No doubt I’ll be following the happenings and pronouncements from WBC. I’m hoping someone will finally reveal the secret to making loads of money by blogging. That would make the conference worth attending.

I’ll post about WW&S, which takes place at Hall Winery in St. Helena on Sunday, June 27. I’m going with a group of friends; our numbers keep expanding year after year. This is year four!

I love shoes.  I don’t know many women who don’t.  I also love high heels (a three inch heel is no big deal).  But the poll finds only 8% wear heels more than 2 1/2 inches high.  Think I’ve got a few pairs around 4 -5 inches.  Yes, some women do have foot issues and they don’t wear heels.  I can’t help but wonder who these 1000 or so women are who answered the survey.  Even my mother had more than 17 pairs of shoes.

Nordstom’s shoe department is big and famous for a reason.  Just look at the popularity of an event called Wine, Women & Shoes.  The event, which raises money for charity, features a shoe fashion show and marketplace and winemakers pouring wine.  It has grown to 22 cities nationwide, with about 15,000 attendees, and has raised $5.5 million for various causes.  I’ve gone the past four years, planning to go again this May, and my group of friends attending keeps getting bigger.  Here’s a story I did about it that aired on In Wine Country.

Shoes are a great accessory.  You can keep them forever. They change an outfit and your mood.  As Paolo Nutini sings in his song New Shoes:

Hey I put some new shoes on and suddenly everything is right.

I said hey I put some new shoes on and everybody’s smiling it’s so inviting

That’s why I don’t believe that women buy only three pairs a year.  Obviously I don’t agree with the survey’s findings, but I’d like to know what you think?  And if you’ve got 17 pairs of shoes or less in your closet, tell me why.