This week I'm working on a new project. Repairing military boots with lots of little flags I need to glue down.
When I started learning bootblacking all those years ago (like, 3) these little flaps were called "Irish pennants". I am told we shouldn't use that phrase anymore because it's an insult to the Irish.
I'm half Irish and I kind of like the phrase, but maybe that's my German side laughing at the Irish side.
So now I will use the boring phrase "flags" to indicate those little hanging bits of leather that I will carefully tack down using a toothpick and superglue.
Pictures to follow when they're done.
In other news, I have lots going on in the spring -- I will be bootblacking in April, May, June, and then not til August. It is good to have events on my calendar that I can look forward to.
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