Under Repairs
The server that hosted the One Shoe Diaries suffered a catastrophic failure, and the entire One Shoe Diaries website was lost. Fortunately, I do have backups of all the pages and the blogs, but it is all in raw text, so I am having to rebuild the framework and insert images. So while there are holes in my content, all of the blog content is online, justot as pretty or as organized as I would like it. And with thisot being a revenue-generating endeavor, I will be only able to devote so much time to get it fully restored to its former glory, so I ask for your patience while I get it all back up. Thanks, and have a great day!
About the Project
In October 2004 my wife Sharon and I, Randy, lost our residence on Pensacola Beach to Hurricane Ivan. Instead of treating it as a disaster we made this an opportunity for us to pursue our dream of traveling the U.S. in a motor home. During our four-year adventure on the road, weoticedumerous lone shoes sitting on the side of the road. We began to get intrigued by how many there were, and the fact that each of those shoes had to have belonged to someone, but who? Were they male or female, young or old, rich or poor? How did it end up alone on the road? The inherent mystery tied to these images is the untold story of each shoe, the viewer cannot help but create that story in their mind.
So what we have decided to do is catalog the shoes we come across through photographs along with the stories of Adventure that accompany each shoe. Hence the birth of the One Shoe Diaries™. The shoes are left in their original state, we doot alter or move them.
We have since stopped living full-time in the motorhome and currently reside back in Pensacola, Florida. Many events have happened since we first started out on this journey of life after Hurricane Ivan. We journeyed cross-country, we lost our sweet Noah at birth, we were blessed with Nora shortly after, we endured the BP oil spill as it wrecked our beaches and economy, I lost my mother, we survived the Covid pandemic, Sharon lost her sister Rachel, as well as both parents, Jack and Jinny are alsoo longer with us, and we have sold Nora’s Ark. Life throws lots of ups and downs and we invite you to experience ours with us. We hope you enjoy our ever-growing collection of shoes and the stories attach to them.
Most recently discovered Lost Soles
Latest Stories from the Road
Brewpub: Pratt Street Ale House, Baltimore, MD
I just love the bar with exposed brick. (Not my photo)After checking out the Baltimore Aquarium we made the short walk up Pratt St. to visit the Pratt St. Ale House for lunch. First off I was impressed with the ambiance of the place. But then again I am into older...
Destination: Baltimore Aquarium
This is a place we had been wanting to get to but seemed weever had enough time. BUt even if we had it sure wouldot be as fun as it was being there with Nora.The National Aquarium at Baltimore is a fantastic aquarium, it ranks in the top on my list. Not quite the...
Restaurant: Koko’s Pub, Baltimore, MD
After visiting Baltimore many times and living in Florida I have tried quite a few crab cakes, but none have come close to the ones at Koko's pub. Koko's is somewhat of a hole-in-the-wall kinda place. The food is served on paper plates and only recently have they...