Vintage cars have always been one of our big obsessions. Jonathan was raised around vintage muscle cars, and I spent a ton of time on the West Coast where these cars are everywhere. If there's a vintage car show, we're going to stop and check out the cars. If we see one on the road, the person who isn't driving is taking a picture of it. Yep, we're crazy like that. While we love all vintage cars (and currently own a 1972 VW Super Beetle), we have a pretty big soft spot for American cars from the 50s, 60s and 70s. For us, those decades were the heyday for American cars and a time when everyone was hitting the highways with their families to take in the sights. When we see these cars, we think of diners, vintage hotels/motels, campers and national landmarks. Do they conjure up those images for you as well? We want to start singing, "See the USA in your Chevrolet!" Life seemed so much more simple back then, didn't it?
The incredible colors and design details also make our hearts skip a beat. In our opinion, they just don't make cars like this anymore, and we'd much rather have one of these babies than any 2013 car or truck on the road. Better yet, we'd like one of each of them.
Do you own a vintage car? Which of these is your favorite?
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This is not an original Joan recipe, but it's one that I recently adapted to my weird vegan ways. My non-vegan husband and sister both enjoyed them so much that I decided they would kick off our recipe box feature here on the Gerald & Joan blog.
Sorry for the white noise around here this week. My little sister got married on Saturday, and duty called....between family obligations and Gerald & Joan projects, this little blog fell to the backburner.
As a little girl growing up in England, I always had hankies.
I'm not sure if it was an English tradition or a family tradition, but I loved my hankies. They made me feel pretty and grown up (and they also doubled as bedcovers for my Barbie dolls).