Honk! Honk! Ms. Jeannie has arrived! The move from rural country to big city has been made at last! From her new vantage point in her new city she sends you the very biggest of the cheeriest hellos. Can you guess from the following photos what city and state she now calls home?
To give you some hints… there are guitars everywhere, a river that runs the length of downtown, and a marvelous marquis heralding the history of the early newspaper industry.
The architecture is a mix between very old and very brand new.
The overall aesthetic could best be described as reclaimed rustic meets greek revival meets industrial modern. And centuries of creative arts can be seen, felt and heard around every street corner…
It’s a city of riverboats and romance…
statues and songs…
flowers and fountains…
It’s world-famous, most famous and always will be notoriously famous for its music scene. On the food front it is most known for a curious array of culinary creations including… hot chicken, peddle bars, whiskey slushies, and the first combination candy bar in the country. If you drove from Chicago it would take you about 7 hours, from New York 13, and from Los Angeles a whole entire day plus five more hours. If you biked your way in the peddle bar it would take forever.
There’s a beautiful waterfront lined with brick warehouses and lots of shops, restaurants, galleries and museums to explore.
On the national history front, it’s officially been a city since 1779 and is home to one of the oldest working capitol buildings in the country. It was also home to three U.S. Presidents and one Vice President.
Last put not least, even though this is an urban environment there is still plenty of the wild and wooly to enjoy. Groundhogs run around the riverbank, rabbits live at the baseball stadium, and the open year-round farmers market provides all the farm freshness a city girl could ever crave!
So there we have your clues: hot chicken, music, groundhogs, riverway, history, green space, peddlers and whiskey. Could you guess it dear readers? Could you guess where exactly this beauty of a metropolis is?
If you said Nashville, Tennessee you are correct!
In the month that Ms. Jeannie has been here she knows this city for its friendly faces, creative energy and gorgeously diverse architecture. She looks forward to exploring and sharing all the little nooks and crannies that make up this marvel of a place. There are many adventures to be had, so please stay tuned!
In the meantime, Ms. Jeannie is hoisting her glass to stars newly aligned in what feels like a most important and influential chapter about to unfold. Cheers, cheers and cheers to new beginnings! And thanks to Adele for loan of the blog title:)
In the Vintage Kitchen: Where History Comes To Eat 
How wonderful for you. I haven’t visited in years, but will be there next month for a photography show I’m part of and can’t wait to spend a few days roaming Nashville with my camera. Thanks for this wonderful teaser.
If you’re looking for something to do in August or September, visit the Janice Mason Art Museum in Cadiz, KY (a little over an hour away) for the Female Photographers of Etsy group show there. The opening reception is August 20th — come say hello! Here’s a link to our group event. I think you’ll appreciate the history of the museum. https://www.etsy.com/local/event/44371783832/female-photographers-of-etsy-fpoe-show-august-20
Enjoy your new city and new adventures Ms. Jeannie!
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Oh how exciting that you’ll be heading this way Elizabeth! With your amazing eye and this pretty city I’m sure you’ll come home with a camera full of Nashville:) Congrats on your group show too. How fun! I’ll definitely add it to my August activities and perhaps see you there at the reception!
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