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I recently got new (and rare) red stiletto ankle boots. They're Domina 1023 like my well worn black pair of the same shoe. The heel is 6 inches high and they're no problem to walk in.

Yes they are definitely a challenge. My 13 cm heels took me quite some time to get used to, and I still only wear them when I don't have to walk too much. 9 cm really is a good height for wearing all day.

That’s a nice look! I can see where it might seem odd about the foot photos but within the context of your conversation, perfectly natural too - a friendly sort of informality. If you know, you know. a nice compliment too - one that doesn’t over-emphasise the heels, but speaks to the overall look in which the heels are a finishing touch

My Church Outfit of the Week. I wanted to wear my red Via Spiga patent leather sandals, which I do not wear very often. I suppose at some point I need to either get over my reluctance to wear dressier shoes with everyday clothing, or I need to cull my shoe collection down to something more reasonable. It has remained at about 100 for several years, but the problem is, even if I wore a different pair of shoes every week, it would take me two years to run through everything once. I'm lucky that I have something to dress up for, because I really can't see wearing these shoes with shorts. The woman who sent me a picture of her feet two weeks ago was wearing flat sandals for church, disappointingly. She laughed about it and promised to do better in the future. I am trying not to overthink this, because it seems perfectly reasonable and normal to me, but it suddenly occurred to me two weeks after the fact, that most people would think it very strange that a woman who is certainly nothing more than an acquaintance would send me a picture of her feet. I did get a compliment during after church grocery shopping. A thirty-ish woman told me that she "loved my monochromatic look." Didn't say anything about the shoes specifically, though.

Still no interaction between me and my high school classmate. I can't really blame him, he's got some major health issues going on right now, but it still seems strange to me that a guy I actually hung out with back in the day would boldly ask a question, and then not really react to the answer. On the other hand, the last time I actually saw the man, in my mid 20s, I was playing a gig at a bar with my band, and our drummer, 6 foot 4 and an imposing presence, had threatened to do harm to him. My last in-person mental image of him was his backside as he was running out the door. By the way, he deserved it. In other news, I'm still working overtime at the data center, and I have been getting up very early in the morning so that I can get my walks in. It's the only way. If I try to do it in the evenings, it ain't happening. I'm not good for anything after supper. I posted in the "New Shoes" thread, but I'll share some more photos of my Pentecost Sunday outfit. There's nothing really special about it, other than the red color, which is the liturgical color for that day. Now we're back to Ordinary Time until Advent, so everything will remain green for a long time. I've never felt comfortable taking pictures of myself, but I've tried some new poses that I picked up from social media. I hope I don't look like a complete idiot.