by Norma Thatcher | Aug 8, 2020 | Interesting information
The television show How It’s Made premiered on January 6, 2001. Currently, it runs on the Discovery Channel in Canada and the Science Channel in the US. The program is produced in Quebec by Productions MAJ, Inc. Their website informs us they have filmed 24 seasons, a...
by Norma Thatcher | Jul 31, 2020 | Interesting information, Words
If released in 2020, the 1999 movie The Sixth Sense would require a different title. You may recall that this movie featured a young boy who had an extrasensory perception in the form of dead people appearing to him seeking his help. (For the record, this is one of my...
by Norma Thatcher | Jul 25, 2020 | Inspirational, Interesting information, Thought provoking
Like a warmup act for the main performer, a flower girl precedes the bride down the aisle. She typically scatters rose petals on the bride’s path. It’s thought that the custom began in ancient Rome but instead of spreading rose petals, the young girls showered the...
by Norma Thatcher | Jul 17, 2020 | Healthy Living, Interesting information
I knew my daughter Laura was gifted in the language arts arena before she was three. At the time our favorite shampoo was called Lamaur Apple Pectin. It had the most delicious fragrance, so fresh and clean. One evening at bath time, Laura kept staring at the bottle....
by Norma Thatcher | Jun 27, 2020 | Interesting information
Reading bedtime stories to my children was a favorite part of each day for me. I read aloud to both Laura and Tim long past the age when they could read for themselves. I wish I could remember the last book I read to each of them. It was a momentous occasion after...
by Norma Thatcher | May 30, 2020 | Interesting information, Thought provoking
An opportunity appeared on Facebook to join a Zoom call featuring a speaker who sounded promising. I already had my day planned, working in my home with a part-time housekeeper to get a whole-house cleaning done. So I knew instead of joining the meeting...
