Saturday 10 February 2018

Bottoms - of shoes and bags

Today has been pouring with rain and I got a thorough soaking when out doing the grocery shopping.
After drying off I realised that I needed to go out again to pick up a prescription from the pharmacy.  By this stage it was a fine drizzle, enough to frizz the hair but not drench the clothes and I decided to walk down the road.
Off I went.   Something seemed to be sticking on the bottom of my shoe.  Oh no, chewing gum I thought and scraped my sole along the path.   A few more steps and I felt a wet squelching.   Looking down I found, to my horror that my shoes were disintegrating.   These shoes were not cheap; they are a reputable brand; they should not fall apart!!   And then I remembered they are around 20 years old and nothing lasts for ever.   So the bottoms fell off and they are no more.
However on a positive note I am well on the way to completing the Hardanger Bag.   Indeed I have only the bottom to do. 
Hopefully tomorrow afternoon will give this bag a bottom (stitched), a draw cord and toggle beads and a good press.
Then I can move on to Xanthe's X for the top of her box.   I am successfully finding many other "want-to-do" projects which will delay the return to Arabian Nights. 
Tonight the weatherman forecasts 21 degrees celsius and 96% humidity for us so it could be a restless night.

7 comments:

Ann at Beadlework. said...

Your bag looks amazing Margaret, very impressive.

Pamela said...

The bag is absolutely gorgeous! Well done!

deb said...

Your Hardanger bag is amazing! So very, very pretty - love the way the darker linen really shows up your perfect work.

You just walked those poor shoes right to bits! You must have had quite a soggy walk to the pharmacy and back. :(

Kristen said...

Yes, crepe soles disintegrate! I didn't believe it until it happened to me. It's crazy.

The bag is stunning, Margaret!

Shebafudge said...

That bag is looking amazing!!

Sorry about your shoes but I think that 20 years has probably given you value for money...lol.

Jo who can't think of a clever nickname said...

I cannot believe your shoes fell apart after a mere twenty years!
I have a pair of suede knee boots I wore on a work's dinner once. My Manager admired them and asked where I bought them. "Alison, they are older than you are!"

The bag is wonderful, your hardanger is always so gorgeous.

Mary - Lecoeurceltique said...

Your hardanger bag is gorgeous.