I am not sure just how good leather shoe uppers would be. Just last week some leather shoe uppers popped up in an area I was working on that must have been buried by the previous owners at some time in the past (we have been here 35 plus years) identifiable enough to know they were shoe uppers but not necessarily who made them, and that was in a bed that has had lots of compost added to it. Maybe shredding them would make a difference.

Thanks Lindac and Patser, I really appreciate. Sorry it took so long to reply. We're in Melbourne Florida. Tropical storm Fay was overhead from Monday night and it's still raining as of 4am Friday morning. Total rain in my area 36 hours ago was 21 inches. Not sure how much more we had since them. Now I really need to clean the shoes (lol) Patser, I'm not sure, I may have seen an email from you to my email account. I've been deluged (pun intended) with emails from friends and family from around the company. Luckily, we are fine and so are my friends and family. I kid you not now I have to research how to handle cleaning some wall to wall carpets that got a little water from water seeping in from the ground. Not a lot, but new problem for me. Again, our problems are minimal especially compared to all in my county (southern Brevard county on east coast of Florida. We also have to take care of screen enclosure that almost took flight during change in wind. Again, we are fine, not huge problems. We've only been here a little less than 4 years. We are experts at snow issues from Chicago suburbs. This is a bit new for us. By the way, here's a cleaning tip. Do not have 4 white dogs that need to be taken out at least 4 times a day in a rainy climate. LOL. Thanks Lynne

Fantastic pictures! I am amazed by the things our forefathers did. They built houses that truly stood the test of time--grand mansions, with staircases and moldings that would put today's carpenters to shame. I can't imagine how hard they worked just to get through the day, and with none of the luxuries that we take for granted. Thanks for sharing this look at our history!

Thank you, my 3 ! In the questions, no one mentions cleaning the sparkles so I’m going to assume I can clean them the same as the other mesh ones discussed. I do love these and happy I found them at N Rack! Now that I found that CH site, hopefully someone’s asked about cleaning my C Hahn leather tennies. I’m so happy that semi styley tennis shoes seem to be the thing these days. Comfort. yay!!