Jelly and Boots

Dammit, I’ve wrecked another pair of boots. My favourite pair as well. I blame the hills and the ground of Falmouth. They’re a really nice pair of black lace up (with a handy concealed zip down the side) knee high boots, high heels but surprisingly comfortable to walk in. So I do walk in them, all over the place, including round the harbour at Mousehole which probably did for them. Now the tip of the heel has worn off, and the metal is showing through. I cannot throw them out so I’m searching for a cobbler. Back home along Borough road in Birkenhead, which was once a thriving Victorian commercial street, there remains a traditional cobblers, complete with frightening looking machinery and a proprietor in a long brown overall. He does a good job though, and has saved a lot of my footwear. Bit far to take this pair though.

My worn shoes and boots though have come good on something. I was still struggling for something to make a photographic story about; my only idea had been taking photos of cars, fiestas to be precise as I own one myself, am very fond of them and see a lot around Falmouth. But it wasn’t a great idea. Instead I’m going to take a photo of all the shoes and boots I have worn through since arriving here in September. I’d love to know the number of miles I’ve walked, must be hundreds now.

Today has been a short distance day so far, only to the post office and back. I had a parcel of socks to post back to Lancaster, having borrowed a pair when I was up last weekend. That would make a fascinating story - the things people send through the post. Tomorrow I will be sending a packet of jelly to my dad. I have a weakness for raw jelly so I sneaked packet out of his kitchen cupboard and ate it over the weekend, but felt obliged to replace it. So a pack of Rowntrees Strawberry Jelly will be on its way to Wirral soon. I used to have a long time ago when I was very young, a book from Rowntrees jelly about a boy who went to jelly land, it was great. I remember it vividly, the colours of all the jellies. Wonder if I still have it?