Some of my regular blog friends may remember me talking about some of my stories of being a city girl living in the country. I thought 'layers' was a hair
style and 'nesting boxes' were pretty floral hat boxes we all had in our closets!
Wrong! lol. Well after our thunderstorms and flooding over the last few days I knew that my on-sight farm auction was going to be wet and muddy.
I told The Mister that this city girl really needed to buy a few farm girl wardrobe essentials if I was going to be working these auctions! One thing I really need are some boots. Not the leather and suede ones that I already have.
No, I need some to wear mucking about in and around the barn yard.
So this doesn't happen to my shoes!
I did make sure I wore an old pair of shoes so it wasn't too traumatic when I was standing outside in the wind and could feel my feet sinking into the ground! There was about 2 inches of water just standing in the yard!
Here's what the roads looked like on my way home. The ground is justtoo saturated to absorb any more rain!
Want to swim? ha.
Not with the wind chills, which were in the teens
today. Is this really April?
Now I need to clean up my shoes and go shopping!
I'm thinking Welles!
Now I just need to decide what color!
Actually, I'd pick the classic dark green
because that's just more me.
No auction pictures today. We were just TOO busy
for me to get out my camera. And my hair? LOL!
No pictures. Ha. As much as I love keeping it real,
that's just a little too real! Let's just say I love the
windswept look but this was a little overkill on that.
Want to swim? ha.
Not with the wind chills, which were in the teens
today. Is this really April?
Now I need to clean up my shoes and go shopping!
I'm thinking Welles!
Now I just need to decide what color!
Actually, I'd pick the classic dark green
because that's just more me.
No auction pictures today. We were just TOO busy
for me to get out my camera. And my hair? LOL!
No pictures. Ha. As much as I love keeping it real,
that's just a little too real! Let's just say I love the
windswept look but this was a little overkill on that.
♥
everyone needs rubber boots!
ReplyDeletefor over 30 years i've always had a pair of llbean duck boots at hand - for mud, muck and floods. but wow what a dazzling array of colors to choose from - maybe it's time to choose fashion over form!
quack, quack.
You absolutely need a pair or more of rubber boots! I love all the brilliant colors that are out now!
ReplyDeleteHope you have some dry days ahead!
Nancy
That a lot of water - and your poor shoes! Yes, you'll have to invest in some nice boots!
ReplyDeleteThose boots are beautiful, I would pick green :) Our grounds are so soggy too, I feel you!
ReplyDeleteThats a lot of rain and wet there..you should get boots like those with roosters on them! Love the sheep cookies below..so cute! :D
ReplyDeleteGet two pair of different colors and wear a color of each. Keeps people thinking.
ReplyDeleteL.D. ~ keeps people thinking what? lol...
ReplyDeletehehe you totally need to invest in golashes...i have a pair of duck boots i have had for years...but most of my kicks can go any where...
ReplyDeleteNrian ~ I had a pair of ducks in college. I wonder what happend to those! Did you take them? ha.
ReplyDeleteLOVE the Welles. And, I'd get pink, 'cause I'm a pink kind of girl. Love this post. It feels REAL to me. And, I'm a city girl, but I really want backyard chickens. REALLY WANT THEM.
ReplyDeletehappygirl ~ several people today were talking about getting their chicks by mail order this week! Who knew! ha.
ReplyDeleteGosh, that's a flood!
ReplyDeleteYou definitely need wellies! I saw some pink ones with red hearts the other day and another pair with horse scenes all over them...might go back and get them, with winter coming up! They were beautiful. We call them Gumboots here!
Gumboots. What a cute name. And it's perfect since that mud was like gum. ha.
ReplyDeleteWow...you really trashed those shoes. My daughter did something similar to this with a pair of my Uggs. Grrrr.
ReplyDeleteI have a pair of Wellies I bought from Marshalls at a great price. Blue with white polka dots. I love them!! You can borrow them!
XO,
Jane
I love the classic Wellies. Green is my favorite too, with red coming in a close second.
ReplyDeleteGirl...you definitely need the wellies! I cannot believe how much rain you must have gotten...them there roads is pretty much flooded over! Hope you got yourself into a nice hot shower after all that wet stuff...wouldn't want you gettin' sick now country girl! Bummer about the shoes. Keep dry now. xo
ReplyDeletemaggie ~ hot bath is on the schedule for tonight. :) More water...but the more pleasant kind...hot. ha.
ReplyDeleteNow why in the world don't I have a cool and colorful pair of boots? I could walk in the orchard in all kinds of weather!!!
ReplyDeleteI pick light green. :)
Whew! Some real glamor shots of you there, doll. Sure you don't want to show what your hair looked like? Heh.
ReplyDeleteOh, well. Muddy or not, "wind-swept" or not... you're still beautiful. :)
hahaha oh your poor shoes got full of mud
ReplyDeleteTo clean they will take more than one soap sud
I have one whole pair of shoes I wear everywhere
To cheap to buy another pair
They kind of stink if you get to close
But at least they'll scare away a mouse
But we get nothing like that here
As the city is more cement I fear
oh and I went back and read that post you left a link too
You get dragged out to square dance do you?
hahahahahaha oh that is so funny I'll have to use that in a post
Or maybe just a simple roast
Pat ~ yes, good thing I'm a good
ReplyDeletesport
dancing and doing things I never report
living out here in country farm land
who would have thought it would be so grand?
:)
Well, thanks, Silver. :)
ReplyDeleteor "While, thanks..." as Pat would say. (ducks from Pat) haha
hahaha yes I do that to often I will admit
ReplyDeleteMaybe I should say it out loud but then someone might think I'm having a fit
Yes the country is a nice place to live I have to say
Maybe one day I'll go back that way
Then the cats would have alot to chase
As they sit at the window and pretend to race
Betsy - what a busy farm gal you are! I love the dark green boots too - they are saying we (in Ohio) should be enjoying temps in the 70's all next week. I can hardly wait. No doubt, we are all ready for warmth! Trust you won't get sick after being out in this nasty weather today.
ReplyDeletei live in my black Hunter Wellies...i love the pink, too! or red! soooo fun. they are awesome...perfect stylish spring shoes! xo
ReplyDeleteBetsy! I thought of you at that on-sight auction after this HORRID, HORRID rain! UGH.
ReplyDeletePLEASE...use your next pay check and buy some cute Welles!
Isn't it AMAZING to see some sun today??? But, brace yourself...rain for the next FOUR days! OY!
You def needs some muck boots. Just remember when you step in a area of deep mud...it can suck you boots right off! Been there, done that! :-)
ReplyDeleteI wore Crocs the other day with plastic bags over my socks. NICE LOOK. My boots from last year had a crack in them...I was desperate. I think I could use a pair of those colorful boots too!
ReplyDeleteBetsy, I was goig to say that I hope a dry spell is headed your way, but after Jill's comment...well, sorry. on the bright side, you'll get to wear your cool new Wellies! :)
ReplyDeleteHang in there!
Being a farmgirl myself. I recommend Muck boots. I have plain rubber pairs from tractor supply (2x) & target. THEY DON'T LAST. Tractor Supply ones have lasted longer than Target. Target boot-their soles fell off within 6 month. I have a pair from Tractor Supply- they have a few holes in but they don't leak too bad. They were hot pink- now they are stained with cow manure and mud- so I don't recommend a light colored boot. Also with these cheap boots if it's cold or hot outside- your feet will be too! Mucks are nice and lined to keep feet a good temp.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Kacee! That is really good to know! I'd rather buy a pair that will last and keep my feet warm AND dry! :)
ReplyDeleteBetsy- Yes, please learn from my experience. That is our next purchase for both of us (me and hubby)- A good pair of Muck boots. They aren't as cute and are fairly expensive but it's better than buying a pair every year!
ReplyDeleteToo Real.....funny!
ReplyDeleteYes you need boots, badly. Your poor wet feet!
Do your feet get all puckered up when you wear them boots?
ReplyDeleteJust catching up with your posts. Wellies are so stylish these days that city girls wear them anyway, nowhere near muddy fields. But with all that rain you look like you need them! Come over here for a holiday - it's warm, sunny spring here. ;-)
ReplyDeleteRubber boots make me happy... pretty colors, dry feet, and adventures in stomping in puddles!
ReplyDeleteYep girl you need to buy yourself a pair of Wellies pronto. But do go for a bright colour, life's too short to do boring black.
ReplyDeleteMillie x
Millie ~ how about red? At least my coworkers could find me if it was foggy! lol...
ReplyDeletewellies for sure ..that is ALOT of rain ...stay safe!!
ReplyDeleteI can't believe it is still so chilly there! It has been climbing into the low 80s here. Spring never lasts long enough for me.
ReplyDeleteI'd probably choose a conservative color of Welles as well...but I really wish I could be a bright pink kind of girl instead.
I never knew wellies came in sooo many colours. Waht style to go with sensible? I do love your Tommy shoes though, caked mud and all.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Mmm ~ I love them, too, and have worn them ALL winter.
ReplyDeleteThe green wellies are classic I agree but those red ones look just fab to me! You definitely need some though, looking at the first pic I thought you had white trainers on (tennis shoes on your side of the Atlantic)not proper shoes!
ReplyDeleteThat would freak me out having to drive through that.
ReplyDeleteI love the boots. I say get one bright color for fun (and wear neutrals and jeans with them) and the green for when the bright color absolutely won't go with what you are wearing.