tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035650454978982433.post616099959449146909..comments2024-03-07T03:01:03.672-05:00Comments on roses over a cottage door: ChopinesDarlenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07415316482631852565noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035650454978982433.post-73223095187460347202010-05-14T11:13:37.185-04:002010-05-14T11:13:37.185-04:00PS: Love the pink peonies darlenePS: Love the pink peonies darleneverityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16825551404394913715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035650454978982433.post-49447459659694919022010-05-12T16:19:26.478-04:002010-05-12T16:19:26.478-04:00Hey, I went to a shoe museum when I was in Czechos...Hey, I went to a shoe museum when I was in Czechoslovakia (it was so long ago--the country was still one...):<br />http://www.shoeinfonet.com/about%20shoes/museum/zlin/zlin.htm<br />I had no idea there was another such place in the world. Aren't those shoes amazing--scary nail though!!Daniellehttp://www.danitorres.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035650454978982433.post-18326723761300969852010-05-10T18:32:19.867-04:002010-05-10T18:32:19.867-04:00My daughter (Twin A) would love this museum! It is...My daughter (Twin A) would love this museum! It is a must see on our next trip to Toronto.JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035650454978982433.post-92014629862339414322010-05-10T18:07:12.190-04:002010-05-10T18:07:12.190-04:00My eyebrows just hit the ceiling! I can't imag...My eyebrows just hit the ceiling! I can't imagine why anyone would have wanted to wear those. Most, most odd! I must check out the fashion quarter at work to see what examples we have on my lunchbreak tomorrow!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035650454978982433.post-18471960376691848032010-05-10T13:05:42.095-04:002010-05-10T13:05:42.095-04:00I remember reading about this museum when it opene...I remember reading about this museum when it opened and thinking how fab it would be to visit!<br /><br />The V&A does have some chopines in the dress collection but none as spectacular as the second pair down. <br /><br />And just think--I'd be over 7 feet tall in that pair--very scary! I'd most definitely need some servants to hold me up!<br /><br />K xkristinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892467118097087057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035650454978982433.post-80473353237988207872010-05-10T12:20:56.350-04:002010-05-10T12:20:56.350-04:00Wow they're fantastic. Note to self: Remember ...Wow they're fantastic. Note to self: Remember the word chopines as think it would be good for scrabble.Joan Hunter Dunnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14652041203134127783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035650454978982433.post-27877128665090619882010-05-10T12:15:06.964-04:002010-05-10T12:15:06.964-04:00Heavens, I've no head for heights, I teeter ev...Heavens, I've no head for heights, I teeter even in stilettos these days!maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13955194101659665925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035650454978982433.post-43277850977864624012010-05-10T12:03:26.794-04:002010-05-10T12:03:26.794-04:00A shoe museum! Bata was a store here in BC when I ...A shoe museum! Bata was a store here in BC when I was growing up I got my school shoes there!<br />I'd never be able to navigate the street or sidewalks in those tall shoes...it would be like wearing stilts!hostess of the humble bungalowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06453827257671312902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035650454978982433.post-42233672703784701582010-05-10T11:49:34.342-04:002010-05-10T11:49:34.342-04:00That looks absolutely fascinating. There is a sho...That looks absolutely fascinating. There is a shoe museum in the town where my Mum lives (it was historically famous for shoe production) and we must go and see it sometime soon.<br /><br />PS: Isee you're reading the Crimson Rooms - I read that about a fortnight ago.verityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16825551404394913715noreply@blogger.com