Must Have: A Stylish Bicycle

I recently stopped by the Renovo storefront in Sausalito to gaze, lovingly and longingly, at their collection of  superb hand crafted wooden bicycles. 

The Audi Duo

The Badash 29er

The style you eschew on a bicycle is limited only by your imagination... or, in the case of Lance Armstrong, by your calf muscles!

On the Street….Place Vendôme, Paris  by Sartorialist, Scott Schuman

Tour de France 2004.  Lance rides the Madone by Trek

 

Board Games & Back Woods

Deep in the woods of Northwestern Wisconsin, on the Brule River, there is a  magnificent log home shared by 80 family members, descendants of my great great  grandmother Agnes Noyes, who, along with her husband Judge George Noyes, built this 'camp' in the early 1900's.

The Dock

 Favorite Place

Enterprising Visitor

The lodge can accommodate up to 20 family members and their guests.  The living room is a favorite gathering place for young and old.  Many an evening has been spent at the bridge table, crafting a puzzle, playing backgammon, or hunched over the chess board.

These fabulous game boards remind me of those gatherings. 

Leather travel backgammon set rolls up for easy packing.

  

Bauhaus-inspired Chess Set

A luxury all-leather Scrabble to be handed down through the generations!

'Star' backgammon set, from the  Lucilla collection by Ercolano.  Generations of talented artisans have perfected the artistry of inlaid wood patterning.

    Interior of Star backgammon.

All of these geat games are now available at our online store, Chic by Design Collections.