Beautiful handmade shoes make me think of my Dad, Nicholas.

 A cobbler and artisan most of his life, I have watched my dad make shoes all my life. If I close my eyes I can see him methodically securing the soft leather onto the wooden shoe last.

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It's more the story that always gets me rather than the actual object. This is a photo is of her mum actually wearing the brooch that I repaired. We had a look at a few other pictures in a meticulous photo album. We had a little cry.
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