spring flowers and good food

[chuck123wapati]

16 minutes ago, Darren8306 said:

The sandals are the ones used my Mr. H, for his trailrunning. The Tandy offering looks to me like a product from China, which doesn't really count. (in my crazy counting mind)

lol you're right about the sneakers. I have made and worn the huarachas, made them from old tires, they are nice to walk in, I know, and my kids were kids in them, doing whatever. Maybe a viable niche for you if there are no running shoe makers in Canada, after all, you like running.

 

[Mablung]

On 12/4/2025 at 8:17 AM, Handstitched said:

@chuck123wapati well done  and well  deserved . They look so good and will polish up nicely. There are times when we just love to treat ourselves.

I'm contemplating  buying a new( stetson style)hat  for myself for Christmas.  The brand/ company  i would normally buy from  has now been bought  out by a mining squillionare . They can go and jump.

So I'm going to support another  Aussie made  company instead,  not owned by a mining company, a bit pricey, but so what !

What company formerly and what company newly, if it's not impertinent to ask?  I have a dabbling curiosity (and far less than sufficient money to scratch the itch) in fedoras and bought an Akubra offering a while back.  Best value for the money I could find via internet research.

[AlZilla]

On 12/4/2025 at 11:03 AM, Darren8306 said:

I'm not deciding immediately, but I'm leaning toward keeping grant money out of my life. I can't help but think they would eventually require me

Good call. I have some experience of grants.  My motto, "If you take their money, you give them control". For all values of "they, their and them".