I don’t wear these, never have. I bought them on eBay just so that I could put them in my book.

I would wear them though, if I could. If my calves were just a little smaller, if the tops were a little shorter, or if the scallop was a little deeper… then I could wear them, but alas… they just don’t fit.

You would think that patchwork like this would end up a little “hodge podge,” but the seams are flat and tidy. (FACT: Pieced tops are popular with boot companies, because they get to use tiny scraps of leather instead of large hides.)

Ahhh… the 70’s, even I wore patchwork “back in the day” …sort of a Bohemian’s plaid, don’t you think?

Behold! my Sacha London shoe boots (circa 1989.) I only have fuzzy memories of buying these, a mall? downtown San Francisco? I think that’s right.

I wore these, before I wore cowboy boots… back when I sewed my own drop-waist dresses from Simplicity patterns… when I wore dark tights and thrift shop hats.

Throughout the season… leave you best fitting boots lying around on the bedroom floor or at the front of your closet, so others can “sneak” a peek at the maker and size.

Don’t forget to visit this year’s Cowboy Boot Holiday Gift Guide. Come Friday morning, while others are standing around in dark Walmart parking lot… your loved ones can be at home shopping online in their slippers.

A Jim Arndt cowboy boot calendar has hung next to my kitchen sink for last nine years. Every now and then I do browse the January sales, but I’ve never found a calendar I’ve liked better. Holiday reminders, phases of the moon… and room enough to write STREET SWEEPING in inch high letters twice a month. It’s hard to beat, and of course I’d probably have to repaint the wall. Oh yeah… and I like cowboy boots.

P.S. I no longer rely on Santa or loved ones, I just hop over to amazon and buy one myself. Have you got yours? (2008 Calendar)