This week I am in Nashville, vacationing at the Trisha Resort and Spa. Highly recommended, as it includes a pool, cats, bikes, alcohol and delicious home-cooked meals. Except for the ride from the airport on Tuesday, I've yet to get in a car. Here we are last night setting out for a Yazoo party in celebration of its new beer, Sue, a high-alc, cherry-wood smoked porter. Yumm.
I must say a bit about the hills. And the humidity. Ugh. Very articulate, I know, but that pretty much sums it up. Trisha is a Southe...
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"I thought holding your left arm at a right angle was the way to signal a right turn," a friend said recently after going on a quick neighborhood ride with me.
Yes, I use the "alternate right turn" hand signal.
I've decided to break from tradition on this for a couple of reasons.
It's safer. Most people these days haven't brushed up on what hand signals mean since high school driver's ed. It is less confusing to simply point your arm in the direction you will be turning rather than using your ...
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This French commercial is more Trisha's area, but with Sophia Coppola directing, a song by Bridgette Bardot and bicycling chic - je t'aime!
And now I want to buy Miss Dior Cherie. B-a-a-a-a-a-a.
On the same topic of style and cycling, I continue to collect lovely bicycle pictures that I find on my favorite style and design blogs. I get special joy from finding bicycles on non-bicycle-related blogs. We're going mainstream, baby. My first collection can be seen here. Below is what I've gathered since th...
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I recently asked about safety and security concerns while cycling through your neighborhood, and I mentioned that I feel very safe in my neighborhood. That answer stands, but after more than a year of daily riding, I had my first tense, non-traffic-related cycling safety incident.
I was riding home alone with Betty Foy at 9 p.m. on a residential one-way street that I take all the time - not deserted, but not a major thoroughfare. I didn't hear any cars, but noticed through my rear view mirror the dark outline ...
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Being job-free has forced me to seek out new types of cultural events with an emphasis on free, free, free and cheap. I love living in the city because there is so much to choose from and so much of it is free. Or cheap.
On Friday night we met up with Elizabeth of BikeCommuters for her friend's show, musician Javier Mendoza. The show was free, although contributing to the tip jar and drinking a beer required a bit of money. Still a deal for a great night out.
Saturday was jam-packed with freebies and I travel...
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The sun was blazing today with temperatures near 90 degrees. Although I grew up in North Carolina and should be used to it, I absolutely hate extremely hot weather. I'd much rather cycle in the snowy sun. Despite the heat, I couldn't sit around all day, so I put on my breeziest summer dress and set out on Oma. This picture captures how hot the sun was, apparently burning through my clothes.
My original plan was to go to the art musuem and park downtown, but I did not get far before abandoning that idea - s...
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I'm excited to have a Friday cycle chic post this week. I caught a far-off glimpse of the rider of the Electra Amsterdam in action on a drizzly day last week, looking professional in city shorts, a teal blouse and sleek updo.
Maybe one day I'll be close enough to say hi instead of just taking pictures like a creepy stalker. (Frequent cycle chic posters, I'd love to know how you overcome this feeling while taking random pictures of someone to post on the internet . . .)
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Just over a week away, Nashville. Don't forget!
The BikeSkirt girls will be joining us as well, so don't miss out! You can RSVP on Facebook, if you're into that sort of thing. Dottie and I can't wait to lead our first ride.
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My employment-free ride of the day was to the drug store to pick up a prescription and to the pet store to stock up on cat food. I know, I live such a glamorous life. But wait, it gets really exciting - I forgot my lock key in my garage. What a plot twist! So at the drug store I had to use the drive-through window and the pet store was nice enough to let me bring Oma inside. Whew, crisis averted! As you can see in the picture, I got a lot of cat food - both wet and dry. I am so rock 'n roll with my bike and my...
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I've mentioned before that I live a couple of blocks from Elizabeth, a blogger at BikeCommuters.Com. We met by chance last winter on our way home from work in the dark and freezing cold. I was waiting at a light and when it turned green I told her to go ahead because she would be faster than me. I managed to stay with her about half way home and we chatted a bit before she dropped me and Oma 
We met up last night for a beer (or two) in our neighborhood, and she had just attended a focus group discussion on wo...
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