MOMMA'S GOT NEW SHOES

I finally found The Perfect Shoes--a $55 pair of brown leather Skechers called "Reminiscence." It's an apt name because they remind me of the old Buster Browns I used to wear as a kid. I had to do something because I had worn out my beloved Soft Walks with all the dog walking I do, and they looked so disreputable I was ashamed to wear them in public. NEVER buy any suede shoes in a light tan--they get all stained and spotted and look like somebody has been peeing on them. (The dog, maybe?) These Skechers are wonderful shoes, designed as sneakers but made in a sturdy, stain-free leather. I love to wear sneakers but they are always either white or some dopey pastel and impossible to keep looking presentable. I don't know why these Skechers are the only sneakers I have ever found that are in leather.

The only thing I don't like about them is that the manufacturer had to get cute and call the color "toffee." They are NOT toffee. They are a plain old Hershey-chocolate brown, and they ought to be called brown.

You would probably like these shoes. If you get a pair, try them on because I think they run a little small. I had to bump myself up a half-size to an 8 1/2.

And forget high fashion. So they look like a couple of grain barges--who cares? They feel great!

I just remembered the Buster Brown jingle:

I'm Buster Brown, I live in a shoe.
This is my dog Tige--he lives there, too!
Arf! Arf! Woo! Woo!