Sitting tall in the saddle
6th November 2016. We went horseback riding on the trails of Myakka State Forest.
r-l My sister Ruth, her partner Dennis, and me
The view from my saddle. I am riding Beau whose head and ears are visible
Shoe insults
Last year I consulted with a local podiatrist: Dr. Robert F Herbold Jr. D.P.M. 4717 Swift Rd., Sarasota , FL – 34231 because I was being bothered with a couple of bunions (yes I am at that age). I was very impressed with this Doctor. He agreed that I had bunions, but he ventured that it was much too soon for surgery. (Now there’s a first). Instead he recommended some “arch supports” to relieve the tension for my feet, a tension which was exacerbating the bunions. What’s more - he told me that he sells these arch supports at the miserly sum of $2.50 each (about 1/5 of the price in the local pharmacies). He is an honest man, and I recommend him to anyone with foot problems. So, a couple of weeks ago, having purchased some new walking shoes, I knew that I needed to buy a couple of new arch supports I took myself to his office. Once there, my mind went blank. I wanted to ask his front desk Clerk if I could buy some “shoe inserts” , as I could not remember the words “ar
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