Having trouble deciding whether the red-and-blue chain print or the attached coin purse make this Clare Vivier creation more enticing… —erica
Summer style.
We had an amazing time looking around at the Herreshoff Marine Museum in Bristol. I was especially taken with the RELIANCE Project, through which the museum is constructing and displaying a one-sixth scale museum-quality model of the 1903 America’s Cup winner, RELIANCE. Take a look through the blog, linked above, to learn more about this rather incredible, innovative take on community engagement.
Brentons Cove Antique Print Wood Engraving 1895 at CarambasVintage http://etsy.me/10DwEXn
Block Island
From a friend in Paris.
Leaked:
In the battle of waterfront towns, Newport, R.I., has beaten Baltimore for the right to host the only U.S. stopover of the around-the-world Volvo Ocean Race in 2015.
Volvo race CEO Knut Frostad and other officials were on their way to Providence for a Tuesday afternoon news conference at the Rhode Island State House. State officials have promised to spend more than $3 million to build a legacy sailing facility for the visit.
Newport Bridge