Margery and Paula, Thanks for the suggestions of Aerosole, Easy Spirit, and Naturalizer. Regarding Paula's preference for firmly tied sneakers: I wonder if anybody has tried the sneakers that pull on without laces. And Paula - happy Jan. 31 birthday! Regards, Kathleen ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn