by Norma Thatcher | Dec 3, 2016 | Christmas, Family, Home, Humor, Inspirational
Note: This post is based on my 2011 Christmas letter The tree in the magazine was quite glamorous. Without any lights at all, it was decked out with peacock feathers and large shiny balls in deep blues, purples, and golds that matched the feathers’ colors. The...
by Norma Thatcher | Nov 29, 2016 | Christmas, Family, Inspirational, Spiritual, Thought provoking
Do you ever wonder about the people whose job it is to come up with names for new paint colors? In my mind, it’s a no-stress occupation. Definitely no cubicles. The people sit in comfy chairs and look at large screen monitors that display slide after slide of the most...
by Norma Thatcher | Nov 26, 2016 | Christmas, Family, Inspirational, Spiritual, Thought provoking
It’s seems as though we’re always waiting. We wait for something to Begin – Vacation starts the beginning of next month. End – My friend finishes up her chemo in two weeks. Start – Today is day one of a class that will help jumpstart a new career. Finish – Is that...
by Norma Thatcher | Nov 22, 2016 | Family, Home, Humor, Inspirational
My husband and I have a complementary relationship in the kitchen. There are some dishes that only he makes for family get-togethers (crab cakes), and there are others that only I make (lasagna). We compete over just two items, both holiday related: stuffing and pies....
by Norma Thatcher | Nov 19, 2016 | Family, Home, Inspirational
The tradition started eight years ago when my sister Barbara bemoaned that she had never mastered our sister-in-law Ruth’s recipe for pumpkin rolls. I invited Barbara over for a day and we made ourselves a batch of them. The secret really is just like Julia Child (at...
by Norma Thatcher | Nov 1, 2016 | Family, Inspirational, Spiritual
I’ve visited Fallingwater, the architectural masterpiece by architect Frank Lloyd Wright, half a dozen times. Each time, I see something new or absorb a different slant on an aspect I noted previously. If you’ve never seen it, you owe it to yourself to take the tour....