boot shine

the best boots i've ever owned was purchased pre-owned at Front (on main st) for about $25. because i have "fat" calves and most boots don't fit me it was a miracle that a great pair of black boots that fit my obese calves could be found at a consignment store; if at all.

i love these boots and wear them 50% of the time from october to may. this explains why they were looking really natty. so, i decided to get them shined from the shoe shiner at the food fair close to my work.

as i'm walking towards him, i'm buzzing cause i'm going to experience something new for the first time and i love that.

i step up to a chair that's raised about half a metre. i feel like the queen.

i notice there are stirrups which i didn't anticipate and had a brief moment of association with nasty visits to the gynecologist. i push it out of my mind, though. this is going to be fun, dammit. focus on the boots.

we play this funny game where i'm apologizing for neglecting my boots and he's pretending to be angry.

so he cleans, then applies the polish, brushes my boots, and finally shines them with a cloth to their former glory.


voila!

it was only $8 dollars and took about 7 minutes.

then, i return to work and i'm telling someone about my boot shine and they say: you sat in that chair with a skirt?