I must confess that I have always found it ridiculous when women have talked about shoes and bags. Because of my arthritis I have been confined in my choice of shoes over the last years. I have never liked handbags. I like the male concept of just bringing a wallet in your pocket instead of having to keep track of a laughable little bag. However... Lately I have boosted my feminine side by purchasing not one, but two handbags. The first is a red, cute Paul Frank bag with the obligatory monkey on the front. I bought it because I love the colour red and my boyfriend always call me "Monkey". Next purchase was a vintage (1950's?) handbag from Egypt in black leather with hieroglyphs, on the back they are just embossed and on the front they are painted in silver. I love black and silver too, plus ancient Egypt has always been a great interest of mine. Now I just need a reason to use them.