My old trusty knee-high, black leather boots are on their last legs - no pun intended. The rubber that covered the bottom of one heel fell off when I was doing yard duty the other day, and the soles are getting pretty thin. They’ve been fab boots and covered literally miles of Madrid last February, but it’s time to wave them goodbye and get a new pair.

So, tell me - when I need black boots, why have I just bought these?