When I worked in Holland I walked into the lobby of a Dutch hotel and saw the most beautiful receptionist behind the reception desk and decided to take her back to the United States instead of a pair of clogs. Good decision. We have been happily married for over 45 years. Nice puzzle though.
That is nice to collect something...when we had our motorhome and traveled..I collected timbles from the different places...most not expensive and didn't take much room
aknan
Aug 7, 2015
Coffee, as with most things, is always better when shared with a friend. May your days continue to be lovely, aussie!
darambo
Aug 7, 2015
I have always found dutch wooden clogs fun, they all seem to be different, I can see how you have collected so many Aussie.Be safe out there.
aussiesapphire
Aug 7, 2015
Thank you aknan and darambo, it all started when I came home from Europe and was sharing a house with a young music student. I found an old wooden clog under the house where the laundry was and thought I would fix it up one day and keep for a souvenir. Took a number of years to do this, but when I had fixed it began to see clogs everywhere lol, hence the collection.
pixipixil
Aug 15, 2015
Just backtracking on puzzles I missed. I think those are two right feet and not a pair. Anybody else think so? If they were a pair the painting would be reversed horizontally plus the upper shoe is definitely a smaller size.
Coincidentally, my uncle also brought some wooden shoes home from when he served in WWII. They are just plain wood--not painted. Gee, they are getting pretty old now, huh? Better keep saving them--forever!
JUDY2014
Aug 8, 2015
Wish I had them but my mom had a habit of dumping things that we as kids did not play with after some time.....I guess moms do that.
I have had a lovely day today, spent almost two hours with a dear friend talking over coffee. And it was lovely.
Be happy with what you have and are, be generous with both, and you won't have to hunt for happiness." William E. Gladstone
God bless all of you and may He provide you all with a lovely friend. Hugs.