It’s funny the things one remembers for no reason…

When I was a child, Pop bought me a pair of PF Flyers as my "weekend" shoes.
Bright red, high top sneakers !

Mom said they looked "ridiculous", but she smiled when she saw how happy they made me and didn’t mind me wearing them when we went on errands.

Now I mostly see the new ones sold for men, but people occasionally sell them on EBay. The closest the women’s style comes (in a different brand) is this:


Not quite the same, but I wish I’d found a pair of the originals for my niece when she was little. They were a special part of my childhood; I wore mine until they fell apart.

I sent the above picture to her just now with: "If I bought these for you, would you wear them ?"

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