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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="http://www.olivia.com/Connect/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>Topics</title><link>http://www.olivia.com/Connect/forums/47081/ShowForum.aspx</link><description /><dc:language>en</dc:language><generator>Olivia Connect Community Beta (Version: 1.7 Build: 2)</generator><item><title>Re: Welcome!!!</title><link>http://www.olivia.com/Connect/forums/thread/80958.aspx</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2008 16:44:54 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">2a00cdb7-9c37-4fce-9fab-0b523f4ffc3b:80958</guid><dc:creator>lesbnfox</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.olivia.com/Connect/forums/thread/80958.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.olivia.com/Connect/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=47081&amp;PostID=80958</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;P&gt;Hi Artgirl!&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Thanks for the welcome/invite. Just to give you&amp;nbsp;an update&amp;nbsp;on what has transpired from the January 26th Caribbean trip. As you know. I met Paula on-board and we hit it off like duck to water.&amp;nbsp; I have traveled to Canada to&amp;nbsp;visit&amp;nbsp;her, I've met some of her friends and next week she will be here in Minnesota to visit me and met some of my friends.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;We are also going to 2008 Dinah Shore weekend in Palm Springs in April and a number of other travel plans.&amp;nbsp; We are still so happy and planning our future.&amp;nbsp; I just want to say that being on Olivia was the best possible thing I could ever do for myself. The freedom, the friendships and the travel experience is MAGNIFICENT!&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Thanks for the fun and we will see you again!&lt;img src="http://www.olivia.com/Connect/emoticons/emotion-19.gif" alt="Party!!!" /&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Love,&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Tonia.&lt;/P&gt;</description></item><item><title>Re: Welcome!!!</title><link>http://www.olivia.com/Connect/forums/thread/80817.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2008 19:05:23 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">2a00cdb7-9c37-4fce-9fab-0b523f4ffc3b:80817</guid><dc:creator>artgirl</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.olivia.com/Connect/forums/thread/80817.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.olivia.com/Connect/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=47081&amp;PostID=80817</wfw:commentRss><description>welcome Queenzy!&lt;br&gt;</description></item><item><title>Re: Welcome!!!</title><link>http://www.olivia.com/Connect/forums/thread/80745.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2008 04:39:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">2a00cdb7-9c37-4fce-9fab-0b523f4ffc3b:80745</guid><dc:creator>QUEENZY</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.olivia.com/Connect/forums/thread/80745.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.olivia.com/Connect/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=47081&amp;PostID=80745</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;P&gt;One Luv Family! How is everybody marinating? Hey Art Girl, thanks for the invite.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;I'm looking forward to the exchange and hopefully&amp;nbsp; a sip of that concoction you're holding!&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;One Luv. Universal Luv and of course, Have a Delicious Day!&lt;/P&gt;</description></item><item><title>Re: Welcome!!!</title><link>http://www.olivia.com/Connect/forums/thread/80647.aspx</link><pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:45:22 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">2a00cdb7-9c37-4fce-9fab-0b523f4ffc3b:80647</guid><dc:creator>brewmax</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.olivia.com/Connect/forums/thread/80647.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.olivia.com/Connect/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=47081&amp;PostID=80647</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;P&gt;No, I did not participate in those sessions on board, JoCindy.&amp;nbsp; Glad you and Evergreen did. I'm sure your input will help them refine the system and site.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Aging...it is what it is, and I enjoy growing older along with my friends.&amp;nbsp; We laugh a lot and I think that knowing how to laugh and be light-hearted, even in the face of the many challenges of aging, is one key to staying youthful!&amp;nbsp; Haha!&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;I just changed my profile photo to one of&amp;nbsp;me as a baby&amp;nbsp;- talk about youthful! &lt;img src="http://www.olivia.com/Connect/emoticons/emotion-5.gif" alt="Wink" /&gt;&lt;/P&gt;</description></item><item><title>Re: Welcome!!!</title><link>http://www.olivia.com/Connect/forums/thread/80623.aspx</link><pubDate>Sun, 24 Feb 2008 20:40:03 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">2a00cdb7-9c37-4fce-9fab-0b523f4ffc3b:80623</guid><dc:creator>JoCindy</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.olivia.com/Connect/forums/thread/80623.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.olivia.com/Connect/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=47081&amp;PostID=80623</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;P&gt;brewmax,&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Were you able to get in on the "one on one" sessions on the ship?&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Congrats on you anniversary and birthday.&amp;nbsp; Some are afraid or do not like to age but&amp;nbsp;I just love to have more birthdays.&amp;nbsp; To me, it just beats that alternative !!&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;We have been doing our gardening pretty much continuously here in the south.&amp;nbsp; We do not mind as we love that we have a year round growing season (after being way up north for so much of our lives)..&amp;nbsp; &lt;/P&gt;</description></item><item><title>Re: Welcome!!!</title><link>http://www.olivia.com/Connect/forums/thread/80618.aspx</link><pubDate>Sun, 24 Feb 2008 18:22:21 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">2a00cdb7-9c37-4fce-9fab-0b523f4ffc3b:80618</guid><dc:creator>brewmax</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.olivia.com/Connect/forums/thread/80618.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.olivia.com/Connect/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=47081&amp;PostID=80618</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;P&gt;No, no more snow but no daffodils either!&amp;nbsp; Our lawn service came out and did the "early Spring" treatment and crabgrass preventative, etc. this past week though so they must think the daffodils will be coming up soon!&amp;nbsp; As much as warmer temperatures will be nice, I must admit it brings thoughts of hard lawn and garden work!&amp;nbsp; I'll settle for the cold but sunny conditions we have today for a bit longer.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Mary and I are fine.&amp;nbsp; Celebrated our anniversary and her birthday last week.&amp;nbsp; Glad you're over the computer problems.&amp;nbsp; Didn't mean to confuse you;&amp;nbsp; knew you'd posted some before and after the cruise, but apparently I'm not seeing your posts as easily and readily as I did before.&amp;nbsp; Too many groups and threads to keep up with them all, I suppose.&amp;nbsp; At any rate, nice to "see" you now!&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Enjoy your 'dils!&amp;nbsp; They are Mary's favorites and she's eager to see them pushing up through our beds soon.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Barbara&lt;/P&gt;</description></item><item><title>Re: Welcome!!!</title><link>http://www.olivia.com/Connect/forums/thread/80602.aspx</link><pubDate>Sun, 24 Feb 2008 15:07:38 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">2a00cdb7-9c37-4fce-9fab-0b523f4ffc3b:80602</guid><dc:creator>evergreen</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.olivia.com/Connect/forums/thread/80602.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.olivia.com/Connect/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=47081&amp;PostID=80602</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;P&gt;Hi JoCindy. No snow huh? Lucky devil.......&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Yes, wasn't that session with the Focus group great? Good to be able to talk about our concerns on a one on one basis. I found it very satisfying so let's hope we see some good enhancements on here soon.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Julie&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;gt; ^..^ &amp;lt;&lt;/P&gt;</description></item><item><title>Re: Welcome!!!</title><link>http://www.olivia.com/Connect/forums/thread/80601.aspx</link><pubDate>Sun, 24 Feb 2008 14:51:26 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">2a00cdb7-9c37-4fce-9fab-0b523f4ffc3b:80601</guid><dc:creator>JoCindy</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.olivia.com/Connect/forums/thread/80601.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.olivia.com/Connect/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=47081&amp;PostID=80601</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;P&gt;Brewmax,&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Thanks for your input above and my computer problems of last fall are behind me.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;I am a little confused however, as I was pretty active on the Caribbean Dreams group before and after the trip.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Also I was even active on Connect during the cruise as I was one of the lucky ones who were able to be part of the "Consumer Survey Focus Group"&amp;nbsp;on the ship.&amp;nbsp;(My apologies to James and the IP group as I know that I have the wrong name for this group.&amp;nbsp; James, it was terrific to see you again!).&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Anyway, I spent a&amp;nbsp;wonderful amount of time&amp;nbsp;providing my&amp;nbsp;opinons and taking a&amp;nbsp;"mini survey test" to see how the site works.&amp;nbsp; What a great "one on one" time&amp;nbsp;that was with the IP staff.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Hope all is going well with you &amp;amp; Mary.&amp;nbsp; Do you still have snow up there?&amp;nbsp; The daffodils are out here !&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;</description></item><item><title>Re: Welcome!!!</title><link>http://www.olivia.com/Connect/forums/thread/80600.aspx</link><pubDate>Sun, 24 Feb 2008 14:15:43 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">2a00cdb7-9c37-4fce-9fab-0b523f4ffc3b:80600</guid><dc:creator>brewmax</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.olivia.com/Connect/forums/thread/80600.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.olivia.com/Connect/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=47081&amp;PostID=80600</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;P&gt;By the way, JoCindy, it's good to see you posting again!&amp;nbsp; Are you computer issues behind you?&amp;nbsp; We've missed your input on this Connect site over recent months...&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;I thought of you when I saw something on tv recently about Murrell's Inlet artists!&lt;/P&gt;</description></item><item><title>Re: Welcome!!!</title><link>http://www.olivia.com/Connect/forums/thread/80599.aspx</link><pubDate>Sun, 24 Feb 2008 14:14:02 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">2a00cdb7-9c37-4fce-9fab-0b523f4ffc3b:80599</guid><dc:creator>brewmax</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.olivia.com/Connect/forums/thread/80599.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.olivia.com/Connect/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=47081&amp;PostID=80599</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;P&gt;Cheryl, your artwork and your background are fascinating!&amp;nbsp; What compelled you to move from Ottawa to San Franciso?&amp;nbsp; And, tell me, did you enjoy making instruments or did it eventually become "just a job"?&amp;nbsp;Love&amp;nbsp;how you combined making instruments with your photography! &amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;You must have received my quota of "creative genes" in addition to your own and who knows who else's! Haha!&amp;nbsp; Talented, spirited, interesting woman you are... keep the photos coming!&amp;nbsp; I've found many here and there on google but not enough to satisfy my desire to see more!&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Barbara&lt;/P&gt;</description></item><item><title>Re: Welcome!!!</title><link>http://www.olivia.com/Connect/forums/thread/80561.aspx</link><pubDate>Sun, 24 Feb 2008 01:56:37 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">2a00cdb7-9c37-4fce-9fab-0b523f4ffc3b:80561</guid><dc:creator>JoCindy</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.olivia.com/Connect/forums/thread/80561.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.olivia.com/Connect/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=47081&amp;PostID=80561</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;P&gt;Hi Artgirl and everyone !&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;I am not sure if you remember me.&amp;nbsp; We were just on Jan cruise.&amp;nbsp; It was terrific meeting you and seeing how you use your camera !&amp;nbsp; ha ha....&amp;nbsp; Are you ever without it?&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;thanks for starting this group !&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Jo&lt;/P&gt;</description></item><item><title>Re: Welcome!!!</title><link>http://www.olivia.com/Connect/forums/thread/80176.aspx</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2008 22:42:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">2a00cdb7-9c37-4fce-9fab-0b523f4ffc3b:80176</guid><dc:creator>gillianpip</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.olivia.com/Connect/forums/thread/80176.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.olivia.com/Connect/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=47081&amp;PostID=80176</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT color=#990099&gt;Hey Artgirl. First of all let me tell you that i enjoy reading the things you post because you seem quite amusing.&amp;nbsp; :) Also your photos are amazing and awesome.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT color=#990099&gt;Well about myself.&amp;nbsp; I don't know.&amp;nbsp; I love going out and hanging.&amp;nbsp; But like to be at home.&amp;nbsp; I have a major obsession of the gym right now even though if you looked at me in real life you would think that i never actually stepped foot in a gym.. haha.. &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT color=#990099&gt;Anyways.&amp;nbsp; This group is great. Hope everyone is doing well. &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT color=#990099&gt;Lisa&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;</description></item><item><title>Re: Welcome!!!</title><link>http://www.olivia.com/Connect/forums/thread/80110.aspx</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2008 07:32:30 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">2a00cdb7-9c37-4fce-9fab-0b523f4ffc3b:80110</guid><dc:creator>luvfilm</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.olivia.com/Connect/forums/thread/80110.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.olivia.com/Connect/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=47081&amp;PostID=80110</wfw:commentRss><description>I agree, AG!&amp;nbsp; Google rocks!</description></item><item><title>Re: Welcome!!!</title><link>http://www.olivia.com/Connect/forums/thread/79996.aspx</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2008 18:48:51 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">2a00cdb7-9c37-4fce-9fab-0b523f4ffc3b:79996</guid><dc:creator>artgirl</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.olivia.com/Connect/forums/thread/79996.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.olivia.com/Connect/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=47081&amp;PostID=79996</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;br&gt;Hey Barb!

My site is down now.  It was my mixed media I believe.  I'm in the process of having a new site thought out.  I had too many at once.  :)   

This is the work I used to do....and only occasionally do anymore.  I let my website go but if you google me you can find lots of stuff out there about my art.  :)  I love google!  It's almost enough of a website really.  

&lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/artgirl/230452119/" title="no strings by good morning stradivari, on Flickr"&gt;&lt;img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/70/230452119_30c74083b2.jpg" alt="no strings" height="500" width="380"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;</description></item><item><title>Re: Welcome!!!</title><link>http://www.olivia.com/Connect/forums/thread/79950.aspx</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2008 04:01:44 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">2a00cdb7-9c37-4fce-9fab-0b523f4ffc3b:79950</guid><dc:creator>BarbG</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.olivia.com/Connect/forums/thread/79950.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.olivia.com/Connect/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=47081&amp;PostID=79950</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;P&gt;Ok, so I'm usually not late for these things... but better late than never, right?&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;So Hello Everyone!&amp;nbsp; &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;What is this about Artgirl having a web site with pieces for sale?&amp;nbsp; Hmmm?&amp;nbsp; Fess up!&amp;nbsp; &lt;/P&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>