Never Met a Shoe I Didn't Like.......

Well, maybe that's not exactly true. There were a lot of shoes made during the 1970s that I absolutely hated.

Now, however, pretty shoes are back on the racks, and have been for years. We have a great shoe store called "Shoe Cents." Designer shoes, mostly, at the best, best prices. I don't go there because they have good-name shoes, I go there because there are so many styles to pick from, and all at reasonable prices. For both shoes and purses. I tried the new "DSW" shoe outlet.... very disheartening. Lots of shoes, but also higher prices than you would expect from an outlet store. I did find just two pairs of summer sandals there, that were on their "last chance" rack. The way I figure it, if you have to be lucky enough to find reasonably-priced shoes you like in your size on a last chance rack, then you're probably not going to find much every time you go there.

So it's "Shoe Cents" for me, and I've been shopping there since we first moved here. I left there today with seven pairs of shoes and two purses. Considering that I went in there to replace two pairs of black shoes that I just flat wore out, I found more than I thought I would. Gorgeous black heels, in varying heights--- some for dress, some for casual, plus a cute pink pair of flats for next summer, and a pair of bronze-beaded heels for my gold silk slacks. Honestly, when you find great shoes and they all fit, how can you stand there and decide which to buy and which to put back on the shelf? (As my dear Audrey (my husband's mom) would be telling me: "Honey, life is too short to waste time with such choices, so buy them all.")

I also stopped into the Hallmark card store, which had a big display of Halloween items. I thought I was finished buying for this month's Halloween Charades party, but I found such cute things, and thought of another game to use them for, so I bought enough for all of the ladies at the party.

Beautiful day today........ sunny and warm, not broiling hot, just a little breeze. A very tropical-kind of day. I hope it stays like this for most of the "winter" months, which is the way it always used to be. Seems to me that last year and the year before, we had too many plain cold days when you needed a jacket or a coat instead of just a sweater. I can remember winters down here when a simple blazer was all I needed for a winter coat.

Note to whoever is in charge of the Clear Lake weather.... don't be blowing cold winds our way between now and Mardi Gras time. Speaking of Mardi Gras, I read in The Chronicle yesterday that New Orleans is planning to have their usual celebrations and parades for Mardi Gras. Good for them...... that city went through enough tragedy this summer.... now it's time for them to start planning for happier days.