STARDATE: AD:201808.13 SR Shave #960
Pre-Shave Lather / Hot Towel & Rinse / 15 Laps TM linen / 50 laps TM Strop
Post-Shave: Lucky Tiger Aftershave Salve / Cold Towel & Rinse
30-laps Black Surgical-Ark Hone / 25 Higgins English Linen / 50 Westholme Fast Draw
Koraat "Ice Dragon" 6/8 Damascus
Koraat Ice Dragon HMMW
Captain's Choice "North" Shave Soap
Pinaud Special Reserve "Gent's Gin" Aftershave
Penhaligon's Juniper Sling EdT
Another quick entry, as they have been sorely lacking lately, as has my attendance on the forum, but such is the life if a retired Schoolboy. A bit of self promotion, if you care to follow some excerpts of my journey you can find me on Instragram "handlebarberdave". Anyway hope everyone is doing well and on to the shave.
Decided to go all premium stuff today, and Gin & Tonic was the theme. The Koraat as expected was stellar in performance, although the user was a bit rusty. No bad juju, but much slower in application technique. This once a week crap if for the birds. I may have to bite the bullet and get up at 0430, a half hour earlier than my normal 0500, so I can do the str8's fulltime again.
3- passes and DSBBS (G)(10).... YES is was that nice. Went Aftershavesplashapalooza, by dousing myself in the Gent's Gin, and I lost count at 10 Vasilli's of the Juniper Sling. the whole house reaked of the stuff and it was wonderfully decadent.
Set-up:
On the homefront a few new things..... We recently, by virtue of a drake feather, and a duck head turning green, that both of our ducks are Drakes.... BOOOOO! So no eggs. In comes my wonderful DEMON wife and makes a command decision that we need Female Ducks to have eggs, and to hatch her plan of populating Rural Tucson with attack duck ducklings...... Sooooo, Yes we now have two certified Rouen hens, so we will have eggs to eat, and Ducklings to make my life even busier than it already is.... Oh the humanity!
I was also informed that apparently Ducks are Mormon, and need at least 3 hens per Drake, so we are in process of getting 4 more 2 cayugas ( black ducks ) and 2 pekin hens. That's right Einstein 8 ducks!
We still have only 6 chickens, thank God. Also Sharon has acquired a "She Shed" and will keep her potions, garden supplies and duck & chicken nursery in there, as well as beginning the Ceramics ( shave bowls and ceramic and stoneware items, along with maybe soaps, chapsticks etc etc ) hobby she has been waiting for.
So as you can see things
are relaxed and calm at the Casa, LOL NOT!
Here are some pics.
https://youtu.be/GfuocqFQgqs
Again, hope all is well with all of you, and hope to get caught up on your journals as I can.
Pre-Shave Lather / Hot Towel & Rinse / 15 Laps TM linen / 50 laps TM Strop
Post-Shave: Lucky Tiger Aftershave Salve / Cold Towel & Rinse
30-laps Black Surgical-Ark Hone / 25 Higgins English Linen / 50 Westholme Fast Draw
Koraat "Ice Dragon" 6/8 Damascus
Koraat Ice Dragon HMMW
Captain's Choice "North" Shave Soap
Pinaud Special Reserve "Gent's Gin" Aftershave
Penhaligon's Juniper Sling EdT
Another quick entry, as they have been sorely lacking lately, as has my attendance on the forum, but such is the life if a retired Schoolboy. A bit of self promotion, if you care to follow some excerpts of my journey you can find me on Instragram "handlebarberdave". Anyway hope everyone is doing well and on to the shave.
Decided to go all premium stuff today, and Gin & Tonic was the theme. The Koraat as expected was stellar in performance, although the user was a bit rusty. No bad juju, but much slower in application technique. This once a week crap if for the birds. I may have to bite the bullet and get up at 0430, a half hour earlier than my normal 0500, so I can do the str8's fulltime again.
3- passes and DSBBS (G)(10).... YES is was that nice. Went Aftershavesplashapalooza, by dousing myself in the Gent's Gin, and I lost count at 10 Vasilli's of the Juniper Sling. the whole house reaked of the stuff and it was wonderfully decadent.
Set-up:
On the homefront a few new things..... We recently, by virtue of a drake feather, and a duck head turning green, that both of our ducks are Drakes.... BOOOOO! So no eggs. In comes my wonderful DEMON wife and makes a command decision that we need Female Ducks to have eggs, and to hatch her plan of populating Rural Tucson with attack duck ducklings...... Sooooo, Yes we now have two certified Rouen hens, so we will have eggs to eat, and Ducklings to make my life even busier than it already is.... Oh the humanity!
I was also informed that apparently Ducks are Mormon, and need at least 3 hens per Drake, so we are in process of getting 4 more 2 cayugas ( black ducks ) and 2 pekin hens. That's right Einstein 8 ducks!
We still have only 6 chickens, thank God. Also Sharon has acquired a "She Shed" and will keep her potions, garden supplies and duck & chicken nursery in there, as well as beginning the Ceramics ( shave bowls and ceramic and stoneware items, along with maybe soaps, chapsticks etc etc ) hobby she has been waiting for.
So as you can see things
are relaxed and calm at the Casa, LOL NOT!
Here are some pics.
https://youtu.be/GfuocqFQgqs
Again, hope all is well with all of you, and hope to get caught up on your journals as I can.
