I was taught early on how ta take care of leather footware during school as well. Me brodir an’ meself went to Catholic schools sos we of COURSE hadta dress appropriately… Me da had been law enforcement sos we were taught proper care o’ leather footwear. Methinks tha’ it was da only thang beneficial te bein’ in da -xian’s supposed hell..er school system 😉 ‘Twas more-den once tha’ I felt me arms would fall off from usin’ tha’ horsehair brush ta buff.
Luckily I dunna live in a local tha’ has extreme temperature spikes or torential rains… Aye in Upstate New York where I’ve lived all me life we git severe storms a’times, wha’ wit 30mph or more winds, but dere ARE umbrellas that work in tha’ type o’ wind an’ rain… dem BIG golf umbrellas wit’ da wind slashes built in… a strong breeze strikes da umbrella an’ it goes through dem special slits an’ doesna upturn da umbrella… Me height is also 6 foot 4 inches an’ holdin’ dat umbrella down right on top o’ me head gits it so dat e’en with extreme tilt on da rain it only hits me lower legs .
Truthfully… here, in Upstate New York, ye hafta worry more ’bout snow durin’ de winter den rains durin’ de rest o’ da year. An’ o’course ye dunna hafte worry ’bout de cold affecting yer gothiness too much…
Brightest Blessings and Darkest Pleasures,
Lord Vanyal
