I’ll play. I have a recent photo of myself here with both a favorite hat (Tilley waxed canvas), and beard and moustache. As soon as the hot weather hits I always trim it back pretty severely, but I enjoy being “Beardy” in the winter. I think I musta been practicing my ol’ codger squint when this was...

Contemplating the work that needs to be done in the flower garden while smoking Sutliff J4 Burley in a Rossi.

Strong black coffee and 1Q in the Kaywoodie Handmade. It’s warm enough to have the sliding glass door opened a bit to listen to the rain coming down in the dark. Good way to start the day.

Watch City Quints Own in a Kaywoodie.

BTW, didn’t mean to derail, that’s an interesting looking knife. I’ve heard of CRKT but never handled one.

I always, always have a folding knife on me. I carry a Hinderer xm18 on the weekends, it’s my favorite folder but far too nice to take to work. 5 days a week at work I carry a Spyderco Para 3. I have others, but these 2 rise to the top. The Hinderer is really too expensive to consider for everyday c...

Well I’m scrapping the idea of walking down to the creek with a cigar because the sun is out, it’s warmed up considerably, and feels almost like spring (for a moment). Instead I’ve poured a glass of Ricard Pastis and am going to sit here and enjoy an hour of sunshine and a bowl of Mac Baren Mixture ...

[mention]Ruffinogold[/mention] [mention]Chef Benny[/mention] what's the handle material made of? I really like the look of it. I've got an old Case from when I was a kid and the plastic handle has gotten punky and was thinking of rounding off the blade, but I think I like this better. A lot better....

In my absence here last summer and fall I missed a lot. One of the things I missed was our good friend from New Orleans discovery of the resurrected Marsh Wheeling brand. I saw that FX Smith’s is offering 4 of these for $10 shipping included, so I snapped up a 4 pack, 2 natural and 2 dark. I’m not s...