Navy blue

Today the weather dictated that a very comfortable, breezy dress be worn, so the trusty well-loved navy striped dress got hauled out. A faithful companion, this dress! Teamed with a cheap and nasty scarf (yes! incredibly cheap and nasty - the print job is catastrophic!!) and a grey long-line cardigan, the look is well...fairly predictable (hands up who does not own a navy stripe dress and grey cardie???)

 Anyway, I actually really like navy. I always have. As a teenager I had navy and white striped blinds in my bedroom, and a big chest of drawers painted inky blue. I much prefer it to black. Black to me represents funerals. I know everyone says it is so chic, but I don't know......perhaps I am just continuing a strong line of females who did not wear a lot of black.
Here is a beautiful photo....of Christmas lights, but never-you-mind; look at that inky blue sky. Gorgeous.

Here is a little scrap of fabric

 Here are some heavenly beads purchased in Hong Kong. Nice and sparkly. Not quite navy, but they will do.........

 A nice friendly mug. Just the right size for my morning two-tea-bags cuppa.