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My income tax was done last week in 30 minutes, by the very Boss of that accounting company I tried last year for the first time.

The snow is all gone from my yard, so I'll be trying to build up muscle strength with raking and garden preparations.

This week is jam-packed with virtual sessions (via videos) by 30+ Christian entrepreneurs who share their methods of doing business online without (for most of them) using Social media. I attended the week-long event last year in May and took 27 pages of notes!

I confess, I didn't take many notes yesterday for the theme was "how to give up social media if you are addicted to it." I gave it up years ago.

But I will be taking notes in earnest today as soon as I'm finished here. (I cannot ignore my commitment to my RoseBouquet subscribers!)

I'm sure I will learn plenty, and then spend a few days next week trying to narrow down the list of methods that I will try this year.

Hopefully I have a better sense now of what I can handle and what methods I need to put on hold still longer. I am so grateful for all this advice that is offered for FREE.

Also, the new friendships that I pick up. Who knows where these will take me.!

 Tues May 5, 2026 What's New: A Problem, Not Yet a Blessing https://ruthes-secretroses.com/category/rb/index.shtml

I have a problem that popped up on Sat. night, and has given me some frustration. I do hope it will turn into a Blessing - it just has not happened yet....

I type or "key" very fast on my keyboards, so I have gone through quite a few of them over the years. About 2-3 years ago I noticed that most keyboards (costing $10-20) are about used up in 2-3 months for me. Sometimes less. So I ordered a mechanical keyboard from Amazon as it had a 10 year warranty on it. It has worked fine!

Saturday night some keys stopped working for me. Especially the spacebar wasn't working.

Well, I had a box full of old keyboards in the basement. I brought it up and started to go through them trying to see which ones had some spunk in them yet.

Some are better than others, but none are perfect. Last night I switched again to one that has some letters painted on with pink nail polish, and has only one key that only will produce a capital letter if I press down on the far left side of it. (It is longer than most keys are).

So I'm able to manage... though I sure do miss my white mechanical keyboard with the rainbow colours under the keys. (Sigh!)

I need to hunt for my receipt so I can prove it is not 10 years old yet, but then I might need to send it away for repairs. Or... how many computer stores will I have to visit in this city to find the one that can fix this problem?

I sure do MISS being able to type/Key as fast as I can think! It is not the end of the world; but what is the best way to get it fixed? I'm praying for the best solution/blessing!!

 Tues May 5, 2026 TIPS and SOLUTIONS: When YOU See or Hear Wonderful Words https://ruthes-secretroses.com/category/rb/index.shtml

On Sunday our Worship team had chosen wonderful songs with tremendous sentences of prayer in them.

It occurred to me that I can look up those words online, copy/paste them into a blank page in the computer, enlarge the font, and add an image or two - then print out the pages to use as posters to put up in my home.

I even have a laminator to dress them up.

Then, when my eyes land on them, I can stop and pray those lines to the LORD from my heart.

Over time, I realize, I may become somewhat blind to the words, but then on days when I do really need them - my eyes will drift to those very same posters. I'll be reminded of truths that I should NOT FORGET!

 Tues May 5, 2026