Thursday 26 January 2012

These Boots Were Made for Squelching

Today is Australia Day, so we like to post something that has an Australian theme, and even better if it demonstrates a link between Australia and France. Last year's post is here and the previous year can be read here.

This year I thought I'd introduce you to my new rubber boots. They weren't sent to me by an unusually patriotic friend. I bought them in Chatellerault. They were in Max Plus, a shop that sells off excess stock cheaply. They cost 7€ and are made by Bata.

I haven't owned a pair of rubber boots since I was a child, partly because once I became an adult I could never find any that were affordable and fitted around my calves comfortably. Amazingly, these ones do, so that combined with the small price and the irresistably apt motif, I had to buy them.

Squelching through the springtime clay of our vegetable garden will be an altogether more manageable proposition this year.

At the same time I picked up some good quality jodhpurs for just 15€ a pair. Laughing.

Susan

6 comments:

Tim said...

Well, if you've got the jodhpurs... you'll have to get an 'orse... and that'll cut down the mowing in the orchard!
As for the boots... I know what you mean about 'fit'... but I think the manufacturers have realized that a lot of certain sizes weren't selling... and many now are larger round the calf.
ME... I want an adult sized pair of those "Frog" boots that the kiddies can get... low level camoflague sorted!

Leon Sims said...

Hoping that you and Simon had a very enjoyable Aussie Day - a few sausages on the BBQ and a beer just to celebrate under a cloudless sky was very enjoyable down here.
Love the boots.

Carolyn said...

The boots are great and the price is good. But even when I see a sign "le vrai hard shopping" in France I'm still not tempted. I figure the "hard discount" in France is still going to be more than I would pay at home. Though to be fair, I think the area we live in is the price sink of our entire state.

GaynorB said...

I love the wellies although they are probably not called wellies in Australia!
Did you notice any with Welsh dragons on them?

Susan said...

Tim: as you know, I would love a clapped out Percheron or Comtois as my large grazing animal. Unfortunately, I'd have to get it a friend, re-fence the orchard so it was suitable for horses and have somewhere I could agist them for the 50 weeks of the year they were not required on the orchard.
L&S: salt roasted prawns and a Touraine sauvignon blanc here.
Carolyn: yes, France doesn't do serious discounting.
Gaynor: no dragons I'm afraid.

Abbeysmum said...

Happy Australia day to you both, if prawns were involved, it sounds like you had a good one.
We had a lovely sunny,warm day here, after almost a week of drizzle and cloud, soon to be followed by another week of rain, rain, rain.
The gumboots look awesome,better than drab old black etc.
I keep one of those BIG IKEA plastic bags in the car for muddy boots, potplants etc,saved me cleaning up many messes.

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