{"id":417,"date":"2011-03-24T05:50:41","date_gmt":"2011-03-24T10:50:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/willlew.com\/blog\/?p=417"},"modified":"2011-03-24T05:50:41","modified_gmt":"2011-03-24T10:50:41","slug":"rene-van-zeventer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/willlew.com\/blog\/2011\/03\/24\/rene-van-zeventer\/","title":{"rendered":"Rene Van Zeventer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I first met Rene while picking up a pair of my girlfriend&#8217;s boots. He and his mother were super kind, even though I couldn&#8217;t make out much of their Dutch. Luckily they understood me!<br \/>\nRene was kind enough to let me into his shop to take some photos. The shop has been around for over 30 years. His father was also a cobbler and he&#8217;s been in the business for over 20 years. Both their diplomas for clobbering are on the wall. 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