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When we girls first heard about “fireworks” in New Hope we thought they were referring to the discussions about our future … until we understood that they were talking about real fireworks … exploding over the Delaware River. Have you seen our ears? Have you noticed the way they move and rotate to capture the slightest whisper? Can you imagine the sound of a firework magnified by 10 ?   Fortunately, we will be spending our Friday evenings at a safe distance …

Ignoring for the moment our own concerns, we do want to make sure that the word get’s out … and to do our bit toward ensuring a vibrant summer season in our beautiful town of New Hope. So please help us spread the word that New Hope, Pennsylvania will be hosting a firework display on the Delaware river every Friday evening starting this week on May 28th.

And if you are from out of town why not stay the night at The Inn at Bowman’s Hill, one of the best bed and breakfast inns in Bucks County. Welcome!

Here’s some more background in The Intelligencer !

We are really excited … and a little scared! After several years of intense work by the boys at the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources we understand that water will once again flow in the canal.  We cannot wait. Standing around all day eating hay and grass with no exercise is not good for the figure! And our muscle tone is non-existent … a well fed donkey might perform better at  this point.                                                                                               

In reality, we just can’t wait to get back to work. In fact, just taking a walk along the canal will be wonderful … although we must confide that the thought of pulling a barge full of well-nourished New Hope bed and breakfast guests is a little daunting. Perhaps we could train with a row boat? Would we still need a captain licensed by the Coast Guard? You may laugh … but, seriously, we girls got to know some of those captain guys … and closer inspection did little to enhance our confidence that lives would be saved should an unsuspecting tourist end up in the canal!  Twelve inches of water and two feet of mud would have been a challenge for the healthiest of them … and as for  all that Coast Guard experience? I rest my case. 

Other dangers are omnipresent. For example, there have been a number of hot summer days when we have been pushed to the brink … and sorely tempted to plant a well -placed kick on the derrière of an unruly passenger or two. Good mule etiquette and fear of reprisal conferred restraint and kept us on the straight and narrow. However this ever present temptation was probably at least as real a threat as the latest challenge to our freedom from grazing oblivion. Rocks falling from the yet-to-be-repaired Ferry Street bridge! Even mules have fears, and rocks falling from the bridge … at least spontaneously … is not one of them.

So, as we sit here and wait, and eat, and wait, please cast a vote … or write a note … in support of our freedom. We promise to work hard to restore the good historical name of the New Hope canal barges … and to refrain from behavior unbecoming a well-trained mule. Thank you!