gifts for venturing out

Finding Your Way Without Map or Compass, available here / Scout natural canvas single-pole tent / agnès b. autumn leaf parka / silent glider snowshoes at Kaufmann Mercantile / Nontron knife / jerky-of-the-month club / Jacob Bromwell Great American copper flask / Samuji sweater / No. 6 shearling clog boots / set of six bird calls.

warm toes

Golden Goose leather clog shoes. Sadly sold out in this color, but still available in black.

Found thanks to Erica's svpply.

suede shoes

Opening Ceremony suede clog shoe.

Already sold out in my size. Drats.

big + little

This photo says comfort to me.

From Salakauppa.

for walking

Wood soles are the way to go.

When I was 15, I inherited a pair of vintage, wooden-soled Swedish clogs from my mother. They were beautiful, broken-in russety leather, insanely comfortable and generally perfect in every way. I wore them until they fell to bits. All told, they had lasted over 20 years. Foolishly, I replaced them with a lesser pair and nearly broke my neck innumerable times walking in them before I gave up - they were a pale shadow of my lost Swedish treasures.

I'm thinking it's time for a new pair. My basic criteria: must be have wood soles and come from Sweden. I was planning on getting these, but I'm being drawn to these.

(Also these, but that's another kettle of fish.)