Dear Evil in the North,

I am sooo going to cry. I am on a Yarn Diet, a Shoe Ban, and a general credit card freeze.

Freeze as in the Ogre took my card put it in a freezer safe bowl, filled it with water and threw my credit cards in the bowl. The bowl new resides in the freezer...in case of emergencies. Not shoes emergencies, not yarn, emergencies, and not "I really need to dye my hair" emergencies.

It would require an emergency with a three day waiting period for me to purchase anything on credit.

Can I get more credit cards? No. Why? Because I have been a "kept woman" and haven't got enough credit in my own name and the credit bureau looks under the Ogre's name. He has secret spies that call him and he says "decline her at the panty check out line! No fancy shoes for her! Let her knit with the really expensive yak that's invading my side of the closet-NO MORE CREDIT FOR SHORT CHICKS!"

So, flaunt your new Fluevogs, make me dream of Canada and discount prices and currency with a higher value than the dollar....

As a side, if you need to unload some shoes, you can always send some my way. Size 8 right?

It's not flooding from rain in Michigan, those are my tears,
Holly

don't hate me...

Dear Southern Friend:

Well, I just returned from the Boxing Day sale at John Fluevog. I have good news and bad news. In time honoured tradition the bad news first.

I located nothing on sale. Well, that's not strictly true. I located three fab "last pairs" of shoes for $99 and swooped them up joyously. The sales person then raised an eyebrow and said "Dear, who are those for?!?" Turns out they were size 12.

But, undaunted, I perservered - and the good news (for me, although not for my pocketbook) is that I acquired not one, but two new pairs of shoes!

Here is the first, called Saint Michael:



And the second? So new, they're not even on the website yet. They are close in appearance, however, to Supervogs and they are cherry red/burgundy in colour. Pics on my blog tomorrow.

Don't hate me, dear friend. I just couldn't resist. All the money I didn't spend abroad (because I didn't feel like shelling out double for clothes I could buy in Toronto) was burning a hole in the pocketbook. And, they appear to have lowered the prices in the shop up here to match the US ones, which makes it easier to justify. I'll tell JJ that one pair is for Aphrodite. Do you think he'll buy that?

And - you should get yourself a pair. I have it on good authority that they are not only Satan free but Zombie free as well!

I must say it is really good to be back in TO (aside from the rather paltry snack situation). I'm munching on a slice of Mamma's Pizza and enjoyed a Boston Cream from Timmy's this morning. And - it's 13 celsius out!