My weekend was drab. The weather was indecisive and Spring was being elusive. I filled the days with long walks and made-from-scratch meals but by Sunday morning I was itching for a mini-adventure. My personal prescription for blah moods is simple: treasure hunting at a flea market. So I headed out the door, my old-fashion Polaroid in tow: a conquest from my last expedition.

I love moving from table to table, sorting through other people’s forgotten things. I’m drawn to knick-knacks, antique pictures of strangers, mismatched china, last centuries bifocals. I was rustling through a box of $2 goodies when a boy came up and started picking through the selection next to me. He was pulling out exclusively forks and spoons. I began chatting him up and discovered that he was an artist, making sculptures out of silverware. He needed three-hundred pieces. His concept was very intriguing: reusing recycled pieces to make something new. I told him I would help him in his hunt if he would send me pictures of the finished work. He enthusiastically agreed. So that was that: Sean and I spent a couple of hours searching for thrifty and interesting forks and spoons.

Throughout the process, I got all sorts of ideas of my own. I saw an old bird cage and thought about filling it with plants. WWII pin-ups could make for lovely (and cheeky) decoration. The list goes on and on. So I’m challenging you to recycle something old into something new! Let me know what you come up with!

With love and mischief,

Cherry Girl

PS I took the pictures with my NEW old Polaroid. Let me know what you think!

Hey there, Cherry Girl here. I hope everyone is enjoying the sunshine and hanging outside. I decided to take it upon myself to add a little adventure to my daily routine so I ran off to NYC for a bit. Life is about the journey, right? The month of May was Bike Month, so of course I had to show off my cherry red bicycle and peddle around town with my fellow bike fanatics.

Riders were decked out in everything from professional biking attire to business suits to bikinis. But this got me thinking, what is appropriate bicycle chic? According to this cherry girl, it doesn’t matter if you are on a bike you must look S-E-X-Y at all times. Ditch those unflattering spandex shorts and put on what is cute yet comfortable. If I can rock my red patent leather pumps you can lose the padded bum pants. I mean, let’s be serious, the invention of the bike seat is painful but suck it up. Feeling lost in the world of bicycle couture? There are even websites dedicated to inspiring you for what to wear when going for a jaunt on the old bike. These sites are from all over the globe. For example, Copenhagen, London, and Los Angeles each have websites dedicated to keeping an eye on bicycle trends. http://bicyclechic.com/ Check out what people from different parts of the world are wearing in their neck of the woods.

Or one could go the rebellious route and just ride naked. Yes, naked. In fact, the annual World Naked Bike Ride is coming up on June 12^th. Will you strip down and show your stuff? Ooh la la, maybe I heart NY boy and I can make a date for such a scantily clad occasion. I can picture it now, a bicycle built for 2 in our birthday suits. Doesn’t get much better then that. Send me pictures of what you wear on your bicicletas! But don’t send pics from the naked ride, keep those puppies to yourself. Continue spreading the bike love.

Tata for now.