Follow Bessie the MINI on her many adventures around Wisconsin and beyond!
Bessie achieved a major milestone on May 5, 2017. She made it to 200,000 miles! Special thanks to my boyfriend, Allen, who's hard work has kept her going these last 50,000 miles. Bessie's automatic transmission received a much needed overhaul to keep running without a complete replacement. Plus, Allen keeps her fit with oil changes,
Bessie missed out on a chance to break the world record! Luckily, we were over a hundred short at 1,319 Minis making their way to the Mackinac Bridge for the World's Longest Parade of Minis. Whew! Allen, my boyfriend, and I travelled back to St. Ignace for our anniversary of our first impromptu date. Allen
A gorgeous day for looking at gorgeous British cars, plus a few invaders from across the channel. Bessie took video of our classic Mini and Allen's Coupe on the way to the show with our new GoPro Camera. Good news! It didn't fall off! Allen's MINI Coupe and tear-drop camper stole the hearts of the
Spread some Mini love with these designs I created over at Spoonflower.com and Zazzle.com. You can purchase them on fabric, wallpaper or wrapping paper. Want something custom? Let me know at caren@cpilgrim.com. Enjoy!
A MINI roadtrip without Bessie? Can it be true? Yes. Bessie stayed home while her owner, Caren, went gallivanting off to MINI Takes the States with her boyfriend. We took the journey in an unlikely pairing of Allen's MINI Coupe with tear-drop camper in tow. Our maiden roadtrip from Madison, Wisconsin, to Memphis, Tennessee and