I snapped this photo of Chitter trying to get Pap to admire her hipster shoes she found at a thrift store in Asheville. One look at Pap’s boots will tell you he takes shoes seriously. He keeps them that shined up all the time.
The girl is crazy about the shoes and tries to show them off to anyone who will look at them. I told her I didn’t care much for them because they looked like Granny shoes. We’ve all enjoyed giving her a hard time about the shoes.
But even Chitter had to laugh when Granny told her “I love your shoes where did you get them? I seen a white pair just like them in my catalog that came in the mail today.”
Tipper
Appalachia Through My Eyes – A series of photographs from my life in Southern Appalachia.
Tipper, your posts always make me smile!
Hello Tipper:
I am very happy to see your father and recovered, but you, please tell him not again climb a ladder without wearing his parachute, Lol !!. Strong Hug Pap, from Buenos Aires, Jose Luis.
Chatter dear, should not laugh at your shoes. They are very nice and make you a very feminine and elegant foot, not as big shoes fashion with a sole 10 cm girls seem robocops and walk stiff-legged and without grace. (I do this one thing I know, I have daughters and granddaughters). And Pap, his boots shining like in the good old days of the USMC, or not, Pap ?. I also use my shoes so (I learned in my years in the Army) .A warm greetings to all the family and may God bless you, dear friends, from Buenos Aires, Jose Luis.
Theyre aren’t hardly that tall yet but they are gaining on Pap everyday LOL!
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I like the shoes. Course, I’m an old (68 years) lady too. LOL
Poor Chitter. But there’s some smartness in a girl her age that’s more for comfort than (often painful) glamour. Yep!
God bless.
RB
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I love your girls. They are so sweet and I love how they view the world. They make me smile.
All this talk about shoes reminded me of these lines from a song:
“Dusty hats still hang upon their nails
In tribute to the sweated brows
And thousand plowed rows all paved over now
Brogans sit behind forgotten doors.
Seems they could almost walk the floors,
Shoes that once left footprints that I walked on,
But all the old men are gone”
In case you missed it, here’s a link:
https://youtu.be/o42znTsQhAc
Daddy felt the same as Pap about his shoes and clothing. And, I share Chitter’s love for shoes. If I have a nightmare it just might involve my shoes coming to life and creating havoc.
I love everything about this post, and especially that Chitter laughed about the comment from her Granny 🙂
And if Chitter’s style in shoes is “comfortable” – I’m with her! 🙂
Chitter’s shoes look great and comfy too. As for “Old Lady” shoes, I wish I could send you a picture of what that term means to me. Imagine all black lace up oxfords with 1 1/2″ stack heels. These were worn with black cotton stockings by the last of the old schoolmarms when I was in grade school.
I am still laughing at Granny’s comment about Chitter’s shoes! So glad Chitter saw the humor too.One of our girls has a pair just like them except a little darker color. Wish MY shoes looked like Pap’s!
How tall are your twins now? From the looks of the picture Chitter ‘pears might nigh as tall as Pap but pictures distort facts sometimes?
Tipper,
Those girls of yours would look
good even without shoes, but I like Chitter’s choice. I bet Pap got that ‘shine’ from his time in the service.
My oldest brother was in the Korean War and his shoes were always just a shinin’. Course he was always up by 4 am. I recon he wanted to see daylight a coming…Ken
Looking at Pap’s shined shoes brings the thought, “You can take the boy out of the Marine Corps, but you cannot take the Marine Corps out of the boy.”
Pap’s boots look like he put the spit shine on them! You can tell a lot about a man by looking at his shoes. Chitter’s shoes remind me of a style that were popular in the 70’s called Earth Shoes. I had a pair and they were cool and comfortable.
Tell her to wear them with pride!
I enjoyed the shoe story. I was in the Marines and learned to “Spit Shine” my “Boondockers” made of suede or buckskin. We used a smooth stone to start, finished with a soft cloth. (T shirt) Not an easy task sitting on an upside down bucket on the “Street” in front of a Quonset Hut at Marine Corps Recruit San Diego California. Advise: If you are in the “Field” and dirty, low on water, wash your feet first, face last. Good shoes as well as healthy feet were as necessary as a well oiled M-1 Rifle. Of course Marines never “Ran” from anything. We sometimes “Advanced” to the rear, in a hurry.
Hey, I like those hipster shoes, too! However, I didn’t know they were called ‘hipster’ shoes. I have a pair like that. I hope Chitter really enjoys them. They look practical and better for feet than some of the new ones out there!
This is so cute! Well, Chitter sure looks cute in those Granny shoes. Actually I was watching Good Morning America this morning and a singer had on some almost like them. I guess Chitter is “stylin'”as they call it.
Pam
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Hey Tipper: Those granny shoes shor beats those ‘home made’ shoes! But when you got six girls and five boys in the family to ‘shoe’ you just have to be creative! You just have to pull out the ‘last’ and get busy to make a fresh batch of brogans from the ‘hide’ you been drying since last year!
Eva Nell
Great picture!! I like the shoes!
Your picture is a treasure in so many ways. It shows both connection and difference across three generations and two personalities, not to mention gender.
Are the shined boots an effect of Pap’s time in the USMC ? I know that time changed my Dad for the rest of his life. I’m guessing your Dad is not partial to suede….
I’ve long been mystified by why articles of clothing can be said to ‘be’ someone. It is a compound of fit, color, style, historic associations, self-image and other things as well. I’ve noticed over the years that when folks select a gift of clothing they do it based on their image of the recipient but, as we all know, if separated by time and distance the selection is often ‘off’ because the recipient has changed.
Lol! Love this one. Gonna have to get off here and polish up my town shoes. Love that Chitter found them at a thrift store. Have discovered that the best fit and comfort in shoes can be found in the thrift stores here in Franklin! (And have yet to pay $3!) Enjoy steppin out in your shoes, Chitter.
Nice picture, nice shoes, we like Chitters and Pap’s shoes.
Good find at the store. They do not look like Granny shoes.
Tipper,
I love Chitter’s shoes. They look comfortable to me! With my bad hip I have a hard time tying my shoes! However, I do believe I could fall in love with these shoes myself. Especially if the price was right! After all, I am just an old (hippie)…hipster! ha
Bless your heart Chitter, we love the look and your great shoes! Only adding to the kidding a bit!
Speaking of thrift stores! I visited one in your area Tuesday.
The folks there were very nice…
I am sorry that you missed a great buy I found! It was a box of brand new notecards for $1.50! They were marked on the back with the artist name and done on recycled paper.
The drawing/painting print on the front was of a male and female “Joree” or Towhee birds in a Fall leaf setting. They were so pretty I had to have them…So many times the only birds you see illustrated on note cards are Cardinals.
Maybe I’ll send you a note on one! ha Not many folks write notes to friends anymore do they?
Thanks for this post and the photo of Chitter and Pap is great. I also love Chitter’s bag as well as her shoes…
Thanks Tipper,
I had shoes similar to those back in the sixties when I was a teenager! Many of today’s clothes remind me of those years. Please tell Chitter I love her shoes!
Love the shoes, both pair.
I’m with you, Tip. I thought they looked like granny shoes the day she bought them. However, it’s not important what I think. What’s important that she likes them and they fit well.
I have noticed over the years that Pap’s foot wear it always polished to a shine. Guess that’s a military thing.