What is it about my luck with Zara shoes lately? First the Zara loafers and now my lovely pointy-toe booties. Oh well, the good news is that there is good news!

Loafers: Thank you Kristin SF and K.Period. Those little heel pads worked! The loafers fit and my heels are no longer slipping! I will probably be somewhat judicious about how long I wear them -- I don't know if they are effective enough for all-day wear -- but they are great for work purposes (5-6 hours at a stretch with clients). I layered two pads in the left shoe, where the real problem was, and put one in the right for good measure. Excellent. I wish I had another source then Amazon (since they continue to rip off the Hatchett writers) but alas, this is where I bought them, and I received them in less than 24 hours. That is hard to beat:
http://www.amazon.com/Pedag-St.....=141045724

Booties: While visiting my sister and parents in Dallas this weekend, her over-zealous new puppy grabbed one of my booties and had his way with it for an hour before anyone noticed. Fortunately, he didn't puncture the suede -- but he did manage to gnaw off a lot of the black rubberized coating of the block heel -- leaving swatches of exposed bald white plastic. Sharpie to the rescue! Now, I have to be sure that no one decides to caress my heels because they are a mess to the touch, but they look great. What would we do without Sharpies????