Thoughts on sewing, knitting, and looking my best. French navy, french navy orla. Partly because of the colour. And partly because the designer is also French Navy. Truly! So, recently I discovered Sarah of french navy. She has a chic, pared back style; easy, casual, uncluttered, slightly sporty, one that I love and very much can relate to; and it was exciting to see that she has lately decided to dabble in a little pattern designing. Her first pattern, the Orla dress, is a free pattern.

Wednesday, January 11, 2017. Did you know that Aldi and Trader Joes are related? Years ago, I picked up THIS beautiful dark chocolate passport gift item from Trader Joes,. The Trader Joes bars were all dark chocolates from various locations around the world, but they were just dark chocolate. No toppings, not mix ins, no nothing. They were pretty, but by the third bar I was bored and my palette was exhausted.