Raindrops on roses and knee high leather boots at wholesale prices…these are a few of my favourite things. When did having a foot fetish become something to be ashamed of? My footwear collection is comprised of over one thousand pairs of shoes, boots, clogs and sandals in different styles and sizes. If I had to choose just one item in my assortment to take with me to a desert island it would come down to a choice between my brightly coloured, oversized clown shoes and my steel capped ballet slippers.

When I lived in Melbourne I bought wholesale boots by the truckload and handed them out to the poor in the western suburbs. It always brought a tear to my eye, seeing some dirty old bum walking away from the truck with leopard skin knee high boots on his disgusting, knotted feet. It’s the simple things in life that get my motor running, ready to go! Football boots sell best during the football season. Seasonal factors have a very big impact on everyone involved in the footwear industry.

So, as the rain falls gently down the glass, I look out of my window at the small children playing in the lane. They are wearing camel skin coats and rubber boots. Winter days are harsh and scathing in this part of the world, and when your pants are fastened with fish hooks instead of buttons, you can beg but you can not choose. It’s getting so dark I can hardly see the paper in front of me, so I will end this post now and go and have breakfast before the giraffes eat all of the cereal. Damn giraffes!