Wet feet!

What happened to summer? Somebody give it back!

It has been raining on and off (mainly on) all day here, which poses a special problem for me - that of soggy feet. You see, last year my parents bought me a set of new boots - Rydale Malhams - for my birthday. The idea being that these would last for ages, ushering in a new age of warm, dry feet for me (I'm one of those who spends all winter with at least one numb toe at all times). And so they did. For a few months. But then the sole started coming away from the upper, and now the merest sniff of a raindrop leads to mass leaking and soggy socks. Hmph. I am Not Pleased - all I can say is, save your money, they are bloody rubbish!

So at the moment I am saving frantically for a pair of Dubarrys (cost: the earth, the moon on a stick and your first born child) in the hope that these will do the job (and the certainty that if they don't I will be on a plane to Galway to complain in person). I am planning on getting a pair in October. Until then, I am wrapping a plastic bag around each foot every time it rains (the glamour) and squelching.

So if anyone has a 'rain go away' dance they could perform for me to keep it dry between now and then, I would be most grateful for the assistance in avoiding Trench Foot!