One of my first shoe postings (a year ago October) was on boots, accompanied by the Nancy Sinatra song, “These Boots Are Made for Walking.” That was a little more prescient than I knew.
So in that spirit, here are some more boots for walking:
and with that, this blog is done.
Thanks for reading and commenting, and thanks especially for all of the support.
To God be the glory!
I haven't seen this movie yet, but I have heard about it and plan to go.
From SanDiegoAnglicans.com:
A "two-thumbs-up" recommendation for Fireproof (out this weekend) from Fr. Eric Menees, Rector of Anglican Church of the Resurrection, San Marcos, who attended the pre-release review. If you don't already know, Fr. Menees is especially qualified to recommend to recommend a film with a first responder theme; he serves as chaplain to several emergency services groups in North County.
From an email to his parish. . .
Spring and Fall
to a young child
MÁRGARÉT, áre you gríeving
Over Goldengrove unleaving?
Leáves, líke the things of man, you
With your fresh thoughts care for, can you?
Áh! ás the heart grows older
It will come to such sights colder
By and by, nor spare a sigh
Though worlds of wanwood leafmeal lie;
And yet you wíll weep and know why.
Now no matter, child, the name:
Sórrow’s spríngs áre the same.
Nor mouth had, no nor mind, expressed
What heart heard of, ghost guessed:
It ís the blight man was born for,
It is Margaret you mourn for.
Angel Oak, John's Island, South Carolina
The Angel Oak is a Live Oak (Quercus Virginiana) that is a native species found throughout the Lowcountry (Costal Carolina). Believed to be in excess of 1,500 years old, its massive, draping limbs and wide spreading canopy present the aura of an angel but the naming of this tree was acquired from the tree's previous owners, Martha and Justin Angel.
Okay, I know my child is way past the knock-knock jokes, but when I saw this shoe, that's just what I thought of!
And besides, it's summertime! (for only a few more short weeks)
Now, rivaling the Onion, our own Anglican wordsmith:
(ENS)The Episcopal Church will celebrate one of our unique Saints Days today. The Feast Day that marks the martyrdom of Saint Gene is commemorated every year on June 17th. On this day in 2008, the saint was cruelly snubbed by the entire Anglican Communion in Lambeth England.
For the first time in six years all five Episcopalians are expected to gather at the church's meeting room at 815 Second Ave (Just enter past the Masjid and take the elevator to the sub basement. The meeting room is between the Unitarian/Universalist headquarters and the New Original Drifters office. It should be clearly marked).
Presiding Bishop Fox, after being revived, said "It's gonna be really swell.". . .
From NASA, info on the Cassini Equinox Mission:
PASADENA, Calif.-NASA's Cassini mission is closing one chapter of its journey at Saturn and embarking on a new one with a two-year mission that will address new questions and bring it closer to two of its most intriguing targets-Titan and Enceladus.
On June 30, Cassini completes its four-year prime mission and begins its extended mission, which was approved in April of this year.
Among other things, Cassini revealed the Earth-like world of Saturn's moon Titan and showed the potential habitability of another moon, Enceladus. These two worlds are primary targets in the two-year extended mission, dubbed the Cassini Equinox Mission. This time period also will allow for monitoring seasonal effects on Titan and Saturn, exploring new places within Saturn's magnetosphere, and observing the unique ring geometry of the Saturn equinox in August of 2009 when sunlight will pass directly through the plane of the rings. . .
Cassini launched Oct. 15, 1997, from Cape Canaveral, Fla., on a seven-year journey to Saturn, traversing 3.5 billion kilometers (2.2 billion miles). The mission entered Saturn's orbit on June 30, 2004, and began returning stunning data of Saturn's rings almost immediately. The spacecraft is extremely healthy and carries 12 instruments powered by three radioisotope thermoelectric generators. Data from Cassini's nominal and extended missions could lay the groundwork for possible future missions to Saturn, Titan or Enceladus. . .
As a society, we have entirely too much money!
Mary Janes for dogs
Cowboy boots for dogs
And turtle slippers for dogs!
Who would like to try to put any of these shoes onto this dog (all 66 pounds of him)?
Happy Father's Day to all!
From The Manolo:
Manolo says, yes, these Finnish dancing shoes are silly, but the Manolo loves them, for they remind him of one of his favorite poems, Theodore Roethke’s My Papa’s Waltz.
The whiskey on your breath
Could make a small boy dizzy;
But I hung on like death:
Such waltzing was not easy.
We romped until the pans
Slid from the kitchen shelf;
My mother’s countenance
Could not unfrown itself.
The hand that held my wrist
Was battered on one knuckle;
At every step you missed
My right ear scraped a buckle.
You beat time on my head
With a palm caked hard by dirt,
Then waltzed me off to bed
Still clinging to your shirt.
And now you must click on this link and listen to the poet read it.
Take a look at the (fictional) Rev. Percy Veering on AnglicanTV:
Sponsored by the Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina.
I have to admit - I have no ankles and this shoe definitely needs to worn by someone with great ankles, but if I did, this would be such a fun shoe to wear!
Who can understand how He spreads out the clouds, how He thunders from His pavilion?
Job 36:29
We are now in the homestretch, counting down not only the number of days before school lets out for the summer, but the actual number of classes left.
So in honor of the approaching summer, I'm offering a beach edition that I've labelled "I" since I'm sure additional editions will be forthcoming this summer. (Just go over the picture and you'll see the link to buy.)
Shoes for Mothers Day (yes, it is this Sunday, so don't forget!)
From Stuart Weitzman
From Prada
From Dolce & Gabbana
And another pair from Stuart Weitzman
As for me, I might be getting a Roomba
Don't ask, just know that those in my life know NEVER to buy me an appliance unless I specifically ask for it, so All is well™.
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