Last Day in Santa Fay -- Kowboyz & Coyote Cantina

Thursday, September 16th

Journal:

Choppy night, woke up 4am and woke Wren up too, neither could get back to sleep for a couple hours. Wren roused me at 10am with a cup of tea. 11.15am meeting with Sabrina Pratt, Executive Director of the Santa Fe Arts Commission, at her Main Post Office office. Smiled at the project; responded with some helpful contacts; said she didn't have a budget at the moment for temporary projects. A positive reception overall, the door is still open. Wren is to email her info on Sabrina as goddess of the River Severn. Returned home for some soup and a re-working of the letter of introduction / request for a meeting to Juliet Myers, Director of SITE Santa Fe. Our plan had been to go to Taos this afternoon, but at 1.30pm the prospect of a 3hr round-trip for at most a 3hr visit (and the Taos Pueblo having unpredictable closing times, at that) wasn't super appealing. So stayed home and did admin that needs doing before I leave -- updating the contact list mostly, and expenses. Popped out at 5pm to Kowboyz, a used cowboy boot store on Guadelupe. Turns out the 'used' boots are collectors' items, going for anywhere upwards of $190, with a substantial portion in the $700-1,000 range. Home to drop off the car and amble down the hill to the Coyote Cantina on Water Street (behind the Plaza) with its outdoor rooftop seating (recommended by Michael Sugarman the other day). Lots of beautifully crafted silver, turquoise and coral in the shop windows along the way. Tasty dinner of "Hot Pig" (delectably spiced tenderloin on grilled polenta) and the "Al Pastor" tacos, washed down with a margarita and daiquiri, accompanied by reflections on motherhood and daughterhood (it's Wren's eldest's 22nd birthday today).