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Friday December 23, 2022
Razor: Gratiot Krect Spiral Curve Slant
Blade: Wizamet
Brush: Graydog Cocobolo/Synbad
Soap: Sir Henry's Black Velvet
AS 1: Witch Hazel
AS 2: Nivea Deep
Fragrance:
Consecutive Daily Shaves - # 1,509

Stupendous shave today from both software and hardware. The sample of Black Velvet (Black Pepper and Vetiver Scent) made a ton of lather from a very small amount that was put into the lather bowl. The lather was creamy soft, provided great cushion/glide and slickness with a subtle scent that was there to enjoy without being overpowering. The razor never disappoints me. While I'm not sold on the slant being a better shaver because of a gullitine effect or anything, this razor just gives a smooth and micro-close shave and has always been a favorite. It's a favorite because of the shave it gives, the scarcity of them and the cool design of it since it is not the typical screw apart 3 piece design. 1 degree and I can hear the wind howling outside about it's power and the windchill effect ( -25 to -35 I'm told till 4 pm today) it is producing so I will sit here and sip my coffee while enjoying the silence. Have a great day everyone and stay warm as I know this blast is hitting many worse than us !

Friday December 23, 2022
Razor: Gratiot Krect Spiral Curve Slant
Blade: Wizamet
Brush: Graydog Cocobolo/Synbad
Soap: Sir Henry's Black Velvet
AS 1: Witch Hazel
AS 2: Nivea Deep
Fragrance:
Consecutive Daily Shaves - # 1,509

Stupendous shave today from both software and hardware. The sample of Black Velvet (Black Pepper and Vetiver Scent) made a ton of lather from a very small amount that was put into the lather bowl. The lather was creamy soft, provided great cushion/glide and slickness with a subtle scent that was there to enjoy without being overpowering. The razor never disappoints me. While I'm not sold on the slant being a better shaver because of a gullitine effect or anything, this razor just gives a smooth and micro-close shave and has always been a favorite. It's a favorite because of the shave it gives, the scarcity of them and the cool design of it since it is not the typical screw apart 3 piece design. 1 degree and I can hear the wind howling outside about it's power and the windchill effect ( -25 to -35 I'm told till 4 pm today) it is producing so I will sit here and sip my coffee while enjoying the silence. Have a great day everyone and stay warm as I know this blast is hitting many worse than us !

Bluegrass-u have a greydog! - 8 here in G'town. Yikes

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Friday December 23, 2022
Razor: Gratiot Krect Spiral Curve Slant
Blade: Wizamet
Brush: Graydog Cocobolo/Synbad
Soap: Sir Henry's Black Velvet
AS 1: Witch Hazel
AS 2: Nivea Deep
Fragrance:
Consecutive Daily Shaves - # 1,509

Stupendous shave today from both software and hardware. The sample of Black Velvet (Black Pepper and Vetiver Scent) made a ton of lather from a very small amount that was put into the lather bowl. The lather was creamy soft, provided great cushion/glide and slickness with a subtle scent that was there to enjoy without being overpowering. The razor never disappoints me. While I'm not sold on the slant being a better shaver because of a gullitine effect or anything, this razor just gives a smooth and micro-close shave and has always been a favorite. It's a favorite because of the shave it gives, the scarcity of them and the cool design of it since it is not the typical screw apart 3 piece design. 1 degree and I can hear the wind howling outside about it's power and the windchill effect ( -25 to -35 I'm told till 4 pm today) it is producing so I will sit here and sip my coffee while enjoying the silence. Have a great day everyone and stay warm as I know this blast is hitting many worse than us !

Bluegrass-u have a greydog! - 8 here in G'town. Yikes

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Steve has gifted me maybe 6 over the years and a Star Lather Catcher. Great guy I miss seeing around. I've shared some and kept 2 Graydog (with an "A" ) brushes for myself.Yep, last check we were -6 without the windchill.

TommyCarioca and Dave in KY , keep warm folk. Pray for the homeless and critters; likely to lose some.

TommyCarioca and Dave in KY , keep warm folk. Pray for the homeless and critters; likely to lose some.

You stay warm as well Dan. I can hear some dogs bellowing over on another hillside and know they've been outside in this. Abby just stares in that direction and I tell her count your blessings there girl. I wish people treated animals more humanely rather than as a tool or commodity but you can't control what other people do.

Great shave allaround

I’m finishing up with half a day of work before I’ll head north and join the family.  It’s a balmy one degree F on my garage thermometer this morning which is a far cry from yesterdays -17.  Christmas Eve is calling for an unbelievably warm 23 degrees so Santa will be ok and none of the reindeer are endangered of frozen ears.  The cabin thermometer shows a high of -22 yesterday and this morning my bride called and said the 1st level furnace is off!  I suspect a popped fuse and she has my eldest on a ladder to confirm.  It’s always something!  And a new furnace to boot!  Ah well, they still have the downstairs furnace and the fireplace upstairs so they won’t freeze and the pipes will be ok.  And my son is almost as handy as his dad.  
This season of shaving soap Christmas scents has been revealing.  Most lead my mind To “indoors” with balsam and spice, or the scent of baking.  They are pleasant but I find myself enjoying the “outdoor” scents more.  If I’d have been at the lodge I’d have put on snowshoes and boogied across the lake and over into Thurmon Ridge.  When there is ice on the water it’s only a quarter mile to get over there and tucked into the trees.  The forest over there is north facing and dark.  Elk hang there most of the year but this time of year they will have moved out and be on the wind-swept sage of the redrocks.  There will still be a moose or two, and the pine grouse won’t be leaving.  If I climb the ridge I’d see the Henrys Fork dotted with white, meaning the trumpeter swans have arrived for their winter vigil.  The Henrys Fork is one of the few bodies of water that will stay open, even in extended sub-zero temps because half the river comes out of the valley floor at Big Springs at a constant 50 degrees.  The swans can get to veg and bugs all winter long.  Literally hundreds will be there by now.  From the top of the ridge I would also see Silver Lake to my east, Bishop Mountain to my west, the lodge to my north tucked under Sawtelle Peak.  I can see into Yellowstone to the north and east.  It’s a grand place to be anytime of year but Thurmon is safer when the grizz are hibernating.  The ridge is covered with old timber and you better choose your path carefully to avoid getting blocked by blow down.  It escaped a lot of logging because it’s part of the Harriman Ranch (Union Pacific) and was gifted to the State of Idaho and became Harriman State Park.  It’s better known as the Railroad Ranch and although it gets plenty of visitors, this corner is too remote for most so I generally have it to myself.  Shoot, it’s no joke getting here even when the ice is on.  The scents!  Cold air, big Douglas fir  (Pseudotsuga menziesii) are so awesome and smell so good and if you pay attention, old trees don’t smell the same as young wood.  The flat in front of the ridge is covered with Lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta) and Aspen (populus tremuloides) and their combined scent is so good!   Often there will be the scent of woodsmoke but the smell of two-stroke oil from snowmobiles is absent because they aren’t allowed in the park.  If I sit still, I’ll hear the sigh of wind in the tree tops and an occasional human voice from the other side of the pond.  It’s amazing how sound carries across the ice.  But it’s peaceful as always and lonely and still.  I do love lonely places.  B&M Taiga hit that spot today.
I sure hope my son gets the furnace going or I’ll have chores to do when I get there.  Merry Christmas Gents.