Well, the weather certainly didn’t care about ruining the weekend. But I made a quick adjustment into searching for the best pumpkin treats.
Pancakes, ice cream, drinks. Basically everything that makes my blood sugar screech.
It also felt like a rainy couple days was a great time to catch up on some TV. What are you watching?
Now onto some very serious history…
Perkasie had a legit cigar habit
Before Bucks County became synonymous with breweries, wineries and restaurants where the menu has “locally sourced” written 14 times…Perkasie was a cigar making powerhouse.
Back in 1892, one factory was producing roughly 150,000 cigars a month. And shipping them all the way to Honolulu.
So someone was watching a Maui wave and puffing a Perkasie cigar.
And because we like a good plot twist, Perkasie’s name comes from the Lenape “Poekskos-sing”. Which means “where hickory nuts are cracked”.
So, in summary:
Hickory nuts → 150,000 cigars → Hawaii.
A perfectly normal origin story. History is weird, man.
The pups are doing the hard work
Holiday House Pet Resort held its annual Pup-A-Palooza (this year’s theme was pirates). Naturally, the dogs dressed accordingly because even philanthropy has a dress code.
Between the dog portraits and fun giveaways, the event raised donations for Bucks County Housing Group and collected nearly 70 pounds of food for its pantry. Helping both people and their pets.
Meanwhile, my dog’s biggest accomplishment this week was stealing the cat’s food. We need higher standards around here.
Fall has entered the chat
My dreams are coming true. Wheat & Vine Provisions is fully embracing the season with a pumpkin cold brew, which might sound basic but…
They make it with maple cinnamon sweet cream. So actually, never mind. I will hear nothing further about “basic”.
They also have a cinnamon bun latte, because subtlety is not on the fall lineup.
And yes, I absolutely entertain every single pumpkin flavored beverage. My boundary here stretches far. But it doesn’t stretch all the way to pumpkin spice Spam (gag).
I hope you enjoy a rainy day just relaxing. I know you could use it. Sometimes “not a single place to be” is the best day.
Oh and Go Birds!
May your pumpkin love have its limits,
Cait, From Bucks