Platt Discovery Cottage

My son’s hippie indoctrination

September 3rd, 2008

After an extraordinarily eventful summer, which we are still recovering from, and which I will provide details of in another post some time in the future, I’m back with some more family and homeschool musings!

So, being a hippie in yuppie disguise, I was thrilled when Fuss got his first pair of Birkenstocks! Not only that - Bug was devastated when she couldn’t have a pair of her own. Her feet are too wee, but she wandered around the store with the smallest pair they have. Then, when we got home, she wore her brothers for days! That is, when he didn’t have them on.

He looks so cute in them.

What luck for me - he actually NEEDS to wear them. Really! Apparently he has a very high arch. I’ve been wondering why we can never get his foot into a snow boot. My mother was in a store that does not sell Birks. For some reason, she was telling the owner of the store about Fuss’ feet. The owner said that the only option for him really are Birks.

In the city in which I live we have a small store that only sells Birks. Pretty cool. They were the first in North America. They also rebuild, repair, all that stuff. Surprisingly, it was very, very busy. The owner told us that on the weekends, it’s standing room only and sometimes out the door (it’s very small).

So, Fuss has his first pair of really cool shoes and I couldn’t be more excited. I also got myself a new pair……

Enjoying the journey, Amanda

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