blue scooter. for realz.

i like taking pictures of the nashville hipsters on their italian motorbikes. but this photo my sis took in paris (france, not paris, tenn.!) made me swoon for the city of lights.

this is the real deal, lovelies. kickin' it on the champs elysees.

Bits of my weekend vol. 71.

the big news is: i finally got my vintage bike!

it's not blue, but it's pretty fabulous. and it was on half price at southern thrift, so it was a must-have!

kind of reminds me of my brother's old bike.

gotta love it.

of course i have no bike lock, so it had to come up to the apartment at the end of the day.

the boy had allergies and so we laid pretty low. we also did some crafty things in anticipation of halloween.

how was your weekend?

a quick note about vintage bicycles.

once again on the topic of bicycles ... i've discovered a cool bike shop near nashville called smoopy's vintage bicycles.

sounds like my kind of place. this is one of the beauties i saw listed that they have for sale.

here's another.

i may have to take a little drive to murfreesboro to check these out.

i'm on serious deadline today, so i've gotta dash. but soon i'll post what i'm working on - a 9/11 retrospective with an audio slide show. it's been a tough few weeks working on this project - a heartbreaking one for sure. but definitely worth it.

peace and love,
joan

wednesday wuvlies: vintage bikes.

copyright vanderbilt university/john russell

i am on the hunt for a vintage bike cruiser, huffy or schwinn. i prefer blue, as you well know. but could be swayed toward red.

this fall i hope to cruise around campus at lunchtime. wouldn't that be such a glorious fall thing to do?

here are a few lovelies i have seen around campus and around town.

remember this sweet thing that was abandoned for a whole two weeks, chained to this pole? i would have adopted it if i could. and believe me, i tried.

this seems to be the same bike a year later. it was fun to see my bike crush again. i thought it was gone forever.

now if only i had some wire cutters.

i saw this one in a store window. it's cute, but too fancy. i like old school.

now that's old school.

and here's the inspiration: my big brother circa 1970 on his cool red bike.

doesn't get any cooler.

what are you dreaming about today?

bikes and magnolias.

isn't this a lovely magnolia? i'm so lucky i get to see these gorgeous blooms every day!

hey, it's friday, and if you're going to be in nashville this weekend, you might want to check out a few things,

like the west nashville farmer's market on charlotte ...

the american artisan festival in centennial park ...

the belcourt theater, where they're screening the thai movie uncle boonmee who recalls his past lives ...

the new restaurant wild hare on white bridge road ...

or the new jeni's ice cream shop in east nashville.

me, i'm gonna lie low. maybe peruse the junk stores for a bike. i want a real old one, not a new one that looks vintage, although those are awesome too. i just want to find a treasure, you know? if my mom were here, it would be a cinch. she's the best treasure hunter i know.

one week til i see her and the whole bloggy family!

check out these beauties. and have a great weekend!

caribbean blue.

yes, it's a car and yes, it's blue.

but it's not vintage, it's new.

still, it caught my eye.

my friend tex and i ran into a nissan executive who was driving this pretty 2011 murano convertible.

only a limited number will be produced in this color, and they are being marketed to the coastal cities.

the color, he said, was caribbean blue.

i'm loving that.

the inside is huge.

and i love the light interior.

it's a two-door with a cloth top.

don't you just want to drive it to the beach?

note: nissan didn't provide me with any perks for posting this. but if they wanted to loan me one of these sweet babies for a couple of weeks, i wouldn't say no. just sayin'.

Goals for the (rest of) the week:

it's commencement week here on this lovely southern campus where i work.

so many exciting things going on.

i simply must:

meet khaled hosseini. stalk if necessary.

wear a floral dress. with pearls.

take pictures of blooming magnolias.

make black & gold cupcakes for co-workers.

try to find owner of the blue bike and see if she is graduating and perchance wants to leave her bike to a good home (a girl can dream!).

rejoice for the class of 2010!

ps: this image is not mine. it is owned by VU/John Russell. don't steal it. karma is real.