Some years ago i had some really good Chris Brasher Town and country
ladies shoes/boots which were fabulous for gardening being quite stiff
and with lots of support for the ankles with a high back. They were good
because they weren't soft and flimsy and lasted ages but as in all
things they stopped making them and substituted them with shoes rather
than the boots/

They kept my feet dry and I could wiggle my toes in them yet the toe was
protected, good for my stony flinty clay. The soles were thick as well
and the leather was really waterproof/

Can't seem to find as good pair any more, i don't actually want HUGE
boots but again i don't want goretex pliable .

Anyone got a line they might recommend?

Janet
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Janet Tweedy
Dalmatian Telegraph
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In message , Janet Tweedy
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Some years ago i had some really good Chris Brasher Town and country
ladies shoes/boots which were fabulous for gardening being quite stiff
and with lots of support for the ankles with a high back. They were
good because they weren't soft and flimsy and lasted ages but as in all
things they stopped making them and substituted them with shoes rather
than the boots/

They kept my feet dry and I could wiggle my toes in them yet the toe
was protected, good for my stony flinty clay. The soles were thick as
well and the leather was really waterproof/

Can't seem to find as good pair any more, i don't actually want HUGE
boots but again i don't want goretex pliable .

Anyone got a line they might recommend?


not directly, but you might want to look at work boots/shoes they move
on a bit and there is more variety in styles and comfort from the old
black leather steel toecapped boots.

A couple of links to get you going

http://www.ebrookes.co.uk/footwear

http://www.greenham.com/c/se/1145/Footwear
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Chris French

On Jan 5, 12:30*pm, chris French
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In message , Janet Tweedy
writes





Some years ago i had some really good Chris Brasher Town and country
ladies shoes/boots which were fabulous for gardening being quite stiff
and with lots of support for the ankles with a high back. They were
good because they weren't soft and flimsy and lasted ages but as in all
things they stopped making them and substituted them with shoes rather
than the boots/

They kept my feet dry and I could wiggle my toes in them yet the toe
was protected, good for my stony flinty clay. The soles were thick as
well and the leather was really waterproof/

Can't seem to find as good pair any more, i don't actually want HUGE
boots but again i don't want goretex pliable .

Anyone got a line they might recommend?

not directly, but you might want to look at work boots/shoes they move
on a bit and there is *more variety in styles and comfort from the old
black leather steel toecapped boots.

A couple of links to get you going

http://www.ebrookes.co.uk/footwear

http://www.greenham.com/c/se/1145/Footwear
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Chris French- Hide quoted text -

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I'd second that, I've been looking at some shoes in this catalogue

http://www.axminster.co.uk/?sessionI...fd89e1dc283 7.

Don't forget these are protective shoes and as such are free of VAT
so great value.

Rod

I wear my wellies for gardening can't go wrong!

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I wear my wellies for gardening can't go wrong!



You can if it's a hot day!!

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Janet Tweedy
Dalmatian Telegraph
http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk

True! haha

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Janet Tweedy;909798 Wrote:
In article , hollierose
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I wear my wellies for gardening can't go wrong!-



You can if it's a hot day!!

--
Janet Tweedy
Dalmatian Telegraph
'Dalmatian Telegraph - UK' (http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk)

True! haha




Just roll them down
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hugh
"Believe nothing. No matter where you read it, Or who said it, Even if
I have said it, Unless it agrees with your own reason And your own
common sense." Buddha

Steel capped wellies?

Seems a bit illogical for them to wear steel capped boots when its dry but ordinary wellies if its wet, when its possibly even more likely to drop something.