But in the meantime, What to Wear on a Walk in the Country? I ask this because I have recently been on a muddy walk in Shropshire, while tutoring a school's course for the Arvon Foundation. The experience flushed out a gap in my wardrobe: wellies. I do not own a pair of wellies.
So I borrowed a pair. I found them lying about the Main House. Maybe they are The Arvon Wellies, donned by many a great poet or playwright down the years who happened to have size 7 feet? They were pretty and floral and very nearly my size. I wish I'd photographed them for you. The left boot fitted slightly better than the right, for reasons which became clear when I confidently strode into a deep puddle. There was a two inch split up the back seam. But it was a lovely walk. I saw some cowslips:
And holey wellies were better than ruining my suede boots, which were my only footwear for the whole week. I tend to pack light. After all, I'm seeking to impress people by my superlative wordsmithery, not my wardrobe. It matters not a whit to teenagers what adults wear, anyway. We are invisible--unless we are their parents and we decide to dance at a party. One of the girls admired a necklace I wore on Thursday, but that is a rare exception. To be fair, the necklace draws the eye somewhat. It's so chunky it could double as nunchucks.
Wellies will not be on my list of clothes to buy in the New Year. I don't have a welly lifestyle. This was an emergency. Normally when I'm out walking I wear walking boots, or trainers. Or else I wear high heels and book a taxi.
Am just back from Nepal. Three shirts, one skirt, one pair of trousers - for five weeks. Flip flops and boots for the mountains. How to keep clean? - walk on clothes in the shower and they dry overnight.
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