http://blogs.ruthes-secretroses.com About and FOR friends of Ruthe's Secret Roses Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:26:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A bit earlier than we are used to, so we all feel pleasantly surprised, but it is welcome. In the last week we have had a lot of snow and ice disappear. The most used roads are clear and where residents have cleared the sidewalks in front of their properties, ... http://blogs.ruthes-secretroses.com/2010/03/09/spring-has-come/ I did finally get my first video lesson last Wednesday afternoon. However, my young geek-teacher has no training in teaching, so after we had downloaded and installed two programs, he took the mouse and swirled it around on my screen and told me that this is for that, and that ... http://blogs.ruthes-secretroses.com/2010/03/09/vector-drawing-an-mhss-weekend/ As you may recall, MyPowerMall went under at the end of January. I found some other places that help you find discounts and get rebates for your online shopping, so the other week when I was ready to place another order for supplements at Puritan's Pride, I went to BigCrumb ... http://blogs.ruthes-secretroses.com/2010/03/09/follow-me-to-bigcrumb/ There is a lovely passage on friendship in the book of Ecclesiastes in the Bible. It is attributed to King Solomon, the wisest man who ever lived, short of the Lord Jesus Himself, the Son of God. It reads; Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their ... http://blogs.ruthes-secretroses.com/2010/03/09/two-are-better-than-one/ When you are part of a poor family you learn to make do with simple things, and focus on living well spiritually. Since Snowflake is part of my family or household he has had to make do with cardboard boxes for his nests to curl up in. He has never ... http://blogs.ruthes-secretroses.com/2010/03/02/snowflake-moving-up-a-class/ My video-making lessons still have not started. Jondalar has been too busy or sick each week, but maybe it will come to pass this week. Meantime, I've been busy going through the Action Guide videos with my new SBI site, and whoa, have I been astonished at the new things I've ... http://blogs.ruthes-secretroses.com/2010/03/02/training-videos-planning-a-writers-retreat/ We all know or should if we haven't closed our eyes to it, that it is not right to help ourselves to the photos or graphics of others. That's stealing. I try to be careful not to do that. However, sometimes I've found some sites on the internet that are willing ... http://blogs.ruthes-secretroses.com/2010/03/02/free-graphics-and-photos/ When we are in misery we dearly want friends to confide in, and we want them to empathize or at least sympathize with us. Sometimes we'll settle for just having others in the same predicament so we don't have to suffer alone. When Job, a rich and godly patriarch in the ... http://blogs.ruthes-secretroses.com/2010/03/02/jobs-friends-in-calamity/ My video-making lesson did not materialize last Thursday, but we another another appointment for tomorrow morning to start. Here's hoping it comes off. Meantime, I've been going through the ActionGuide videos at SiteSell, following the research and brainstorming sessions as guided. Whoa, did I have a fine surprise on Friday ... http://blogs.ruthes-secretroses.com/2010/02/23/making-big-projects-look-like-a-bite-of-cake/ In my research I've followed some interesting links and found some serendipitous fun. Here's a couple of videos I saw yesterday that really tickled me. Both of these are about giving the customer more than they expect in good service, but the way these stories are told is quite novel. GiveEmthePickle.com ... http://blogs.ruthes-secretroses.com/2010/02/23/the-pickle-and-fish-videos/