Farewell To A Friend

This has nothing to do with politics, and it probably won't mean anything to someone who has never lived in Bucks County, Pa., but here it is anyway.

Labor Day marked the end of the line for Goodnoe's Restaurant, which will now close. Owner Skip Goodnoe (the final owner from the storied Goodnoe family in Newtown - ownership of the restaurant was passed down through the family for years) sold the restaurant because he was unable to keep it operating on a daily basis, and apparently, no one in his family had an interest in it either. It's the sort of story where you first get mad and wonder why this happened when you hear about it, but when you hear the story, you just kind of sigh in exasperation and realize this, ultimately, is no one's fault.

It wouldn't be right for this to take place without saying thanks to the Goodnoe family and the restaurant staff, made up mostly of young kids who were always pleasant and professional. We went there often, and I took the young one a few times; he always had fun with the complimentary crayons and drawing pad during the toddler years (of course, he's way too cool for that now), and I loved their potato salad and chicken salad croissant sandwiches (and the ice cream, of course, which almost goes without saying).

Goodnoe's was a special place, and we'll miss it (and this song by Iris DeMent accompanied by Emmylou Harris has been running around in my head a bit over it lately...I don't like much country, but this is an exception - consider it a tribute of sorts).


Probably no posts tomorrow, so be good to each other and fight blogofascism always!