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Showing posts with label new shoes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label new shoes. Show all posts

Sunday, July 22, 2018

Rain we got, and a relaxing overcast Sunday but productive, finally got me some new shoes.

Where are we today ?
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     Rained most of last night so was great for sleeping. And rained the better part of today off  and on until about 3 pm.
     Got the computing and coffees done but did not feel like walking in the ran, so about 8:30 a quick trip into New Hamburg for a few groceries than back home for an early lunch.

       Done lunch by 11:30 and still raining so I decided to take a rainy drive into Kitchener for some new shoes for me. Factory Shoe has a good selection of name brand shoes and they had exactly what I wanted.
      A new pair of Birkenstocks. Really love these sandals and finally wore my last pair out that I bought over 6 years ago, Not cheap but so very comfortable and if they last that long they are worth the money to me.
my new Birkenstocks
      I was also wanting a good pair of hiking shoes and have read that Merrels' are another good quality shoe. I like the aggressive tread for most of my  walking ( I don't really hike) most of my walking is done on dirt roads, grass, and in the desert. Again not cheap but oh so comfortable you do get what you pay for and a comfortable shoe makes a big difference when walking. Over a year ago I bought a pair of Saucony hiking shoes (at the Thrift Store in New Hamburg, 5 bucks) and really loved them. But eventually found out they were too narrow for my feet. Too bad I liked those too.
      At the Factory  Shoe a nice lady helped me with proper sizing and completely different than what I have been wearing.
these are so comfortable
     Back home and puttered around for a while then about 3 pm the rain stopped so we headed outside to enjoy our e-readers until in was time to whip up supper. Still overcast but was 72 F with very little breeze. Just fine to get some fresh air and quality reading done.
this was it pretty well all day
        I grilled a couple of boneless pork chops done on our grill mat keeps them moist and the grill clean. To keep them from drying out I timed them 3 minutes then turned over after 3 more minutes check the temperature of the chops with my instant read thermometer. Only 100F so 3 more minutes same side, turn over for 3 more minutes internal temp 140F ,perfect. Take them off and let them rest covered with foil 5 minutes, 145F moist juicy and so very tasty. I used Gordons Texas Grub Rub that I found in Texas, very nice flavour, it is available in a few states.
oh yeah
what a tasty supper,sure hit the spot
     Now dishes done and back outside I wanted to take my new shoes for a walkabout town just over a mile, Yup these are good.
     Still outside wrapping up this posting and read a bit more, just because we can.
     Thanks for taking a peek and hope you had a nice relaxing Sunday as well
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