Category: shoes

  • Lancashire Clogs

    This week my Dad turned 80, as did his twin sister, so I have been a bit nostalgic this week. As I looked up at my sensible array of shoes I spied upon two old pairs of hand made Lancashire clogs – one belonged to my Grandma, who was born in 1899 and a small…

  • The Sensible Shoes in My Life – Day 4

    Shoe Number 5,6,7 and 8 – The Vans Collection So from left to right. The Black ones with the white and red stripe. Now these get worn a lot! Comfortable…Good with black,the little flash of colour keeps it a bit funky. Can stand for extended periods in them. Brown ones, are a more bulky skatey…

  • SHOE NUMBER 3 -THE MUSTARD leather CONVERSE- Bought in Camden Market, just because I wanted to feel the experience of retail euphoria for just a few glimpsing minutes. I know I know, it is superficial and unreal, but there  you go. They are a good few years old -bought for  under £20 -possibly because mustard…

  • Well maybe I got your attention!  Sorry no sex here though -it’s all about shoes today – and very sensible shoes too.  An insight into my in soles. Today I am going to start a formal introduction with you and all the shoes I have lurking  in my corridor. Yes all 29 of them. 2 pairs of…