My friend Luca has the most beautiful pair of cowboy boots.
They’re Tony Lamas, imported from the US, with magnificently embroidered turquoise uppers…
Luca has always worn them with great panache and aplomb, but now that he’s twelve, he can’t squeeze his feet into them anymore. So yesterday, I got a phone call…
“Celia, sadly the time has come when I can no longer fit into my cowboy boots. Would you like them?”
Would I like them? He brought them over (I only live around the corner), I pulled them on, donned my matching turquoise dress which is both too flimsy for this weather and too short for my age, then strutted around the corner with a plate of his favourite friands to say thank you…
Bring on summer, I have new kickers! Thanks Luca, you’ve made my week!
Luca thinks his boots look mighty fine up there! The friands were magnificent – helping us get through Christmas concert season like nothing else could!
The gang around the corner xxx
Please thank him again for me, Nic! I love them so much I’ve been wearing them around the house! :) xxx
Drop-dead gorgeous! My daughter would kill for these.
Amanda, I remember you saying that she loved cowboy boots! I think these boots originally came from Sheplers online – http://www.sheplers.com. It’s a great site to go window shopping on! :)
Beautiful! Love the philosophy too!
He’s a lovely young man, Lizzy! :)
Cool! And Luca will still see them around for years, as you won’t grow out of them!
I hope that’s the case, Suelle! Thankfully my feet are the last thing to get fat.. ;-)
I have a friend who would befriend you for these. She’ll even go to Texas to get you a replacement! They look gorgeous but I would need courage to don them with a short dress – for many reasons :-).
And I love friands too. Have a great weekend.
Thanks Oz! They’re really gorgeous! I think I need to bake more friands today – Pete saw Luca’s and asked if he could have one, and I told him no.. ;-)
Those boots are made for walkin’ …
That’s what I’m gonna do… ;-)
Hey cute , hand me ups!
Hahaha…Tania, that’s exactly what they are!
Do you hum a little Bee Gee number as you strut your funky stuff Mama Cool? What a fantabulous gift !
Oh yes… “Oh you can tell by the way I use my walk…”
:)
Now that’s what I call Boots with a big attitude. And better yet, someone else broken ‘um in for you.
Misk, you are absolutely right. They’ve been softened up perfectly for me!
This is so cute! I have always wanted cowboy boots… the black or brown one :)
Tes, I have black and brown ones, but these are the first really brightly coloured pair I’ve had. You should get a pair, they’re great fun to wear!
Sigh…I have a bit of a collection, as you probably know.. ;-)
https://figjamandlimecordial.com/2010/05/03/collecting/
Ooh very fancy Celia!
Thanks Claire! :)
Ooh, how lovely, and how lovely of a 12 year old to be so thoughtful to gift them to a friend who appreciates them! :)
It was very sweet of him, wasn’t it? I was very touched.. :)
He gave you MY boots, but he promised I could have them!! and that particular shade of blue is so good with my eyes! Poo.. Well I suppose as my Stand In (get it) you would be my first choice! c
I shall think of you when I wear them, C… ;-)
Wonderful, but where is the most important photo of all? You in your turquoise dress, wearing the boots? Pleeeease?
Sally darling, not a chance. There are so many lovely people who are kind enough to read my blog, I don’t want to scare them all away! ;-)
You were GIFTED Tony Lamas… and they were TURQUOISE.. you have no idea how lucky you are.. or maybe you do;)
Smidge, you’re right, they were a GIFT and they’re TURQUOISE and Luca was kind enough to think of me, which is the very best part of the whole thing! Lucky? I’m blessed. :)
You’re right.. blessed is a better word for it!
I had a pair of red ones many years ago… All you need is to go to a dance hall and do a two step.
Norma, red cowboy boots! They must have been magnificent!
Those definitely look like they were made in the good ol’ USA!
Greg, cowboy boots from anywhere else just don’t make the grade! :)
Love ’em!!
Thanks Abby! Me too! :)
They’re gorgeous. I’m not surprised they’ve made your week. You know some very generous and sensible people Celia!
C, we really are very blessed with wonderful friends!
Those boots are made for walking…and that’s just what they’ll do!
They will, won’t they? Walk, that is. I want to take comfort in knowing that they will be out on the street in all of their magnificent embroidered glory – they’re too special to be tucked away in a dark wardrobe! Nice one, Celia, you have a gem of a friend in young Luca.
Chris, they’re really comfortable too – much more so than some of the other ones I have!
Those are the coolest most turquoise cowboy boots I have ever seen. I am turquoise with envy.
They’re pretty cool, aren’t they? ;-)
And just so you could see how turquoise I am with envy a turquoise avatar came up. :)
Oh I can just picture you in your new boots. What a treat. Love the friands. Hope your having a wonderful weekend. :)
Anna, I reckon they would have been just the thing to wear to meet the Queen! :)
As you might guess from my shop, I have a weakness for blue, turquoise especially. Great boots!
Thanks Em! I’ve been wearing them today with Sarah’s silver ring – they’re a perfect match.
Those cowboy boots are pretty cool! Very thoughtful of Luca.
Thanks Manuela! It was very thoughtful of him, wasn’t it! :)
Looking fine Celia, looking fine! If cowboy boots can be made any better, it’s to make them turquoise.
Brydie, you’re so right! They’re such a bright colour and the heels aren’t too high, which makes them absolutely perfect! :)
They are fantastic!!!!
I misread your last sentence. I read I have new knickers.
HEEHEE!! :)
Oh, I have those too… ;-)
So funky Celia, you lucky thing, and what a generous Luca! Perfect example of re-duce, re-use, re-cycle. You get to save the world and make a fashion statement at the same time :)
It was very generous of him, wasn’t it, Becca?
Love, love, love! So very snazzy! Or as we might say in the States, “Bitchin’!”
Maz.
Thanks Maz! ;-)
Fantasticboots! And I love the fact that they are being passed on to you by a 12 year old!!
I know! That’s the best bit about it, isn’t it? :)
This is so beautiful dear Celia, how nice he brought them to you. I love these boots too… The colours are amazing. But your cakes too. Luca and you are both so nice, Thank you, Blessing and Happiness, with my love, nia
Thanks Nia! The boots really are an amazing colour!
Firstly excuse to buy something in turquoise – don’t buy clothing buy a big set of turquoise beads then you can wear the boots with anything dark brown or black, by the way orange looks wonderful with turquoise, if you dare!