Literary laundry, a ghost town and cookie sundaes
Good morning and happy Sunday. Before anything else, a huge Happy Birthday to our brilliant editor, Lisa. Drop a quick reply with your birthday wishes. You’ll make 41 feel like 21.
Usually, my Sunday philosophy involves slow coffee and absolute peace. Instead, I’m chugging a travel mug ahead of an 8am softball tournament. I’m not saying I want us to lose, but if the other team happens to win so we can all get pancakes by 9:30...I won’t be devastated.
Let’s get to the good stuff.
Literary laundromats
Nobody has ever looked at a spin cycle and thought “wow, what a magical, highly productive use of forty five minutes”. For busy parents, it’s usually just lost time spent managing bored kids.
Well, the Rotary Club of Hatboro saw a shortcut. This spring, they teamed up with the library and the laundromat to launch a Little Laundromat Library.
Instead of staring blankly at tumbling jeans, kids can now grab a book from custom stocked shelves and read with their parents while the wash runs. Better yet? They’re encouraged to take the books home and build their own library. Restocked entirely by neighbor donations, it turns a chore into a win ✅
Worth wearing real pants
If your ideal weekend morning involves excellent coffee and delaying today’s regrets until at least noon, make a beeline for Flourish Cafe (Newtown or Holland). They do lunch and dinner, but brunch is where they truly flex.
Try the eggs Benedict and don’t overthink it. It features smoked salmon, creamy avocado and a hollandaise so smooth it could talk its way out of a speeding ticket on the bypass. Pair it with an espresso that’ll briefly have you convinced you’re the kind of person who journals.
Underwater ghost town
Long before Peace Valley was where we all pretend we’re going to start jogging regularly, it was a Pennsylvania mining hub.
Then Bucks did something pretty dramatic. It flooded the whole thing. The reservoir swallowed the historic village of New Galena along with the old mine workings.
So the next time you’re admiring the peaceful water, just remember…you’re floating right over a sunken ghost town 😬
Your dentist hates this place
If you’re strolling around Yardley and realize you’re holding a cookie sundae the size of a flowerpot, don’t fret. You’re not the first.
Since opening at the end of May, Cookies N’ Cream has become an absolute hazard for anyone who walks in thinking “I’ll just look”.
Their whole setup is beautiful: warm cookies + cold ice cream + zero self-control.
You choose from cookie bases (including Biscoff, Nutella and that viral Dubai style) then smash it together with 30 ice cream flavors like Georgia Peach or Mud Pie. From there, things quickly escalate into customized topping combinations that’ll make your dentist lose sleep.
So, if we lose this morning, it’s pancakes. If we win, it’s ice cream. Either way, I’m confident today is a good day.
Hope your Sunday goes exactly how you want. Enjoy it, and I’ll see you Tuesday!
May your ice cream melt just right on your cookie,
Cait, From Bucks