A Little Bit O This I have bad old lady feet. I have had old lady feet since I was in my teens. I love fun, funky shoes but I enjoy them vicariously. If I could buy any shoes on the planet I would buy shoes like these or these Or, perhaps these. For the most part I have made my peace with the fact that I will live out my days wearing men's cowboy boots when the weather permits and wear German old lady sandals in the summer. If I want to buy pretty shoes, I buy them for my daughter. I have noticed that many of the cool blogging women swear by John Fluevogs. They are shoes that look quirky but seem to be comfortable, They don't come in wide. And they are expensive so I had admired them in store windows. Today, one of the local thrift stores had these shoes. I tried them on assuming that they would not fit. They fit. The price tag read $25. I took them home. Well, as a good thrift shopper I know that the joy of thrift shopping is increa...
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