Over the last couple of days, the temperature has dropped below 32. Today after a small snowstorm—that shut down this desert city—the temperature was 28 degrees when I checked. It simply doesn’t get that cold on a regular basis, but even when it just dips into the 30s—it is cold. This is the time of year, I bring out my slippers.
Typically, I wear no shoes at all, or flip-flops if I have to go outside. But, when it is cold—and next year when we leave El Paso, it will really be cold—I wear my slippers. Several years ago my mother bought me a pair of Rockport Kinetic Air Circulator Slippers and I absolutely love them! I wear them all around the house. In the winter, even if I do taken them off to prop my feet up, they are never far from my feet.
It feels like a shoe, but is incredibly comfortable and soft. It is rugged as it is soft. If I must go outside to take the trash out or get something from my truck, they protect my feet from rocks and concrete. These shoes are also warm. With their fury inside lining and thick leather shell, the shoe stays plenty cozy in the winter. The shoe also does not wear out. I only wear if at the house for a couple of months of the year, but the shoe is still in great shape after all of this time.
Interestingly enough, it seems that Rockport has discontinued this slipper, but I was able to find it out shopslipper.com.
(Photo: Shopslipper.com)