tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post1172802029096530355..comments2023-12-16T22:38:40.273-08:00Comments on .: A $16 pair of purple socks.menohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065283682414369608noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-38026015414111223042008-09-24T09:34:00.000-07:002008-09-24T09:34:00.000-07:00One of my favorite Christmas cards received was on...One of my favorite Christmas cards received was one from my friend and his whole family (lots of kids) with their feet out - all clad in toe socks. There is nothing like a toe sock to make me swoon adorable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-10725407105442722772008-09-23T07:26:00.000-07:002008-09-23T07:26:00.000-07:00I love posts about hiking, especially with picture...I love posts about hiking, especially with pictures. Since I can't seem to get to the mountains any longer (this is the sixth summer that we haven't hiked at all! I counted), I have to live through you.<BR/><BR/>I would never have thought that socks like that really work.Susannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14220769941216066968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-77761664343973917742008-09-21T16:48:00.000-07:002008-09-21T16:48:00.000-07:00I love your purple socks. I thought they would be ...I love your purple socks. I thought they would be annoying too, so I'm quite surprised to hear otherwise.ETKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07079117807919253379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-129995001037108552008-09-21T11:04:00.000-07:002008-09-21T11:04:00.000-07:00You and early Michael Jackson, although I doubt hi...You and early Michael Jackson, although I doubt his purple socks had toes. <BR/><BR/>Gorgeous scenery. And don't knock the toilet as a holy spot. When you really need one, nothing else will remotely do.heartinsanfranciscohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07535397382991383931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-55550808744381877722008-09-21T01:06:00.000-07:002008-09-21T01:06:00.000-07:00Oh ty tyOh ty tyCheesyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02099545260198846488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-37371622188459317412008-09-20T00:04:00.000-07:002008-09-20T00:04:00.000-07:00I like socks with toe holes. Sounds like they per...I like socks with toe holes. Sounds like they performed really well. I see the bird too. Some day it would be cool to go on a hike with you. Let's hope my time with Meno isn't winding down.eganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03783658744477659987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-38972091186032262402008-09-19T21:56:00.000-07:002008-09-19T21:56:00.000-07:00So beautiful, so rocky! but same feeling instills ...So beautiful, so rocky! but same feeling instills like the mountains do here, peaceful and easy and oooohhh....<BR/><BR/>I'm counting 6 toes? :)<BR/><BR/>PamSiennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15387267690900119245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-28147233304388629212008-09-19T12:43:00.000-07:002008-09-19T12:43:00.000-07:00i love toe socks. i want some so I can wear them ...i love toe socks. i want some so I can wear them with flip flops.<BR/><BR/>Aren't I pathetic?? Such a fashion don't.sarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16144333694009700155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-56782600718310918912008-09-18T16:56:00.000-07:002008-09-18T16:56:00.000-07:00jennifer, it's a hike to Cascade Pass, near Marble...jennifer, it's a hike to Cascade Pass, near Marblemount, WA. It was stunning.<BR/><BR/>luckyzmom, i sometimes wonder if i could ever leave here. Then winter starts.<BR/><BR/>dianne, yer welcome, i hike for you, really.<BR/><BR/>say it, you can take a mental hike instead, much less sweaty.<BR/><BR/>irrelephant, i just don't spend enough time, ah, sitting such that i view it as a shrine. But hey, whatever makes you happy!menohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18065283682414369608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-11183232179636990142008-09-18T15:38:00.000-07:002008-09-18T15:38:00.000-07:00Darlin', I don't know where you grew up or with ho...Darlin', I don't know where you grew up or with how many others in the house, but a toilet IS a shrine. To quiet, to personal satisfaction, and to privacy, blessed PRIVACY. *sigh*<BR/><BR/>Plus when you use the toilet at work you're getting paid to perform an act that is wholly of Nature, something you have to do anyway, but you're getting PAID to do it. Doesn't that rock?<BR/><BR/>Yeah, I'm way too toilet-minded.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-37564399897919417122008-09-18T15:22:00.000-07:002008-09-18T15:22:00.000-07:00love the socks! love the scenery. See, with you po...love the socks! love the scenery. See, with you posting such nice pics, I don't feel the need to get out there myself and hike. I can just enjoy your views!Say Ithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09641932389807026317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-49456642468786727252008-09-18T12:52:00.000-07:002008-09-18T12:52:00.000-07:00Purple and with toes!that is awesome lolthe stone ...Purple and with toes!<BR/><BR/>that is awesome lol<BR/><BR/>the stone stairway is wonderful<BR/><BR/>great scenery, thanksDiannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02946500110072411468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-63633886313980789302008-09-18T12:26:00.000-07:002008-09-18T12:26:00.000-07:00For the scenery, not the cool socks.For the scenery, not the cool socks.luckyzmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04176703683321469118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-51326855152856682332008-09-18T12:25:00.000-07:002008-09-18T12:25:00.000-07:00Hoping to return to the area of my childhood and w...Hoping to return to the area of my childhood and wondering, especially after your beautiful pics why I ever left. Oh, that's right, I went off to see the world with my military husband. Workin' my way back to you, Babe!luckyzmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04176703683321469118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-49465573621154513422008-09-18T12:09:00.000-07:002008-09-18T12:09:00.000-07:00What hike is this?? So beautiful.What hike is this?? So beautiful.PrancyPantshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05270700005488367478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-85332953762537275882008-09-17T13:37:00.000-07:002008-09-17T13:37:00.000-07:00joan, i think you would have to try the toes socks...joan, i think you would have to try the toes socks for yourself, we are all different.<BR/><BR/>furious, a high tech fancy-pants material sock monkey!<BR/><BR/>fiwa, they are from REI, my favorite store. They are some high-tech fabric, so they are quite thin and did not bunch.<BR/><BR/>holly, i remember those socks. My daughter has a few pairs now.<BR/><BR/>maggie, then DO NOT buy these socks. I have worn those other socks before, and while they are cute, they suck at being socks. I didn't think these would work either, so i was pretty surprised whn i was able to wear them for 7 miles with no problem.<BR/><BR/>clowncar, i would wear cheap cotton socks in a heartbeat if they didn't give me blisters on a long hike.<BR/><BR/>imez, nope not Oregon, a bit north of there. :) Sometimes i visit Oregon though.menohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18065283682414369608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-91901697970375571382008-09-17T12:28:00.000-07:002008-09-17T12:28:00.000-07:00I have never, ever been disappointed to find a toi...I have never, ever been disappointed to find a toilet in the wilderness. Only so very grateful.<BR/><BR/>Do you live in Oregon? You don't do you?<BR/><BR/>I should know this. We've been blog buddies for ages.Imezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00604872676391743281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-10820263028589852162008-09-17T11:45:00.000-07:002008-09-17T11:45:00.000-07:00Wow, you and my wife. Both seriously into the soc...Wow, you and my wife. Both seriously into the sock thing. I scoffed until she bought me a pair of "wool-smart" socks (or something like that) and now I'm hooked for life.<BR/><BR/>No toe on my socks though. That would drive me batty.Clowncarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02219213001049223673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-50911662165194747992008-09-17T11:13:00.000-07:002008-09-17T11:13:00.000-07:00did these feel any different than the socks with t...did these feel any different than the socks with toes that they sell at sock stores and so on? Like was the quality of the material so much better that the fabric between your toes wasn't irritating? Of course this would mean that you had worn those other kinds of socks before AND found them irritating - so have you? Did you? Were these better?<BR/><BR/>I hate things between my toes. I can't wear flip flops either.Lynneahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08255266354171825474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-78772129169162890962008-09-17T11:07:00.000-07:002008-09-17T11:07:00.000-07:00cool socks, they remind me of the ones I had way b...cool socks, they remind me of the ones I had way back when, in high school. you know, the ones where each toe was a different color? I don't remember mine being that comfortable, though. <BR/><BR/>I love those pictures, such a beautiful place.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-46297996861246668492008-09-17T10:11:00.000-07:002008-09-17T10:11:00.000-07:00Those are gorgeous pictures - specially that last ...Those are gorgeous pictures - specially that last one. Blog about hiking any time you want, it doesn't bore me at all.<BR/><BR/>I love the purple socks, but I'm surprised they worked. I have some toe socks - granted they're not hiking quality - but I can't wear them with shoes because my toes end up straining against the seams and hurting. Where did ya get yours?fiwahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04816465372283594972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-73905811013362137892008-09-17T08:55:00.000-07:002008-09-17T08:55:00.000-07:00that's awesome, love these pictures. those socks w...that's awesome, love these pictures. those socks will make a kick ass sock monkey one day.furiousBallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11158133736035219163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-89188876536958456612008-09-17T08:42:00.000-07:002008-09-17T08:42:00.000-07:00Those socks are waaaay cool. I've seen them at a ...Those socks are waaaay cool. I've seen them at a sporting goods store and wondered how individual toe socks would work...now I know. Oh...and I never tire of looking at beautiful hiking photos...trust me.Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05589769742639537861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-20963801510041806352008-09-17T08:31:00.000-07:002008-09-17T08:31:00.000-07:00flutter, much more apt than my idea!de, thanks for...flutter, much more apt than my idea!<BR/><BR/>de, thanks for sharing that information. :)<BR/><BR/>marsha, that would have made me smile too.<BR/><BR/>cheesy, REI! Try looking on line.<BR/><BR/>deb, prettiest toilet path i ever saw.menohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18065283682414369608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-16202223118275716482008-09-17T07:38:00.000-07:002008-09-17T07:38:00.000-07:00Just beautiful, even the toilet path.Just beautiful, even the toilet path.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com