School Shoes

As soon as August began yesterday, it seemed like everybody started talking about getting back in the classroom. This got me to thinking about the different types of school shoes I used to wear. I remember some version of a saddle shoe with at least two shades of brown. Later, there were penny loafers and moccasins. And I have vivid memories of pulling boots over my shoes in grade school. The funny thing is that we used to put a plastic bread bag over the shoe first before putting the boot on. It made it easier to take the boot off. Boots were a necessity in my snowy hometown, and leg warmers were a welcome addition to waiting-for-the-bus gear. Do they even make leg warmers anymore?