Category: Getting Outside
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Shave of the day
My newest shave soap was supposed to be a mix of smokehouse and bacon. Unfortunately I can only smell smoke from this soap.
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Avallone Luxury Wallet
This beautiful little package arrived at my mailbox early last week and I have been so busy with family and academic commitments that I only just opened it up this morning. I found inside this package a beautifully crafted wallet. It is my intention for this long weekend (it is Family Day in B.C.) to…
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Driving Miss Daisy at the Evergreen Cultural Centre
On the weekend I went with my Sweetheart to the Evergreen Cultural Centre to see an absolutely beautiful stage production of Driving Miss Daisy. http://youtu.be/ttyXzjcmrw8 The show had three actors on the simplest of stages and yet it was one of the most beautiful and heartwarming productions I have ever had the pleasure of taking…
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Searching for a new car
So I mentioned to Sweetheart that I was trying to use a more informed approach to finding our dream car and that I was reading about used cars and how to find the perfect used family car. You might think that she would be pleased that I was trying get more informed about the possible…
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Searching for the perfect family car
My long term readers will know that I have been searching for the perfect family car for quite some time. Yes, I have been searching for the perfect car for sale for quite some time. You may recall my test drive of a Ferrari Maranello. Although the Ferrari had ferocious acceleration, the lack of back…
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Avallone Luxury’s City Messenger Bag
The good people at Avallone Luxury emailed me to let me know that they have developed some new leather products they are now marketing. I am working on getting my hands on one of their Executive Cases so that I can do a video review of the bag. As soon as I know if I…
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Bexar Goods Vagabond Backpack
My Bexar Goods Vagabond backpack has proven itself to be a very effective carry for when I head up Grouse Mountain, one of our local ski hills. On the weekend I can load all the kidlets’ ski wear into the bag plus the little lunch bag full of apres-ski snacks. While the kidlets are skiing…
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SOTD January 1, 2014
It has been more than a year since I switched back to using the “old-fashioned” double-edge safety razors for my wet shave routine. Part of the reason for the return to using a double edge safety razor was monetary; razor blades are super CHEAP, especially compared to the new style cartridges. Another aspect of my…
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Shave of the Day
My shave of the day; Handsome Rob lavender scented shave cream applied with my Semogue superior boar hair brush. Razor blade was the Astra superior platinum held in my 1948 Aristocrat razor.
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Saddleback Leather Travel Case Winning Number
And the random number generator came up with… I will look over the entries in the comment thread for the Saddleback Leather Travel Case and if there is not an exact match the next closest number will be the winner. Stay tuned for now.