tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9619869.post4710410126261274352..comments2023-06-29T01:34:47.417+10:00Comments on Val has her say: Free your feet, free your soulValhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04456736523331076619noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9619869.post-38491060478232891732007-09-03T13:23:00.000+10:002007-09-03T13:23:00.000+10:00Yes, comfort is a must these days. I loved the blu...Yes, comfort is a must these days. I loved the blunt toed, low heeled 70's shoes too, and still have the white pair I wore with my wedding dress. Nowhere near as fascinating as your wedding boots Val :) <BR/>I've been wearing "crock copies" all summer to garden in. Very comfortable! <BR/>I wear heels to church with dresses, but they're low these days. Sneakers and sandles are my preferences, but Kerrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18362584475435433892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9619869.post-60667807659510472402007-08-29T00:53:00.000+10:002007-08-29T00:53:00.000+10:00No more pointy high heels for me...foot surgery to...No more pointy high heels for me...foot surgery took care of that. For me, it's sandals with an occasional running shoe thrown in. Of course, there are those "formal" occasions when my feet are forced into dressy, closed toe shoes...but only the low heeled, rounded toe kind! Oh happy feet!Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05589769742639537861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9619869.post-45241816469106515442007-08-28T23:53:00.000+10:002007-08-28T23:53:00.000+10:00I am so glad I work from home and wear sandals all...I am so glad I work from home and wear sandals all day! So, I wear these shoes only on special occasions. Lucky feet of mine! :-)Crishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05706661155233532786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9619869.post-75679904840822030662007-08-28T22:54:00.000+10:002007-08-28T22:54:00.000+10:00Wow, this makes me shudder! Thank goodness Mum ne...Wow, this makes me shudder! Thank goodness Mum never allowed me to buy shoes that were anything other than 'serviceable and comfortable' - right through my teen years even after I'd started work and felt myself to be independent! Once I'd got to 18 and was able to get my motorcycle licence, boots and sneakers were pretty much all I ever wore except for staid 'court shoes' for work and going outGina E.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07532527261977368083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9619869.post-79308552453421276452007-08-28T21:51:00.000+10:002007-08-28T21:51:00.000+10:00Hi ValIt’s amazing as you say that today, despite ...Hi Val<BR/>It’s amazing as you say that today, despite the mountains of evidence of later foot problems; women continue to buy shoes that squeeze their toes into popular pointed-toe shoes. Wearing heels also causes ones foot to slide forward, redistributing your weight so as to bring unnatural pressure points and likely later life problems if worn for more than a few hours each day. Fashion winslindsaylobehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16774918551798647046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9619869.post-3344738828043513552007-08-28T20:42:00.000+10:002007-08-28T20:42:00.000+10:00Hi Val,Just stopping by to say hello again. It wa...Hi Val,<BR/>Just stopping by to say hello again. It was nice to meet you over lunch with Gina. I do hope the girls are taking note of how damaging the pointy toes are. I am confined to horrible orthotic shoes as a result of that footwear. (Also the fact that I crammed my rather large feet into shoes 2 sizes too small when I was 11, thus suffering a form of foot binding.) Oh vanity, thy name Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18093443871303667033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9619869.post-79076181496558651342007-08-28T20:17:00.000+10:002007-08-28T20:17:00.000+10:00Gidday Val,Thanks for dropping by my blog and seei...Gidday Val,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for dropping by my blog and seeing the "Drop Bear" video.<BR/>What do you mean "you have way too much time on your hands". Shucks we wazs on holidays and it wasn't our fault that we stopped just under that tree where the drop bear was and we just happen to have a video camera handy. I think that's the first time a drop bear has been filmed in the wild.<BR/>Yep, have wazzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05101755538776217456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9619869.post-39525368115792131442007-08-27T23:57:00.000+10:002007-08-27T23:57:00.000+10:00Hi again, Val. :-)Yes, I make my own graphics and...Hi again, Val. :-)<BR/><BR/>Yes, I make my own graphics and buttons for my blog. Some of them are very amateurish, but I enjoy working on them. I have several programs I use to make them. <BR/><BR/>I've thought about investing in Photoshop, but it's so expensive, and I'm afraid after I got it that I wouldn't be smart enough to figure it out, LOL! <BR/><BR/>Hugs,<BR/><BR/>DianeDiane@Diane's Placehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10919687116633720697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9619869.post-64492303929999345392007-08-27T23:56:00.000+10:002007-08-27T23:56:00.000+10:00Hi again Val ~~ Thanks for your comments. Nathalia...Hi again Val ~~ Thanks for your comments. Nathalia is a small town, but the gardens are lovely and we do<BR/>tend to honour our dead servicemen.<BR/>I didn't realize you had been here 30 years. Perhaps you better do the 8 Random facts. Take care Cheers, Merle.Merlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763778255535640633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9619869.post-74208604235110800502007-08-27T15:47:00.000+10:002007-08-27T15:47:00.000+10:00pointe shoes = hammer toes [ but I was spared the ...pointe shoes = hammer toes [ but I was spared the bunions ]<BR/>still every podiatrist in the world would take one look at my tootsies and say "Ballet?"catsmumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01953101594940806384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9619869.post-34220684399339028302007-08-27T11:46:00.000+10:002007-08-27T11:46:00.000+10:00I used to wear heels to church and on other occasi...I used to wear heels to church and on other occasions, but not these days. My arthritis and foot problems won't allow me to wear them anymore, so it's comfortable, sensible flats no matter how dressy the dress. Not that I dress up often at all.<BR/><BR/>Have a great week, Val. :-)<BR/><BR/>Love and hugs,<BR/><BR/>DianeDiane@Diane's Placehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10919687116633720697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9619869.post-25830511550356393572007-08-27T09:06:00.000+10:002007-08-27T09:06:00.000+10:00Once more I see feet from the perspective of a sho...Once more I see feet from the perspective of a shoe salesman. Think about having to deform your feet in those pointy shoes that force you to stand on demipointe (the front of the ball of your foot and your toes - for those who don't know the word). Now think of what that does to the bone structure in your feet and toes. Hammertoes, bunions, corns, and callouses are only a few of the problems I Annettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11438767390099203856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9619869.post-43508518428594168452007-08-27T06:52:00.000+10:002007-08-27T06:52:00.000+10:00Here the young mini skirted girls are wearing ill ...Here the young mini skirted girls are wearing ill fitting, cheap, flat shoes. Only the girls who dress well and are mostly not of British descent are wearing heels. (Of course this is a bit of a generalization but it cannot be helped). Sadly, my heels are languishin gin the closet (well, two closets) because of ankles and a back that cannot cope with them.Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11132696022472670477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9619869.post-62232418247860035792007-08-27T02:48:00.000+10:002007-08-27T02:48:00.000+10:00I used to have a supervisor that always wore heels...I used to have a supervisor that always wore heels...NO Matter What...we asked her one day why...she said...they make me look taller and more slender...of course she was one to cut the sizes out of her clothing too...teehee...she did admit that herself...could it be vanity??<BR/>I myself like fashions somewhere in between...and high fashion or no fashion, it all looks better cleaned and in good Tammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10163460365796110352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9619869.post-60439019164928332882007-08-26T23:42:00.000+10:002007-08-26T23:42:00.000+10:00Hi Val ~~ Don't even think about football, let alo...Hi Val ~~ Don't even think about football, let alone mention it!!<BR/>I can only wear very flat shoes now<BR/>which does not look great, but case of have to.I would fall off stilettos now- not that I ever wore them much. Thanks for your comments. My Grand-<BR/>father has been said to look like Henry Lawson as well. Take care Val,<BR/>Love, Merle.Merlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763778255535640633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9619869.post-15637924516169262202007-08-26T22:32:00.000+10:002007-08-26T22:32:00.000+10:00Hi Val, Ouch! yes I think we all have worn those ...Hi Val, Ouch! yes I think we all have worn those High heeled pointy toe shoes sometime in our lives.but now its comfort 1st.<BR/>and now the shoes are a lot pointier and my daughters love them and all were them the pointier the better. <BR/> Go Tigers!!! they came good at the wrong end of the season hope for bigger and better season next year. and yes Peter is very selfish having all that rain Jeanettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16993328454036416214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9619869.post-52137885295377169192007-08-26T21:58:00.000+10:002007-08-26T21:58:00.000+10:00Yes, isn't it terrible that we mutilate our feet i...Yes, isn't it terrible that we mutilate our feet in the name of fashion... getting bunions, callouses and more.<BR/><BR/>I once wore some high-heeled shoes as a bridesmaid (the bride chose these tall, teetering, strappy shoes for us) and had numb toes on each foot for three weeks afterwards!! I thought I was permanently damaged!<BR/><BR/>Yes, ballet shoes are a killer I hear. But probably a lot Jellyheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05344630172173199819noreply@blogger.com