October: Your Feet Deserve a Treat!

This past summer we got an unusual email all the way from Germany. A young man named Sven had come across our website and thought we might be a perfect audience to introduce to his high-quality European slippers. From time to time in the past we’ve gotten emails from other people asking if they can “sell” their goods or services, but we have always declined these offers. Yet, there was something about Sven and his slippers that had us take a closer look.

We fired up our computers and logged onto Sven’s website https://www.german-slippers.com/. Impressed by the variety and quality of the slippers, we thought, “Let’s keep talking.” After several email exchanges, Sven offered to send us a pair to try for ourselves. (Of course we we would never encourage our readers to consider a product we didn’t fully support!)

Within two weeks the slippers arrived from Germany, nicely packaged and ready to try on. My slippers, shown here, are comfortable, well-made, and fun! Of course, if you’re not a dog-lover like me, there are many, many other designs and styles, from more conservative, solid colors to wonderful prints and patterns.

With the weather turning and winter coming, we thought we’d give our readers the opportunity to check out these comfy slippers. For the month of October, the company is offering our readers 20% off on the entire order plus free shipping (one way). When checking out, please be sure to use the promo code: Elderchicks.

Enjoy!

P.S. If you’ve never worn boiled wool slippers before, be warned that they feel a little scratchy straight out of the box. However, after wearing just a couple of times, they become very comfortable and a pleasure to wear.

In the words of Al Franken, “It’s easier to put on slippers than to carpet the whole world.”

 

 

God Bless America by Joan Reid

I am very excited to be part of this historical period in the US History. The prospect of having a woman as president in 2020 at the Centennial of women securing the right to vote is auspicious.

In 1970, when I was a freshman in college, I helped petition for signatures so the 18 year old right to vote would be placed on a referendum. The logic was that an 18 year old could marry, pay taxes, enlist in the Armed Services, drive, and sign a contract…so why not be allowed to vote? I stood outside a supermarket asking for signatures, was called a Communist, weirdo, and generally talked down to. But nationally, we collected enough signatures and the 26th Amendment of the US Constitution was passed. This meant that in the 1972 general election millions young people between the ages of 18-20 year could vote. I was among them.

Now when I hear young women who are between 18-21 years say they are going to vote, I feel a sense of pride that I helped that happen so many years ago. From 1920 through the present the baton has been passed along and US women should raise their voices in victory! God Bless America.

Time for Change by Marjorie Fitzgerald

We are so far behind other countries in our politics. We hold women to a higher standard than men. We are not perfect and make mistakes. Instead of circumventing them we own up to them and try to rectify them. We made history electing president Obama. Hopefully it will happen again as long as the citizens of our country think it through and make the best choice for everyone.

A Special Word from the ElderChicks

We ElderChicks are happy to hear from all of you. And while the speech is certainly free, we do take pride in the civility we all show. Our prompt this month marks the advent of our first woman major party candidate – accent on First Woman. While Marianne’s post mentions Hillary Clinton, it’s in the context of what she hopes she will bring to the office of president as a woman – not Hillary’s personal history.

Several people have written to express their very personal feelings about Hillary Clinton. We’ve never taken a partisan stance (yet) and would rather not publish comments that ignore the question but stoke ill will and anger directed at her personally.

So how come we may be one of the last major countries of the world to elect a woman? Does it mean anything to you? It’s perfectly okay if the answer is “No.” Tell us.