tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8389866155730491552.post224294597719400702..comments2024-02-12T09:22:58.084-05:00Comments on Confessions of a Grandma: And a poem about shoes...Olgahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00692441479616299920noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8389866155730491552.post-54485095238314306452013-04-08T15:50:29.593-04:002013-04-08T15:50:29.593-04:00Gosh! That's one thing about Hawaii. I live ...Gosh! That's one thing about Hawaii. I live in sneakers or slippers. Sheesh!Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07461569436322815787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8389866155730491552.post-31798966602880575322013-04-05T17:34:04.579-04:002013-04-05T17:34:04.579-04:00You sure took me back, too! I went to Catholic Sch...You sure took me back, too! I went to Catholic School and anything besides saddle shoes was forbidden! I think it broke me. Shoes are no longer a big deal to me. ~Kc Waddellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00709391347762297764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8389866155730491552.post-27783731804492817352013-04-04T15:22:04.531-04:002013-04-04T15:22:04.531-04:00OH how I can relate to this sweet poem. I loved th...OH how I can relate to this sweet poem. I loved that you shared it with us. I have to admit that it brought back lot's of memories to me and of my mother.<br />Love<br />MaggieGrandma Yellow Hairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10917551672825097342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8389866155730491552.post-33204340262233373782013-04-04T11:43:25.059-04:002013-04-04T11:43:25.059-04:00Such a cute poem! Reminds me of my youth! In high ...Such a cute poem! Reminds me of my youth! In high school, we had a uniform shoe -- UGLY!!! I still remember the stares and smirks when my friends and I boarded the El in those awful shoes! Thanks for the memory.<br />Peace,<br />MuffMuffiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04542678482763101104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8389866155730491552.post-29319998929354210612013-04-04T08:59:43.049-04:002013-04-04T08:59:43.049-04:00"little altars lined with footwear" I lo..."little altars lined with footwear" I love it, Olga. You put us right there, inside the child and the shop. Me, I always craved wingtips....;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8389866155730491552.post-28912769896536329352013-04-04T07:27:33.447-04:002013-04-04T07:27:33.447-04:00Well done. Your words put me right into that long ...Well done. Your words put me right into that long forgotten chair with eyes wide. Arkansas Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156004753267665579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8389866155730491552.post-31852456899876793752013-04-03T23:07:51.806-04:002013-04-03T23:07:51.806-04:00A wonderful poem, and so evocative of those olden ...A wonderful poem, and so evocative of those olden days when we were young and shopping for school shoes. One pair, practical, made to last, and with room to grow.Linda Reederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665601809156707572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8389866155730491552.post-64717254996613989512013-04-03T22:37:14.381-04:002013-04-03T22:37:14.381-04:00Nice ... I esp. like the "little altars lined...Nice ... I esp. like the "little altars lined with footwear."Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08611148987085476580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8389866155730491552.post-17333689076371868012013-04-03T22:36:22.233-04:002013-04-03T22:36:22.233-04:00I love it. I especially like the image of the alta...I love it. I especially like the image of the altar. I myself had the sacrament of the cheapest shoes growing up. Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08668487489667818687noreply@blogger.com