We’re running around crazy this morning prepping for an end of summer pool party. The theme is ‘lemonade’ and honestly, I’m pretty impressed with how it’s coming along. Amazing how many paper lanterns too much money can get you these days 🙃
Anyway, please enjoy a slow Sunday in my honor. Mine will be anything but.
The giving Gene
Gene Epstein has a pretty good addiction: giving back.
He recently partnered with the opportunity council on an emergency eviction prevention program to help families stay housed when one unexpected crisis knocks everything sideways.
Emergency rent help, legal guidance and case management are all part of it.
And to help the effort? He’s been selling cars from his personal classic collection.
Imagine being able to say, “I’m going to flip a few vintage cars and help keep families in their homes”.
Diner, but like fancy
Sometimes I just like a little ride up 611. And it’s typically to score a cannoli French toast or cheesesteak omelet. It’s the Cooper sharp cheese for me.
I love a diner that modernizes the menu and gives us more than eggs and toast. And for that, I thank you Plumstead Diner.
And now for the weird history…
Under the Continental Tavern in Yardley, contractors reportedly found a hidden stone chamber and a vertical brick lined tunnel during renovations.
The room has been linked to two very different chapters of Bucks County history.
First, an alleged Underground Railroad waystation for people escaping slavery and heading north along the Delaware Canal.
Then, decades later, Prohibition apparently gave the forgotten hideaway a new job: bootlegger storage.
Excavations turned up roughly 7,000 empty liquor bottles, old license plates, a rusted revolver and even a bloodied 1890s corset tucked into the stonework.
Because apparently Bucks County history does not believe in being boring.
You enjoy your Sunday, I’ll be listening to 18 kids splash around a pool for 3 hours. But I’ll be back Tuesday for a dose of good news.
May silence grace your Sunday,
Cait, From Bucks