Building a better Butch???

Girls,

I need your help,

I need to build a better,

Butch.

The best butch,

the charmingest,

the sexiest,

the jaw dropping-est,

the silver tonguiest,

Butch.

One look,

and,

two words,

and,

‘she’ thinks,

oh yeah,

and,

‘she’ swoons,

‘be still my heart’

and,

sings,

‘thank you Mr Sandman for bringing me my dream’.

So,

this,

dream butch,

the one you,

‘see’

is she,

the one,

with the,

come hither gleam,

the one,

you bring home to mom,

the one,

who brings you flowers,

the one,

who makes you chicken soup,

the one,

who fixes your car,

the one,

who writes poetry,

the one,

who holds you tight,

the one,

who can cut a rug,

the one,

who loves you ’til,

the earth moves.

Does,

she wear,

boots,

plaid,

baseball caps,

leather,

jeans,

khakis,

cowboy hat.

Does she have,

abs of steel,

does she have,

an ass you crack walnuts on.

Are her hands,

soft,

sensitive,

firm,

warm,

do they tremble,

a little,

when you,

are near.

Will,

a sensitive heart,

a good mind,

compensate,

for a belly,

some gray hair,

and,

perhaps,

being a little passed,

prime time.

Butches think,

they know,

what a lady,

wants,

but,

do they?

So I ask you,

my trusty,

and,

trusted,

readers.

BB,

is not trying to be a better butch,

because,

as my pal,

Frances pointed out,

quoting,

Yoda, no less,

‘there is no trying only do or not do’

so,

I’m doing,

I just need help,

building a better,

Butch.

So, tell me,

what you think,

constitutes,

a better butch,

and,

I will consider it.

Dance lessons?

Creative writting class?

Gym ab building and gut reduction?

training in auto mechanics?

sure,

bring it on,

no messing around,

only do or not do:-)

Later girls,

BB.

***being tongue and cheek, doesn’t mean not serious***

 

 

 

 

 

 

Some of my Butch Idols

Sylvia Beach

The founder of,

Shakespeare and Company,

mythical bookshop,

if ever there was one.

Bookseller extraordinaire,

she published,

Joyce’s Ulysses,

when no-one would.

Ms Beach is a legend,

impeccable taste,

avant gardiste,

a butch of stupendous importance,

in my humble opinion.

Colette,

the great French writer,

her  body of work,

is very large,

and varied,

novels, short stories, theatre, memoirs,

an epicurean,

a lover,

of the natural world,

and,

of the life of the mind,

a strong woman,

trailblazer,

feminist,

before that word,

even,

existed.

An original,

in the true sense of the word.

Mary Oliver,

is a recent addition,

to my Pantheon.

A poet.

A magnificent poet,

a poet of truth.

Seeking it,

living it.

Her poems,

like Wild Geese,

or,

The Journey,

choke me up,

and,

send shivers down,

my spine.

If you haven’t read her,

you must,

just ‘google’ her.

These women,

are some of,

my butch Idols,

there are others,

I might make this,

a semi regular post,

we’ll see.

I’m a little tired right now,

doing lots of reading,

which I’ll tell you about,

soon.

Later girls,

BB

 

 

 

A butch and her boots

Well,

the fall,

the cold part,

has arrived.

The Habs,

have been,

on a losing streak,

but,

tonight,

they kicked,

the Flyers,

butts,

oh yeah,

5-1,

how sweet it is,

take that you,

broadstreet bullies:-)

You all know,

I went to,

Toronto,

recently,

saw some friends,

saw some sights,

I tell you girls,

I love Toronto,

it’s big,

it’s beautiful,

so much to see,

to do,

it may be,

a little bit,

big,

for someone like me,

to inhabit,

but,

I’m going to keep,

visiting.

One of the aims,

of my visit,

was to buy,

a new pair,

of,

Blundstones.

For years,

I lusted after,

these boots,

but,

I never,

seemed to get,

around to buying,

a pair,

two years,

ago,

I bought a pair,

500’s the originals,

in stout brown,

very dark,

almost,

black,

like my hair used to be, before the onset of Silver

I have worn them,

ever since,

every day,

through,

heat,

cold,

rain,

snow.

They are steady and sure,

you don’t wonder,

‘what shoes will I wear, today?’

you pull on your boots.

I love them,

but,

I started thinking,

I’d like a pair,

to be less,

straight,

snazzier,

just a tad,

flashier,

and,

I looked around,

when I found,

the crazy horse brown,

I sort of,

knew,

but,

I had to think about it,

‘did I need a second pair?’

well,

you always need,

a second pair:-)

One of my customers,

told me they,

would be cheaper,

in Toronto,

lower sales tax,

plus I would,

be sure to find,

the type and colour,

I wanted,

at

on Queen st,

in Toronto,

he was right,

they had all of them,

plus,

sheepskin insoles,

and,

the right,

protection,

for my Blunnies.

A thoroughly,

enjoyable,

experience,

within,

fifteen minutes,

I had tried,

bought,

and,

had my BBB’s,

treated.

I didn’t think,

it possible,

but,

I love them,

more,

than,

the,

originals,

more comfortable,

even,

and possessing,

a certain,

‘je ne sais quoi’

I’ve been wearing,

them,

for four days,

they are,

espousing,

my feet.

You think,

that makes me fickle?

two pairs,

I love them both.

Perhaps I am boot bigamist<wink>064 Chisel Toe Crazy Horse

 

It really is,

a case,

of a butch and her boots,

a love story.

Thank you,

Toronto,

Australian boot store,

and,

my friends,

for,

a beautiful,

weekend,

and,

I hope,

many years of boot,

love

Wink.

Later girls,

BB

 

Informal boot survey

Another gorgeous day,

it’s the full moon,

I’m feeling weird,

but,

in a,

happy,

whimsical,

sort of,

 way:-)

The weekend of,

October 21 st.

I will be visiting,

some good friends,

in Toronto.

As part of my trip,

I will be moseying down,

to,

The Australian Boot Company store,

and,

yes,

getting another,

pair of Blundstones!!

<contented sigh>

Of course,

we have Blundstones,

in Montreal!

I just want to get them,

in Toronto,

it’s a thing,

don’t ask.

So,

I’m hesitating,

in regards to,

style,

and,

colour,

So,

I’m asking you girls,

what do you think?

First choice,

Walnut brown leather lined 550’s,

slightly lighter colour,

than my current,

Stout brown 500 originals.

I don’t know,

not much,

pizazz:-)

Second choice,

and,

just so you know,

my current personal fave,

Chisel toe leather lined,

in crazy horse brown,

I’m thinking casual,

sort of elegant,

in a flannel butch,

sort of way.

In a pinch,

I could even wear them

to a job interview,

or,

a funeral,

the only two instances,

wear I would never,

wear,

blue jeans,

plus,

who can resist that,

name?

Third choice,

Same as second,

only in Suede.

They’re nice,

but,

harder to,

keep clean,

and,

not practical,

in our climate.

A totally wild choice,

rounds out the group,

Again chisel toe,

leather lined,

but,

in red.

I think if you plan,

on three pairs or more,

you get the,

red,

but,

as your second pair?

I don’t know,

think job interview,

really?

So, you see my problem,

help me out,

of my sartorial conundrum,

please:-)

So, this post is a combo,

elements of butch style,

and,

what do we think?

Both of which,

we haven’t had in a while.

I told you,

I was feeling,

whimsical,

and,

yeah,

a little cheeky,

BB is happy.

So, girls,

tell me what you think,

and thanks.

Later girls,

BB

Of Habs and Caps

Been a grey morning,

but,

the sun is fighting,

to push through.

My mood,

is kind of like that,

the good mood is telling,

the hormones,

to get lost,

a middle finger is,

involved:-)

Been a slow,

and,

boring week,

here at,

bookish butch central,

but,

I feel a wave of happy,

coming on.

The fall is here,

and rookie camp,

has begun,

for my beloved,

Habs!

Go Habs Go!!!

For the un-initiated, the Habs are my beloved Montreal Canadiens, the greatest hockey team, in the history of our great game. Hockey, is the Canadian game.

The team has undergone,

a slew of changes,

half of which,

I don’t know about,

I better get to work,

if I’m going to be,

a halfway decent,

fanatic:-)

Now, if it could just be,

cold enough,

for me to wear,

my leather jacket,

and my new tweed cap,

make me feel,

like a real Butch,

again<wink>

All would be well,

with the world,

well that,

and world peace:-)

So, let the cool winds,

begin,

and bring hockey fever,

back,

to an ole butch’s heart.

Later girls,

BB

 

 

BB’s wardrobe is ready for Fall

It is a beautiful day,

blue sky,

early fall,

not too warm,

not too cool,

yes,

girls,

it’s September:-)

It’s one of my,

‘me’ time mornings,

when I sit around,

usually,

at the computer,

thinking,

or not:-)

This has been,

a slow week,

but,

last week was,

exceptional,

record,

so,

who’s complaining?

The weirdest thing just popped into my mind, when I was a kid, there used to be this add on TV, it was for unions, and workers, regular everyday factory workers, would sing this song’Look for the union label…we work hard, but, who’s complaining?’ 🙂

All week,

I’ve been thinking,

soon,

it will be cold enough,

to wear,

my new,

leather jacket,

well,

it’s not quite cool enough,

but,

soon.

I apologise,

to all you heat worshipping,

lizard people

<wink>

but,

you do know,

that one of BB’s,

many motos,

is,

Fall Is Butch Season.

I got some,

new,

clothes,

some I bought,

some the ex gave me,

the ones the ex gave me,

I like as much,

as the ones,

I bought,

in a few cases,

maybe,

even more.

You see the ex is,

much bolder,

in her choices,

colour choices,

that is,

Me?

I’m a free spirit,

excentric,

book seller,

who wears a lot,

of blues,

blacks,

and greys,

my idea of pattern,

is plaid,

and,

stripes,

I’ve never owned,

a paisley shirt,

in my life,

Well, I do now:-)

and honestly,

it looks smashing,

I also have a new,

red shirt,

blood red,

this I will have to keep,

for special occasions,

because,

I figure,

women,

might,

rip it,

from my body,

in a fit of,

uncontrollable,

lust.

tongue firmly planted in cheek<wink>

 So, I’ve shed,

a few pounds,

bought some new,

boot cut men’s jeans,

two sizes smaller,

than the girl stretch jeans,

and I feel,

like a new butch,

so,

I say bring on the fall!!

Later girls,

BB

 

“La” Bookish Butch???

Less scorching,

today,

not cool,

or anything,

like that,

just,

less scorching.

A few months ago,

maybe, last year?

I wrote a post,

about fall,

being,

butch season,

’tis true,

plaid,

suede,

corduroy,

but,

summer,

uh huh,

not this butch,

Blundstones and shorts?

What can I say,

No!!

it’s wrong on so,

many,

levels:-)

I like t-shirts,

and polos,

worn,

under a shirt,

or,

a sweater.

It’s hard to,

look,

cool,

when you’re,

sweating.

I once read,

that,

the temperature,

in Bordeaux,

never goes below,

five degrees,

celsius,

and rarely,

above,

twenty-five.

Hmm,

I like wine,

especially red,

so maybe,

it’s a case,

of,

Vive La France!!!

Oh yeah,

food and wine,

for thought,

I speak French,

La Bookish Butch?

I like the sound of that:-)

I may have heat stroke, forgive me!!!

Later girls,

BB

Do clothes make a butch?

It’s going to be,

a beautiful day,

the light,

the blue sky,

all tell me,

beautiful day.

I’ve been busy and,

a little preoccupied,

these last few days,

I apologise,

for being a little,

vague,

a little,

absent,

but,

I know you girls,

understand:-)

So, what’s up?

What am I up to?

Not much,

working,

thinking,

an exhausting activity,

if ever,

there was one:-)

I want to take a break,

from deep thoughts,

and,

angst,

and talk to you,

about butch clothes,

and what,

they say,

about,

said butch.

I am a sporty butch,

in my attire,

in most other things,

I’m bookish.

Never been a jock,

and I don’t suppose,

I will discover,

jockhood,

at my age,

but,

you never know,

or as my ex,

would say,

it could happen:-)

So, clothes,

I like clothes,

I am very particular,

you wouldn’t know it,

unless you were,

very observant,

they seem very casual,

and barely,

put,

together,

they can vary from.

citified lumberjack,

or courreur des bois,

which sounds,

so much better,

and is basically,

the same.

Let’s face it, things often, sound better in French, Spanish or Italian, beautiful languages, full of lush and love and desire, but, English is my written language, and I love it so…

they can be,

excentric,

sartorially challenged,

bookseller.

Faded,

and,

occasionally,

hole laden,

sweaters,

for a few years, I wore this old navy blue shaker knit, one of the seams had come apart in the back it made for a gaping whole in the back, for whatever strange reason, I was attached to that sweater and kept wearing it, it has been a few years, I’ve grown, I threw the sweater out. A good friend started giving me sweaters for both christmas and my birthday, she was obviouslty trying to tell me something:-)

But, mostly,

they are,

loose.

I wear loose clothes,

always have,

it used to be,

 a sort of,

hide the curves,

be,

more tough,

and butch,

now it’s more,

a hide the pauch,

kind of,

a thing.

Also,

I sometimes think,

I dress like a boy,

or a youngish man,

I never have trouble,

buying clothes,

for my nephews,

my good friend,

the scholarly butch,

says,

“you just buy them, what you would wear”,

I think,

basically,

that’s true.

I wear jeans,

blue,

black,

I wear henleys,

hoodies,

and baseball caps,

t-shirts,

boxers,

and,

boots.

But, there is a statement,

what it is I’m not sure.

I never wear ties,

but,

busy writer says,

“Sure you do, it’s on the inside”,

that is a puzzling statement,

to me,

does she mean,

I’m old fashioned,

and I walk,

in the boots,

of butches gone by,

or does she mean,

I’m a little uptight,

and buttoned down,

beats me,

but,

you know I’m going to,

give this some more,

thought,

do clothes,

really make a butch?

<wink,wink>

Later girls,

enjoy your Sunday,

and,

don’t be like me and take things too seriously:-)

BB

The Elements of Butch Lust??

The weather today?

The pits of the earth,

cold, driving rain,

yuck.

No hockey,

tonight!!

Tomorrow.

I had a terrible day,

I need a little distraction,

so, I thought to myself,

how about,

an installment,

of the,

Elements of Butch style,

with a twist,

the elements of butch lust,

calm yourselves, this is a family blog:-)

First something I happened,

upon accidentally,

Ok, I’m thinking Canadian Butch perfection,

even the socks work,

I might even be persuaded,

to break,

the no black shoes,

rule,

of attire:-)

Alas, I will have to keep,

lusting,

they were a limited edition,

and,

I missed them,

sniff!!

burton-bro-bra-belt.jpg

Now, that’s a belt,

brown,

wide,

and a nice buckle,

not too flashy,

perfect.

For this I have much lust,

Hermes Typewriter:-)

the only problem? How do I connect it to the internet?

The aviators of my youth, only nicer.

City dwelling,

vacation home,

Personal library:-)

Well, when you’ve had a bad day,

it’s good,

for the soul,

to lust after,

silly things,

and,

things,

you can’t afford,

and don’t really want,

except for the boots, I want the boots!!,

chase away the rain dolldrums,

and it’s a cheap way,

to dream,

and,

lust.

Later girls,

BB