what i wore: ’round town errands

around townby materfamilias Inspired by Karen Of a Certain Age, I’ve been wasting timeplaying around over at Polyvore. Quite a few weeks ago, when I posted about my new back-to-school shoes, Duchesse wondered what I’d…

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Back-to-school shoes

A colleague (at another university) was telling me this summer that she and her female teaching cohort advise their new academic sisters to wear some kind of a “power heel” for their first forays at…

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The Shoes of Summer

Before you read any further, can I ask if you know about my contest? I’m giving away two books to randomly-chosen commenters, but you need to go hereand leave a comment. When you’re done, though,…

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Pater needs shoes too

Walking through Kitsilano a few weekends ago, we stopped in a shoe store that caught my attention — Royce Shoes. Paul liked these orange PF Flyers but protested that he didn’t really need new shoes…

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No root canal, shoes instead!

Well, you must all have crossed your fingers really tight (and Hilary’s prayers to St. Appolonia would have helped as well!). The endodontist checked me out yesterday and could see no clear indication that he…

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