The Lure of the Western Boot

My last pair of cowboy boots, hand crafted in Texas of rough-out leather and purchased at Renton Western Wear, served me well for most of a decade until I was caught in a Seattle downpour and they were ruined. If you could have seen the patina they'd achieved, you'd have been crying along with me in that huge puddle on Second Avenue.

Here's the good news. This morning, after my mother and I spent the better part of a 4 hour phone call searching Lucchese for a new pair from Santa, I think I finally found the perfect replacement...

She thought so too.  Luckily we live 1,000 miles apart.