These boots are made for walking.

Recent find.

The boots below are not made for walking,

at least not during the coldest winter months in northern Minnesota.

I'd freeze my toes off if I wore them for a walk outdoors this time of year!

These are my fair weather boots.....yet to be worn,
because we haven't had any fair weather!

Our boot lineup at work looks more like this (below) because
one does not want to be stranded on the roadside
wearing stylish unlined boots:

Sorels.

Here on the Range, its the old tomato/tomahto controversy when it comes

to the pronunciation of Sorel.  Sore' ul or sore elle'.  I'm still not sure which is correct,

 but I prefer the latter French pronunciation.

Uggs.
Soft and comfy like slippers.

Mukluks.
The warmest boots I've ever owned!

Since we're on the subject of footwear,
look what I found at the thrift store the other day....

(That's a quarter behind the shoes for size reference.)

So cute for only 99cents,
or as we Rangers like to say, Oh, the cute!
(I have no idea why we say the rather than how,  but that's the way we roll.)
They're miniature versions of the shoes I place on our hearth during the holidays
 so all I need now is a miniature fireplace where I can prop these shoes.

Ha!  Here it is in the dollhouse I keep in the basement

for our grandchildren to play with when they visit.

Mack, why don't you do your little dance for us?

You put your right foot in, you put your right foot out.....

Sorry, I get a bit carried away when I start playing with toys.

As you can see I've gotten off track and the projects I listed in my last post

have been temporarily set aside after a visit to our local yarn shop.  The owner

had a pair of boot cuffs on display along with the pattern she wrote,

so of course I had to buy the pattern and knit a pair!

They only take a few hours to knit up, so unlike home renovation, I get

instant gratification!

Her pattern is copyrighted, so I can't share it, but I found you

a free pattern of basic boot cuffs on here on Ravelry.

Because it's a new year and I'm trying to focus........

hmmm, I've noticed many bloggers have chosen a word for the year

so, what the hey, I'm going to choose focus as mine!

Yes, I think staying focused on one thing at a time

will be quite a challenge for moi.

I had to improvise since I don't have the letter U for focus.

Anyhoo, onto another subject (already losing my focus) just to show you that I can

stay on task and work on my list of projects for the year.  Here's a look

 at my bare kitchen wall awaiting beadboard..............

Thirty minutes, a hammer, a chisel. and a screwdriver and the cabinet is history!

I can't very well leave it looking like this, can I?

Narrow or wide beadboard is the next decision.

Source unknown.

I'm pretty much in love with this kitchen, but

we're focusing on beadboard here.

Serena Crowley design.

I've been toying with the idea of painting our lower cabinets

a vintage green, but once again, we're looking at beadboard.

 

source Husmannsplassen i Hidelsundet

I'm moving to Norway!

Okie dokie, decision made......I think.

Now I've got to do some skim coating on the walls, replace the

window trim that was cut away to fit the cabinet. replace the outlets

with off-white outlets, choose a paint color for the cabinets

and shelves with less yellow........all in due time.

Breathe in, breathe out.

Now that I've covered my mess with an extra large tole tray,

I honestly don't think you-know-who is even going to notice the missing

cabinet when he gets home from ice fishing........until he reaches for a plate.

   Psssst!  They're in the dining room under the buffet.

*We'll be doing lots of deep knee bends until I finish this up.

Okay, back to boots.  How many of you were around in 1966?

Oh, I think you're going to enjoy this blast from the past.  My favorite part

is when the backup dancers are lying on the floor, sleenavutzing around.

Sleenavutzing?

I have no idea if the word is in the Slovenian dictionary (highly doubtful)

but my Baba used it when she watched Kathy Smith perform her workout

routine on Good Morning America in the 80's with her goozie cheeks

 hanging out of her leotard.  I wonder what she'd have to say about twerking?

Turn up the volume and enjoy!

Too sexy!

Thanks for visiting and stay tuned for updates as I

focus on my projects for 2015!

Vickie

Give me some Aerosmith, Walk This Way!

*I'm joining the parties at:
Cozy Little House Tweak it Tuesday
 Have a Daily Cup of Mrs.Olson Share Your Cup Thursday
Mod Vintage Life Mod Mix Monday