Shoes, Issa, Paul, and Blooming Socks

LIFE

Old husband has never liked new shoes. He much prefers shoes someone else has broken in. He also prefers his shoes not touch his feet, but rather just hang on his feet.  Once he locks into a favorite pair it is quite a battle to introduce another pair.

Recently Daughter took him shoe shopping for some Skechers which he really likes. 

He insisted on a size 13 wide. He has them tied loose enough he can step into them, and there's about an inch of space between his heel and the back of the shoe.

His radar is not as sharp as it once was so he spends a lot of time walking on my feet! When I see him coming I begin tucking my feet under my chair, otherwise he just walks right up on my feet. I'm thinking I may need to invest in a playpen for me. Perhaps that would keep him off my feet.

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POLITICS

I can think of no one in the House of Representatives I dislike as much as Darrell Issa. I've already promised myself I will donate to the campaign of anybody who opposes him in 2018.

Darrell Issa (R-CA)

Rep Darrell Issa Suggests Trump-Russia Inquiry Needs Special Prosecutor, Not Jeff Sessions

Now he's up and done something I support. Is it enough to change my mind, no?

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Rand Paul (R-KY)

Rand Paul on Flynn: 'Makes No Sense' to investigate fellow Republicans

I've always considered Senator Paul to be a loose cannon in the Senate. He always bounces off the wall you least expect. In my opinion, this man does not serve us well.

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KNITTING

I finished the 50% mohair socks. I love knitting hand spun yarns but I don't often get the chance with sock yarn. I don't spin, and most hand spun yarns do not contain nylon, and often are too thick for socks.

I soaked these for a bit in a Eucalan wash, squeezed them out good, patted them out to shape on the bathroom counter and threw them over the shower rod to dry. It's amazing what that does for hand spun yarn. The Eucalan softens the toughest of yarns. The blocking process causes the yarn to 'bloom' and fill in the space between stitches, and the mohair added a little halo. Makes my heart sing to block hand spun yarn.

Shoe Sadness

Have you noticed a change in your shoe size as you've aged? Shoes have always been problematic for me since the day my mother bought my first pair of high tops.  I still have a tiny pair of arch supports from that event.

The story does not get better.  Probably because finding shoes that fit was such a problem they became like 'forbidden fruit.'  I totally understand Eve's thinking there in the Garden of Eden. 

I became a real shoe queen, Imelda Marcos had nothing on me. I well remember the first time I paid $200 for a pair of shoes, probably thirty years ago.

Do you still wear heels?  I cut that out along about the time I bought that $200 pair of shoes.  Nevertheless, I wore nice low heeled shoes to work.

I've often thought if I could just be Pope I could have me some Italian red slippers made just for me.

As long as I was working I did pretty well finding shoes.  Granted there was only one shoe store where I could find my size but they carried wonderful (expensive) shoes.  Then I retired and the bottom fell out.

I quickly learned casual shoes are not made to fit people like me.  It's like hunting hair on a frog to find a pair of casual shoes in my size

My situation is getting pretty desperate.  Yesterday I found these online and thought about them all night.  I could hardly wait to get to the computer this morning to order me some pewter shoes. Yippee, not.  My size is 13 AAAA and the other woman in the world with that size foot beat me to the one pair that was produced.  I was heart sick.

I do not have arthritis, bunions, corns, hammertoes or any of the foot problems I see so many people dealing with, mine are just too long and skinny.

What is your experience with shoes and aging?