Daffodils on my feet

27 October 2005

Mum and I went to Bluewater yesterday and although we did sod all in terms of getting xmas presents for other people, we did enjoy sandwiches at Pret a Manger and get a few more bits of clothing for me :) We also very nearly had great success in getting me a new pair of shoes.

I have been without shoes for a few years now, having to rely solely on my gorgeous boots, which no longer support me properly and therefore actually cause me immense pain *sob*. Nowadays, I have to wear the boots that aren’t anything like as nice, my Doc Marten-like things, or fancy high heels. On our mission for shoes, we went into Barratts and I tried on a black shoe from the shelf. Very nice, good God, the damn thing fits! It hasn’t got bows, butterflies or glitter on it either!

We asked for the other one to make the pair. The girl couldn’t find it. There were apparently lots of odd shoes in the storeroom and there’s nothing she could do. The shoe couldn’t be ordered as they have no control over what comes in the deliveries … by now I was considering arson.

We got the name of the shoe – Daffodil 2 – and rang Dad to see if he could track a pair down at the Maidstone branch. The Bluewater branch couldn’t do this as Barratts in Maidstone has moved and Bluewater didn’t have the new number(!). Within a few minutes, Dad had a pair reserved for me at Maidstone. This morning we went to get them and in fact bought two pairs to get me through the next inevitable shoe drought.

As it was such a nice day, I went for a walk in the afternoon (hello, self-employment!) and took my camera with me to take advantage of the great sunlight. Having had my fill of leaves and trees and things on the ground, I’ve got the urge to take more pictures of people now. The leaves are nice ‘n’ all and I saw some amazing colors, but after a while I need some life that’s less still.