I went to dinner last night with a very fashionable friend, and she had on these fantastic boots. In the dim light, I couldn't quite see what they were, so we went into the light, and they were a very tall, plain gray version of these:

http://travel.nytimes.com/2009/01/04...4foraging.html

I just googled "Russian wool boots" and found this article. I don't know if you wool weenies have discussed them before, but I thought some of you would love to see them!