As most of you will know, I love wearing my cowboy boots that I bought now 5 or 6 years ago. But those are really worn, so I promised myself I would get new boots. As it happens, Wimberley, one of the nearest towns, is also the home of the Texas Boot Whisperer.

By appointment only, the Boot Whisperer ( A lady of German origin) will take a look at your feet, and then come up with a pair of boots that will fit like they were custom made for you. They’re all vintage boots, some quite old, but all in new or almost new condition and hand made to order at the time. I ended up getting the first pair she picked out. I tried on 8 different other pairs, but she was right on her choice being best. She’s not called the boot whisperer for no reason.

Here they are on my coffee table and with pants over them they are understated;

They’re from Tony Lana from El Paso Texas. Those should get me through the next winters.