snow this week. Michael was not available so she called m
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January 22, 2010
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I have been dog sitting a five month old puppy for the last 2 weeks. Sage is pretty good, but she is definitely all puppy. And Big! Ok, I admit I am used to small dogs - Papillons, which are usually 7-10 pounds. So, when this pretty Brittany Spaniel jumped in my lap right b...
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January 8, 2010
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We are looking forward to another grandchild and I have vowed not to be scrambling when it arrives to be finishing things up. Only time will tell but our grandaughter and I have been working on a soft book for her new brother or sister. We will show it to you when we ...
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December 4, 2009
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By now everyone knows that at our house we have been slowly going green. It not only helps the
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September 25, 2009
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Being the "Meesy" to two beautiful granddaughters I am always on the lookout for cute things that I can make for them or with them. They are very girly girls and love fancy ribbons, barrettes and bows. Last weekend I went on a getaway with a friend and we browsed through shops ...
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August 28, 2009
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This was not the original project that I planned for this week but was inspired out of necessity. I am forever trying to do more than one thing at a time and this morning was no exception. I was going along answering emails, downloading some items that I needed and eating break...
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Well, it's August and the "Dog Days of Summer" have finally arrived here. That means it is hot, hot, hot and when the temps get up around 100 degrees it is time to let the garden go and sew. I am done putting up corn, beans, berries and peaches. I do not wish to see a...
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July 3, 2009
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If you are like
me, you subscribe to more than one embroidery and quilting magazine and scour
them all front to back when you finally get the chance. Sometimes I'm inspired
by the projects in the magazines but many times I'm overwhelmed. And any time
that I sit down to sew I'm likely...
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May 1, 2009
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“Meesy, why don’t Grandma and Gigi have pictures of us at their houses like you do?” my eldest grand
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I suppose Mother’s Day is my personal favorite holiday because my grownup kids actually understand w
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April 10, 2009
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The sun shone on us all in Orlando and we had a great time at the second annual Annthegran Community Circle gathering. We met up with old friends and made some new ones too. For two days we learned lots, laughed lots and ate lots.
Mary Mulari and Rita Farro kept everyone in stitches as ...
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The origins of monograms were very regal. The letters were generally used as a signature and on coin
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Special Offer - This Week Only- Buy Catalog Xpress and Get Alphabet Xpress Free! Click Her
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December 5, 2008
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Yes, I know the holiday season is a time for joy and counting your blessings but it is so much more enjoyable when everyone stays well. In our family 2008 has been dubbed “the year of the tissue”. As I walk in the door with my load of tissue boxes my husband just shakes his h...
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November 21, 2008
annthegran
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Can one paragraph be about current events, information, an embroidery project, a gift idea and a travel story? Last week we in the US celebrated Veterans Day. Most holidays in the US fall on Mondays so as to provide long week-ends, but Veterans Day is always celebrated on November 11. So this ...
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September 10, 2008
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You had all better put on a pot of coffee and grab a couple of danish for this folks!It is going to be a long one this time, I have so much to share with you! First I would like to start with a brief history lesson.
Did you know that the first commercially successful sewing machine was bui...
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August 1, 2008
travelbug1237
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HH all my fellow ME’ers….I’ve been SHOPPING up a storm!!!!!….
Actually it started right there in Orlando at Ann’s Community Circle the day BEFORE I won the machine last April… and it sort of hasn’t stopped….but I THINK, finally, I am getting reall...
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July 25, 2008
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Can you believe that July is almost over? We have the strangest weather here this year. One day it’s about 100 degrees and the next it barely gets into the 70s. The month has breezed by filled with gardening (my tomato plants are all dying and I don’t know why), g...
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July 10, 2008
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Now, what is all this about green paper? This was my initial thought when I first heard the term KIWI paper. Oh, its paper and you can supposedly embroider on it. We've all done that before but it is so hard to find really fun designs that don’t ruin the pa...
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June 19, 2008
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Hello, all ME blog readers. I got to know many of you at this year’s Community Circle in Orlando. If you were there and don't remember me, there's a picture of me on our About Us page. I also post from time to time in the forums under my username db1921 and I created the cof...
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June 12, 2008
annthegran
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This one's for you, DaddyWhen I was small we didn't have a lot of money. Sometimes I don't think we had any. As time went on my parents incomes improved. But they didn't really change their lifestyle very much. Oh, the year I left for college they did carpet my bedroom (which had bec...
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June 11, 2008
travelbug1237
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HH ME’ers!!!, (Hello Hello, Machine Embroiderers)Just back from a glorious trip to the beach. Yeah!!!! While there, I came to the conclusion that before I take another embroidery class in order to blog about it,I needed to …… Whoa! …… Stop!......... & GET ORGANIZED!!! I needed to:1. &...
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April 24, 2008
beamishboy
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Let's Play Tags - I'm It!
My kids still play Tag, even though the oldest one becomes a teenager this month (), so I'm going to assume that, like me, you are not too old to play a variation of this age-old game. The game I want to play with you is called Tags, with an 's...
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April 8, 2008
annthegran
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Hi, everyone!
Well, I think I've recovered from our fabulous Community Circle! I want to thank everyone who attended as well as Diane and Pardeep for keeping things running smoothly and, of course, Greg, for overseeing everything. Thanks also to Eileen Roche for her terrific classes,...
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March 8, 2008
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Like many of us, Barbara Schleter has more than one passion. Here she has combined her long time love of Shetland Sheepdogs with her more recent passion for embroidery. Barbara has done a great job of sharing her thoughts on creating personalized gifts for those who are special to ...
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