Tailor-made zori (shoes) / 誂え草履

2012, the year of the dragon which my birth year belongs to.  I decided to challenge something new again.  Ichiwaki, hand-made zouri (shoes) maker, will come to Kasoyo for a few-days' campaign to sell his zouri on a special discount.  He will make and adjus the size of zouri on the spot by measuring each customer's foot size with his own hands. 

年女の今年、勢いは止まらない。京都は一脇さんという草履職人さんが花想容に来店されるとのこと。すげてもらう草履なんて買ったことがない。散財だが今年は何でもトライしてみることにした。

Choosing one pair out of several candidate pairs...  finally decided on the middle light pink ones, helped by adivice from other customers standing behind. 

いくつかの候補からどれを買うか思案中。後ろから他のお客さんの「天の声」もあり、結局中央の淡いピンクグレーのものに決定。

After this, we went out with Kasoyo staff, other customers, and Waki-san for a new year party.  Everyone was overwhelmed by Waki-san's drunken jokes and endless talk... 

この後は近所で花想容のみなさんや他のお客さん、そして脇さんと新年会へ。酔っぱらっておやじギャグ連発の脇さんに一同たじたじ。