Finishing up those handknit socks on the porch a couple of weeks ago, I remembered how I used to take all my Hugs photos out there, twisting around to get a good pic on our shabby steps. So that's what this week's Hug is gonna be.
Boy did I love wearing these merino wool socks with a pair of Blundstone boots, just a bit of stripe showing at the top.
Taking pictures on the porch steps was fun too. Seems to me I was doing that every week or two, because I was knitting socks so fast! Inevitably a neighbour would walk past and I'd feel like an idjit, but it was worth it... felt like a whole lifestyle thing. And then I put on shoes to protect the socks from holes.
I've been on a real Birkenstock jag lately, trying to fix an orthotic issue, dagnabbit. But they *do* fix it, and they last a long time, so I can't complain. Especially since I have blue suede shoes now.
I'm also deeply in love with these clunky white ones. The back strap means they don't fall off on a long walk, and the straps are so soft I haven't had any issues on the breaking-in front either.
In these pix I'm wearing a pair of wide-leg jeans folded up to into crop mode, which is a bold choice for the shoe/sock combo. Probably works better from a distance, with the whole ensemble showing, but around here we work with what we have! And what we have is not Mary Jane shoes, which I used to buy on purpose to show off the stripes. Those were good days.
Still, it could be worse, right?
Hope you have fun plans for the day, and the week that's coming! We're expecting a big heatwave in Toronto so mine mostly involve doing a lot of cleaning while it's still cool enough to face it, and then drinking lots of ice water on our breezy shady porch. I cannot imagine knitting being involved, but stranger things have happened when I've got time on my hands... you probably live that storyline, yourself.
Thanks again for stopping by and I'll see you next Saturday!
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