http://blogs.ruthes-secretroses.com About and FOR friends of Ruthe's Secret Roses (blog edition) en-us Tues Mar 16 2010 12:00:00 GMT Tues Mar 16 2010 12:58:01 GMT Ruth Marlene Friesen Ruth Marlene Friesen http://blogs.ruthes-secretroses.com/category/the-rosebouquet/at-home/ Spring is definitely early this year. It is still possible to find some old patches of snow and ice, but to a large degree it has disappeared. Even my garden is nearly all exposed. Temperatures are above 0 Celsius most days, dropping below at night again. But those of us who are older and wiser are waiting for the other shoe to drop; there's bound to be another snow fall or storm yet before we really have spring. It's always been that way, right? Oh the other hand, all around the world weather systems are off-key. . . . .MORE Tues Mar 16 2010 http://blogs.ruthes-secretroses.com/category/the-rosebouquet/whats-new/ Remember my hint about the virtual writers' retreat idea last week? Well, I'm having fun planning those sessions, and have even thought up some prizes to offer. If I can rouse some friends to take part I think that's going to be lots of fun! What's more I'll get a better grip on my novel and how to improve and market it better. That's another flower in my Bouquet of Enterprises. Oops, did you realize I have two bouquets? . . .MORE Tues Mar 16 2010 http://blogs.ruthes-secretroses.com/category/the-rosebouquet/tips-solutions/ We all know that children love to have someone read stories to them, both long before they can read themselves and also after they are able to do so. I confess to being an adult that likes to listen to a good reader reading a good book. That's why every day, Monday through Friday, I like to listen to Lynn Brooks reading a Christian classic. She does this on http://bbnradio.org for 15 minutes every morning, and that reading is repeated again in the evening. (Which is great for when I miss one day). .. . . MORE Tues Mar 16 2010 http://blogs.ruthes-secretroses.com/category/the-rosebouquet/ruthesroses/ Daniel and three of his friends, all assumed to be in their teens, had been captured in Judah and taken to Babylon. The king recognized that these young men already had some education, but he wanted them trained in the culture, language and mores of his country and then assigned to important governing posts. Being uprooted and carried off to a new country might have been scary for one, but since they were together, these friends made it something of an adventure. They kept their heads and . . . MORE Tues Mar 16 2010