by Norma Thatcher | Dec 12, 2021 | Healthy Living, Interesting information, Thought provoking
My friend Betsy had a long-ago dog (named “Dog”) who had one mortal enemy: cows. I guess I should have termed that “bovine enemy” to stay within the confines of correctness. Dog would bark from the car at every single cow they passed in the fields of rural...
by Norma Thatcher | Oct 31, 2021 | Interesting information, Thought provoking
I wish I had a dollar for every time someone has told me, “I’m just not creative.” (I used to charge only a nickel, but with inflation…) Having new and creative ideas excites me! Are all my ideas genius ones? Of course not. Have I followed up on every single one?...
by Norma Thatcher | Oct 17, 2021 | Inspirational, Interesting information
William Shakespeare had an alternate way of saying it: “Play out the play.” In “Henry the IV” Bardolph and Falstaff are interrupted by the Sheriff and his officers who have come to search the house. Falstaff admonishes Bardolph to wait, to go on with their plans....
by Norma Thatcher | Oct 10, 2021 | Inspirational, Interesting information, Thought provoking
Father Ben once shared the story of parents who had a special request for their baby’s baptism. The couple once traveled to the Holy Land and had brought back a vial of water from the River Jordan. They wanted that small vessel of water mixed in with the font of...
by Norma Thatcher | Sep 26, 2021 | Interesting information
My kids loved going to Blockbuster. Tim especially loved roaming the store, steadfastly comparing various movies before finally making his choice. And I do mean “finally.” There were times I could have been halfway through the hardback version of War and Peace before...
by Norma Thatcher | Sep 6, 2021 | Interesting information
The (sort of) malady goes by various terms: Imprecise navigator Direction challenged Lack of land navigation skills Poor spatial perception A non-existent sense of direction As someone who is actually embarrassed by her “lack of land navigation skills,” believing I’m...
