Needless to say, over the years, I realized that these oversized, red boots made me look like Ronald McDonald and weren't very comfortable. But somehow, I didn't have the heart to throw them away. So, I left them in storage at my parent's house where they have been for years.
Recently, when I returned to visit, I saw this is what my mother had done to them:
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Ha ha!
Coincidentally, my mother's creative gardening venture is the same project my friend Anna Alter titled her book on.
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