Posts Tagged ‘shoes’
The right shoe only please
Posted on: December 21, 2012
Those of you who know me well, know how much I love shoes. I have a nice collection of shoes and some great shoe stories. I tend to buy at least one pair of shoes wherever I travel to and if I travel to Spain it is more like 3 pairs. I am also not very tall so I always wear heels to add some height.
I damaged my left ankle when I was in Spain this fall when I missed the bottom step at the apartment we were staying in. When I returned home two weeks later, I had it x-rayed and discovered I had broken it on both sides. This required an operation to bolt it back together with 7 screws. I was in a plaster cast for 2 weeks and then an air cast (boot) for the past 8 weeks. I returned to work after the plaster cast was removed and managed to do my book signings and presentations as planned. The only thing is, I have only been able to wear a right shoe. My husband thought it was very funny when I had only right shoes lined up ready to wear. So he took a picture.
When we visited Fort Lauderdale a year ago, I found the perfect shoe in my size. Unfortunately the sales clerk couldn’t find the mate to the shoe. I even went back the next day to see if they found the other shoe but they hadn’t. I was heartbroken as I really wanted to buy that pair of shoes. Since it was the right shoe on display, I wish I had purchased it as I would be able to wear it now! (but who knew?)
New sensible shoes
The orthopedic surgeon has informed me I can start wearing shoes on both feet again, but not heels, which is all I own. So I had to invest in some sensible shoes. They are Ok but they don’t make me look or feel any taller.
I am happy to report that I am on the mend and hope to be back to normal by the new year. In the meantime I have a few pairs of shoes in which the right shoe is much more worn than the left. I could have worse problems, I know.
Do you have any funny shoe stories to share?
Shop Windows
Posted on: November 12, 2012
- In: Travel
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When I travel, I love looking in the shop windows. I like to see what is popular in other countries. Years ago, when I worked in retail, I often created the store window displays. I enjoyed that part of the job a lot so it is fun to observe the creation of other window display artists. Our latest trip had many great window displays that I would like to share with you. The pictures are not always the best as shooting through glass has its limits.
Hats for sale, Regensburg, Germany
Hats for men. Regensburg, Germany
Steiff Toys, Vienna, Austria
I was delighted to find a store that sold Steiff toys. I used to sell these toys when I worked at a gift shop years ago.
Steiff is the home of the original Teddy Bear, named after Theodore Roosevelt after he visited the factory and commented on how the bears looked a lot like him. My children have a nice collection of these adorable stuffed animals.
I also sold Hummel Figures in that same gift store owned by a wonderful German woman. I discovered this display in Vienna as well.
A display of children’s traditional drindl dresses in Vienna, Austria
Store window, Budapest, Hungary
I love checking out the shoe store windows in other cities. There were some wild displays in Budapest!
Shoes, Budapest
Do you enjoy looking at the shop windows when travelling?
