Lisa Sorrell, cowboy boot maker

These are the leathers and design for the next pair of boots I get to make.

Look what I got in the mail today! I’ve already updated my website if you wish to purchase.

I have a client flying in to my shop today to be measured, so I’m taking a chance and wearing something nice. My machines can sense new clothing and it’s usually the cue for one of them to decide it wants to be taken apart and put back together, which of course requires liberal amounts of oil that ends up all over whatever I’m wearing.

I have just been struck by a fantastic idea. I’m going to create a Memory game with pictures of my boots. Do you remember the children’s Memory game? It was a deck of little square cards containing pairs of pictures. You mixed them up and then laid all the cards out facedown. When it was your turn to play you turned over two cards. If they matched you got to keep playing, and whoever ended the game with the most pairs won.

My oldest daughter Morgan is a writer and I occasionally post links to her blog. I particularly like her most recent post, a pitch for a reality TV show.

The boots are finished and my shop is clean. I’m not sure which statement makes me happier.

My heater has spontaneously begun working and as it becomes warmer I have gradually regained my will to live. Operation Clean-Up My Disgustingly Filthy Shop is now in progress.

The heels are completed on these boots–tomorrow I’ll dye and polish them.
My shop is the filthiest it’s ever been and I lack even the smallest hint of the gumption needed to clean it. If you’re coming by for a visit please call first so I can do the boot maker equivalent of quickly stuffing things in closets.

Today I’ll be building heels.

If you’re Christmas shopping online today, here’s a unique gift idea! It’s a deck of playing cards featuring 52 pairs of boots, each made by me. Here’s the link to my website to purchase.