Nashville’s Centennial Park was originally a farm site and plays an important part in the city’s history.
Haunting Belle Meade
Belle Meade is an old plantation south of Nashville, Tennessee. Some say the place is haunted. For the past few days, that’s definitely been true, and I know because I’ve been the one haunting it.
Death to Wall Street: Coffee at Eighth and Roast
Eighth and Roast, a coffee shop on 8th Street in Nashville, TN that roasts and grinds its own beans, was teeming with hipsters complaining about their music careers when I walked in Thursday morning. I had honestly never seen so many people wearing flannel shirts in one place. Most seats were full but I managed one at the end of a long table, eavesdropped, and sipped my latte. It was worth venturing twenty minutes from home for, but I wished it tasted a tiny bit creamier.
Outside, a man on a bicycle pulled up to the door. He was old and looked a bit homeless, but as I watched him longer, I realized he was probably just wearing older clothes and riding his bike by choice. After ordering he came around to a seat next to me, one of the only empty ones.
Brentwood, Bakeries, and Bizzare Mistakes
Tired of eating oatmeal for breakfast, I went out looking for a bakery this morning. After the snow had me cooped up since Thursday night, I wanted to get out and see the town of Brentwood, south of Nashville.
Brentwood is nestled in little Tennessee foothills. Beautiful new subdivisions are mixed in with older family homes with acreage. Wooden fences stood along the roads and the grass is still green, green green against the quickly melting snow. An old brick shopping center looked promising so I pulled in and sure enough, I saw Christy’s Bakery. Jackpot!