Boots and more boots

Today I cleaned up the porch to get ready for winter. I pulled various and sundry items off the shelves and sorted and re shelved what I wanted to keep. Lee kept her footwear on these shelves and I was shocked to find and pull out into a pile 15 pairs of western boots!!

Now I had some strong responses to this find!! First shock that I never really paid any attention to the TOTAL collection. Her favourite store was Value Village and she simply loved to go there and rarely left there empty handed. I suspect what had happened she would have been drawn to the footwear section and if by chance there was a pair of western boots (cowboy boots is the word city slickers use) there in her size she simply bought them if they fit. I doubt the question "Do I really need another pair of f......ing boots?" would have entered her mind.

Now there were tall boots, fancy boots, 2 coloured boots, tooled boots, ones with riding heels, going to town boots and plain boots. In addition to these I have several pairs of her FAVORITE boots in my closet plus I gave away 2 pairs. I do not remember for sure if she was cremated with her boots on or not. Now I am thinking not.   

So this should not surprise me at all but it does. She collected knives (at least a dozen), leather gloves, and silk neck scarves. She has every colour in the rainbow and more. Oh then there's her hats...................

Lee never ever came home and said "Hey! Look what I just bought! A great used pair of boots from V Village!!" Not once. She simply bought them and brought them home and shelved them. Magical. They just appeared. I assume they fit her. I would often see her wear the same pair and I assumed they fit well and were her fav. When we travelled with the bus she always brought extra pairs - just in case. Blisters? Rain? Who knows?

I can understand a knife collection. One for every pocket and there are lots of different knives. But boots? I can only wear a pair at a time.

Lee did have secrets and this boot collection was another secret. What was she thinking? I wouldn't notice? Did she fear criticism? Like another pair of boots?!!! Well yes I imagine I would have said that. I was much more frugal than Lee was.

So what to do with these boots Size 8 -8 1/2. Take your pick. Some could go back to Value Village and some I could hang on the fence post tops that lead to my yard.  

Yes I'd like to see that.........I'll do that tomorrow..............

Boots are stacked 2 deep