by Norma Thatcher | Jul 9, 2023 | Books, Interesting information
If you have missed seeing any posts from me in a month, well, I have missed you too! This past month was “crunch” time for my third book. The illustrations were nearly completed (yes, I was blessed to have the same fabulous illustrator Loralyn), the text was...
by Norma Thatcher | Jun 4, 2023 | Interesting information, Spiritual, Thought provoking
When a loved one first entered a memory care unit, she was still cognizant enough to recognize the passage of time. But living in a place that offered limited opportunity to plan and look forward to events, she found herself forgetting not only what day of the week it...
by Norma Thatcher | Apr 23, 2023 | Interesting information, Public speaking
As part of the class I teach on effective body language for public speaking, I mention lips. Most of us don’t think much about our lips. They just sit there, after all, being taken for granted. And unless we’re looking in a mirror, we don’t actually see our own lips....
by Norma Thatcher | Mar 5, 2023 | Inspirational, Interesting information, Music, Thought provoking
February 10, 2020 Worldwide deaths from the 2019 Novel Coronavirus reach 1,013. February 13, 2020 CDC confirms the 15th case of COVID-19 in the U.S. March 3, 2020 CDC reports 60 cases of COVID-19 across America. March 11, 2020 After more than 118,000 cases in 114...
by Norma Thatcher | Feb 5, 2023 | Interesting information, Thought provoking, Words
If I were my boss, I’d fire me. Or at least conduct an employee counseling session in which I’d give myself the ultimatum to “shape up or ship out.” After years of faithful blogging, I haven’t written in a month. I have seven partially started projects that are...
by Norma Thatcher | Oct 16, 2022 | Books, Interesting information
My introduction to the works of Alexandra Stoddard was on a shelf at a used bookstore as I was planning the design of our home. Her book Alexandra Stoddard’s Book of Color…Discovering the Joy of Color in Your Everyday Life caught my eye. Printed in 1989, it is a...
