by Norma Thatcher | Aug 27, 2022 | Healthy Living, Inspirational, Interesting information, Thought provoking
If you’ve ever driven non-stop on an interstate highway through one of our flatter states, you’ll know the question that settles over you after an hour or so: Will this ever end? I felt the same way when a few years back we took the Grand Canyon Railway from the hotel...
by Norma Thatcher | Aug 15, 2022 | Inspirational, Interesting information, Spiritual
Like many places in the world, my town has experienced its share of unusual weather over the past few months. An event on July 13th produced a phenomenon that’s not often seen: a moonbow. More precisely termed “lunar rainbow,” a moonbow can occur only when the...
by Norma Thatcher | Jul 22, 2022 | Interesting information, Thought provoking
When our grandsons were about 9 and 12, my husband and I took them to the International Spy Museum in Washington, DC. At that time, part of the visit included a spy mystery to solve. We four were paired with about 16 other random visitors. Within the confines of a...
by Norma Thatcher | May 30, 2022 | Interesting information, Public speaking
When Tim was about three and learning about emotions, he’d have me go through a range at his command. “Make a happy face, Mommy.” When I’d oblige, he’d grin back at me. “Now make an ‘angy’ face, Mommy.” When I’d furrow my brows and scowl deeply, Tim would look worried...
by Norma Thatcher | May 22, 2022 | Interesting information
Forbes Magazine says that the best leaders do this one rare thing. It just so happens to be what I did in last week’s post; share wisdom I had learned from others. So this is part 2 of that sharing. The biggest single determining factor of living a happy and...
by Norma Thatcher | Apr 3, 2022 | Family, Healthy Living, Interesting information, Music, Thought provoking
“I Love Classical Music” and “I Love the Nutcracker” have been two of my baby granddaughter’s favorite board books most of her 9 months of life. Both by Marion Billet, they each offer snippets of six selections of orchestra music. The sound is surprisingly good. Baby...
