by Norma Thatcher | Jun 13, 2021 | Home, Love, Spiritual
Be honest. How often do you read poetry? For a while, it seemed to me that poetry was on its way out. So I was happy when the 2020 winner of America’s Got Talent was Brandon Leake whose talent was identified as “spoken word poet.” And of course with Amanda Gorman’s...
by Norma Thatcher | Oct 2, 2020 | Home, Interesting information
When you’re selling a house, it’s important to note in the contract what fixtures are included (will convey) in the sale of the home. RealtyTimes.com suggests that the contract should incorporate wording that states “all items in the MLS will convey.” It appears that...
by Norma Thatcher | May 8, 2019 | Home, Interesting information
PEE-oh-knee or pee-OH-knee? Both HowJsay.com and Merriam Webster advise that the correct pronunciation calls for accenting the first syllable. However you choose to pronounce it, aren’t they the grandest, abundantly full, late-spring perennial? You may know that I am...
by Norma Thatcher | May 12, 2018 | Home, Inspirational
Do you ever tour model homes? I don’t mean with an intent to purchase, but rather, just to see new and clever concepts from builders as well as their decorators’ creative ideas. For the second year my daughter and I visited Richmond, Virginia’s Homearama. This year...
by Norma Thatcher | Dec 12, 2017 | Christmas, Family, Home, Inspirational, Spiritual
My sister Bev shared that as her whole family sat around their Thanksgiving table, someone asked, “What are we doing for Christmas?” Bev’s grown son (who himself has adult children) looked as though someone had just made an inappropriate remark. “Why, we’re coming...
by Norma Thatcher | Oct 24, 2017 | Home, Inspirational, Spiritual
Some beautiful words in the English language don’t get used much anymore. One of them is wayfarer. The precise definition tells us that a wayfarer is one who goes on a journey, most often traveling by foot. When I came across the website for Wayfarer’s Chapel in...