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Christmas 2011

Sunday, December 23, 2012

Hatfield 'Grinch' Menaced Husband With Knife Because of Bad Gifts

Karen Pilat, 51, of Merel Drive, Hatfield Township, was convicted of simple assault for menacing her now estranged husband with a butcher knife on Christmas night in 2011 because he didn't buy her jewelry and a card

Hatfield has a Grinch. When Hatfield resident Karen Pilat didn’t get what she wanted for Christmas 2011 from her husband, she said “Bah! Humbug!” with a butcher knife. Pilat, 51, of the 2400 block of Merel Drive, was convicted last week on charges that she menaced her husband with a butcher knife during a quarrel over his “poor gift choices,” according to The Pottstown Mercury. Pilat was convicted of a misdemeanor simple assault charge stemming from the Dec. 25, 2011 incident inside the home they once shared. In a non-jury trial, Pilat was acquitted of reckless endangerment, according to the article. She did attempt, through menace, to put her husband in fear of imminent serious bodily injury, but she did not place him in danger of death, …

DELIAH ONE

2:40 pm on Sunday, December 23, 2012

So how does she like the police bracelets?? LOL ya Grinch   more ›

Thursday, December 15, 2011

Gift ideas for the hard-to-buy-for left on your list

Here are a few last-minute ideas, if you are still stuck on what to get Uncle Joe

It ‘tis the season, right? We are getting down to the wire and you still have a handful of gifts to purchase for those hard-to-find people on your list. What are you going to do? Here are some gift ideas for those “people that have everything” or the “no, I don’t need anything” folks on your holiday gift list: Plaza Flowers, located in West Norriton, offers a couple of great solutions for the hard-to-buy-for on your list this year. Many would welcome a beautiful fresh centerpiece, wreath or gift basket. In addition, the location offers gourmet cookie or cupcake packages. It’s an ideal place to shop as it has an online store, and is willing to ship nationwide, working with a network of national florists. The family-owned business means you …

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