Feb 16, 2015 | A Day In My Life
I’m still here, which is kind of a surprise. Here is the pub I inherited less than a year ago, Sullivan’s, in this place called Leap. It’s in Ireland, in a really small town. There’s a weird history to the name, about some guy a couple of hundred years ago who made...
Jun 20, 2014 | A Day In My Life
Every time I think I’ve finally settled into my position as President of the Pennsylvania Antiquarian Society, something happens. You would think that a staid Philadelphia institution would run smoothing after well over a century, but you’d be surprised at what really...
Feb 14, 2014 | A Day In My Life
Three months ago I wouldn’t have believed it, but I’m still in Ireland. In a tiny village called Leap (there’s a long story about why, but I won’t bother you with it), in County Cork. It’s on the main road along the south coast, but don’t blink or you’ll miss it....