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Thimblefuls of History: March 2015
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Today in History" postings. The blog looks for the hidden and entertaining part of the story in our history. Tuesday, March 31, 2015. March 31: Mark Spitz. On this date in History . March 31, 1972:. Swimmer Mark Spitz was presented the Amateur Athletic Union’s coveted. He set 33 world records and was voted "Athlete of the Century" in water sports. Monday, March 30, 2015. March 30: U.S. Buys Alaska. On this date in History . March 30, 1867:. The Senate finally ratified the deal by just one vote. Congr...
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The Business of Weddings: August 2011
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The Business of Weddings. Formerly Known as the 'Cater It Simple' blog . Cost savings wedding / event ideas / business advice from a 30 year caterer. Wednesday, August 10, 2011. How to Determine a Cake Budget. My friend Stacey (who makes the best tasting "Crunch" snack ever! I am happy to share her blog article! Http:/ staceyssweetshop.blogspot.com/2011/08/howd-you-arrive-at-that-number.html. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). A site for Brides on a Budget! Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. Thimblefuls of H...
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Thimblefuls of History: April 2015
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Today in History" postings. The blog looks for the hidden and entertaining part of the story in our history. Wednesday, April 29, 2015. April 29: "Ernest T. Bass". On this date in History . April 28, 1963:. The character of Ernest T. Bass appears for the first time on The Andy Griffith Show. Howard Morris played Bass for only five episodes but is best remembered for this role in spite of his many other accomplishments such as being a classically trained Shakespearean actor. Morris died in 2005. He said, ...
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The Business of Weddings: Customer Service - Own Your Mistake
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The Business of Weddings. Formerly Known as the 'Cater It Simple' blog . Cost savings wedding / event ideas / business advice from a 30 year caterer. Wednesday, May 18, 2011. Customer Service - Own Your Mistake. She was clear that she intended to reimburse the bank for the cell phone payment. That was her error and she was owning that. But my daughter and her dad were confused on why a payment was made on a closed account? My daughter made a mistake. She owned up to that mistake. She called the b...A goo...
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The Business of Weddings: June 2014
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The Business of Weddings. Formerly Known as the 'Cater It Simple' blog . Cost savings wedding / event ideas / business advice from a 30 year caterer. Sunday, June 15, 2014. The Difference Greenery Makes. I recently did the wedding cake for a good friend and when buying the roses needed to adorn the cake, I was happy to see some ferns available for sale for about $0.59 each. I picked up 6-7 of the ferns as a last minute decor for the cake table. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). A site for Brides on a Budget!
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The Business of Weddings: July 2014
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The Business of Weddings. Formerly Known as the 'Cater It Simple' blog . Cost savings wedding / event ideas / business advice from a 30 year caterer. Wednesday, July 2, 2014. The last blog showed a beautiful cake on an elegant silver plateau. This plateau not only adds to the decor of the cake table and makes a smaller cake taller, but there is a hidden advantage to it. Out of sight storage. It was fun just watching you! In the last blog, I showed how the front of the silver stand is softened with the gr...
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Thimblefuls of History: August 2013
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Today in History" postings. The blog looks for the hidden and entertaining part of the story in our history. Thursday, August 8, 2013. August 8: Wrigley Field Gets Lights. On this date in History . August 8, 1988:. Wrigley Field, the 2. Field For 74 seasons, the Cubs played only daytime home games. After installing the lights, 91 year old Cubs fan Harry Grossman was given the honor to flip the switch, at which time he said, “Let there be light.”. August 7: Gulf of Tonkin Resolution signed. Johnson used t...
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Thimblefuls of History: May 2: J. Edgar Hoover Dies
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Today in History" postings. The blog looks for the hidden and entertaining part of the story in our history. Tuesday, May 5, 2015. May 2: J. Edgar Hoover Dies. On this date in History . May 2, 1972:. Just before the Watergate scandal erupted,. J Edgar Hoover dies. Re-creating and leading the FBI for nearly 5 decades, serving under 8 presidents. After WWII, he worked closely with the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) and Senator Joseph McCarthy, the architect of America's second Red Scare.
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Thimblefuls of History: April 2014
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Today in History" postings. The blog looks for the hidden and entertaining part of the story in our history. Wednesday, April 2, 2014. March 26: Torture Chamber Found in Basement. On this date in History . March 26, 1987:. Photo courtesy of www.nydailynews.com. Philadelphia police respond to a 9-1-1 call and find a torture chamber in. Sign hung outside the torture chamber home identifying it as a church. He killed one woman by putting her in a pit of water with a live electrical wire; another by starving...
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Debi's Writing Collection: October 2012
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An anthology of writings by Debi Brim . personal stories, observations, humor and opinion. Monday, October 22, 2012. Tombstones - Part 2. Early tombstones tended to have one large family stone with the last name:. Smaller stones around the family monument marked the gravesites of the individual family members. These smaller stones tended to have just a first name, and year of birth/death. Or this man, whose family wanted us all to know that when he left his family at the young age of 35, he wasn't just a...
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