By: Blonde One
The Two Blondes have a variety of kit – both old and new – that they are very attached to and parting can be ‘such sweet sorrow’ (to quote Juliet). I have, today, said goodbye to a very loyal, well worn, trusted pair of boots. It was a tough day for all those involved, not least for the student who took them off my hands as she had to listen to me rambling on about how attached I was to them! The boots were merely cluttering up my house and gathering dust along with the other spare 4 pairs. It was necessary to de-clutter somewhat! The pain was eased a little as I handed them over to a very deserving student who, without these boots that she has borrowed previously, would not be able to get out on the moors with us and her friends. My grief is considerably subdued due to knowing that these boots will encourage another Dartmoor lover of the future.
It’s worth considering though, that perhaps since I now have room in the house I could purchase a new pair!?
As I have mentioned in a previous post http://wp.me/p2OiIR-2L – walking boots are a girl’s best friend. I feel Blonde One’s pain today as I know how long she waited before finally taking the “new boot” plunge. I remember clearly the times when she debated with herself about the decision whilst wringing out wet socks.
My old boots now live in a cupboard, in a garage, on a farm in New Zealand. They sit there patiently waiting for me to visit them again. As with Blonde One’s boots, a good home I think!
My old boots sit happily in the garage and still get taken out around South Devon and plastered in that lovely red, clayey mud we love so much. My beautiful posh new boots are reserved for the delights of the peat and bogs of Dartmoor and even got at outing in the Pyrenees this summer! They are feeling rather sad and neglected at the moment though – I might have to go and see them and give them a hug so they know they are still loved!!!
I do think that, like plants, boots respond well to a bit of tender loving care. Your old boots have looked after you and now it is your turn to look after them.
Considering more boots?? I am thinking perhaps we need to consider an extension on the side of the house! It could be a ‘boot room’! Now that’s posh…