Hi Kathrynne: I just inadvertently deleted about 200 emails including one from you I had saved. It's about shoes -- something about wearing shoes with non-give soles. Do you mean leather? I usually wear 'easy-spirit' sandals, love them, and the soles are, I guess, some kind of composition and quite thick and quite smooth. Do you have any suggestions for non-snow area winter shoes? Best, Liz S.