by the skin of my boots

These boots were sewn for me by an elder in town. She is currently expecting 9 grand and great grandchildren, by this I mean that currently 8 of her descendants are pregnant...one with twins. But, says her daughter who is expecting the twins, nine more isn't that big a deal, if you already have over thirty grandkids. Yeah, no big deal at all.

I wear felt liners inside the canvas and mooseskin boots. They are like wearing slippers and always keep my feet toasty. Recently I've walked to and from work many times in them, two miles each way, with no problems. Tough skinned, those moose.