What I do for fun:  look at western boots on ebay.  Yes, that does sound terribly exciting, doesn’t it?  Hey, it beats cleaning toilets.

I rarely bid on them.  Usually the ones I like (the fancy, multi-colored pointed-toe babies) are too expensive.  Prices go up pretty quickly, especially on the last day of bidding.

I’m pretty content to window shop.

And at any thrift or consignment store, the first thing I look for are cowboy boots.

  But they’re only easy to find in Texas, and the prices there are not cheap, unlike the gorgeous boots My French Friend Janou helped me find last summer.  Remember these?  I wear them just about everywhere.

I used to buy all sorts of bargain stuff on ebay, back before it was a household name.   Whale bone, jewelry, antiques, tablecloths…ah, those were the days.  The thrill of the hunt!

But last night I bought these.

Let’s hope they’re this pretty in person.