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Sabots
Until well into the last century, the ‘ default’ footwear in rural France was wooden clogs, made by the local ‘sabotier’ (the French word for clog is ‘sabot’ – from which the word ‘saboteur’ is also derived). Indeed, part of our house was once the local sabotier’s workshop, as shown in the second image at the bottom of this post.
Nowadays, clogs are mainly used for decorative purposes (we have a couple of old pairs ourselves), but they are still used by a local traditional dance troupe, as shown in this image.
(On this occasion I decided to use a sepia tone as it seems more in keeping with the ‘retro’ subject)
Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: Hands, Feet or Paws
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This room is now our entrance hall. It’s been done up a bit since this was taken.
theonlyD800inthehameau 
sepia was a great choice!
Wonderful entry or this week’s challenge. Thanks for playing. Love your 1st photo.
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Congratulations! I have chosen this post to be featured on Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge.
http://ceenphotography.com/2015/08/13/cees-black-white-photo-challenge-things-with-engines-or-motors/
I sure hope you are having a fabulous week.
Congrats!
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