Monday 23 April 2012

making tracks

these are my besties.
wool socks knitted by Jo of Aotearoa's South Island
and nine-lives boots acquired circa 2005
that have been around the whirled a few times
and up and down a few hills
wandered along lakesides
and through quiet woods

today i picked them up from the boot hospital
aka Roberto The Cobbler who has been mending my footwear
for some thirty years, bless him


this time he sewed on a few more leather patches
gave them tough thick rubber souls
and new heels [time wounds all heels]
ready for the stairways of San Francisco
later this year

but for now
my boots and me are off for a while
out into the whirled up north
where the dust is red
the mopoke calls
and the stars hang low at night

17 comments:

  1. glad to see the sox are hanging in there xxoo

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  2. Have fun on your next adventure.

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  3. Boots make great best friends- I have a pair of old army boots I bought way back in 1993. They were 30+ years old (and $35) when I got them, and they're still going strong after many years of being practically the only shoes I wear!

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  4. Enjoy! It sounds like a wonderful place to be.

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  5. when I hear the mopoke here I will think of you in your boots out west..... have fun in the dirt (that last bit was for your boots.... you can pass on the message)

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  6. Have a lovely time, I think Dorothy C said she was going with you when I had her class at Ballarat. Such a wonderful class, say hi to her from me if you wish.

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  7. glad you have a trusty cobbler, they are harder and harder to find. I have one, as well as a precious pair of boots that will be due for new souls shortly.

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  8. I second Grrl's comment...I'm actually on the prowl for a good new one.
    I LOVE those 'souls,' India! What a great idea! If I could get some like those put on, I could quit snitching my daughter's wellies. :-)
    Well, that and a decent size can of Lexol, dammit. Another casualty of 'burbization is that all of the tack n feed stores are suddenly a roadtrip.
    Seriously, those soles remind me of some 'sandals' my brother brought back from 'Nam...they were made from old tires and inner-tubes. They made your feet sweat something awful but would make great outer soles for barn boots. Mine aren't pretty like yours...really old and plain but durable.
    Thanks for the post: if you don't mind, I'm going to be a copycat (after I find a new cobbler.)

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  9. lovely to have hand knitted socks--do you have a sock darner? darning my socks is a full time job!

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  10. 'tis lovely to imagine
    all the places they've been.

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  11. Hi India, think I may now be a follower at last :)

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  12. Safe travels.....my heart is with you there......blessings to you all......hugs to D

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    1. shall pass the hugs on in Brisbane tomozz!

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