Photography by Aaron Greene
In the grand scheme of things none of us, even the oldest among us, is really that old. Our personal time spans are brief and fleeting, but heritage never dies, and it has been with us since the beginning. I am not old, not even considering the grand scheme of things, but I already know that leaving a legacy is a difficult task. Men have suffered and spent themselves to leave them. Good heritage cannot exist without good men suffering to leave a legacy. And we thank our fathers for their suffering. Without them, we would not know what it means to live a life our grandsons would be proud of.
Our Father’s Day Gift Guide
Where There’s Smoke Cookbook / Sour Puss Spicy Pickles / Vintage Denim Jacket / Botot Mouthwash / Prospector Co. Gabardine 1879 / Antique Cufflinks / Personal Ashtray / Tanner Goods Sunglass Case / Jack Walker Sterling and Leather Necklace / Juniper Ridge Trail Crew Soap / Lightfoot’s Pure Pine Gentleman’s Shave Cream / Pipe / Cowboy and Indian Card Set / Paine’s Balsam Fir Incense
Written by Jonathan Allston
It seems that most men should remember their first shave. More than likely, it was when the 12 year old version of oursleves were told that, as proud as we were of our peach fuzz, it really needed to go. Dad might have been the one to tell us. He’s good at telling us hard things to hear, but that in the end are really good for us.
And if he was in tune with the finer things in life, he taught us how to prep our faces with a hot, soaked rag, how to soften the bristles of our brush in hot water, how to spread shaving cream or soap suds across our face (or upper lip) like an expert painter, how to grip a nice, heavy razor in our hand, how to shave with long, even strokes, and finally, how to splash on aftershave with the virtue of restraint.
But some of us didn’t get the proper “how to shave” talk. Maybe it’s time we caught up and made the morning shave one of the finer things in life.
Prospector Co. Shaving products and Lightfoot’s Pure Pine Gentleman’s Shave Soap available at We Took to the Woods.
Written by Jonathan Allston
Your first gift to your mother this year might need to be admitting to yourself that you don’t know what to get her. It would then follow that the second gift could be from our Mother’s Day Gift Guide.
Truth be told, though, we actually have a lot of confidence in your gift-giving capabilities. That’s why we think you’ll like what you find for Mom in here. And so will she.
Plants and herbs potted in vintage containers
A Perfectly Kept House is the Sign of a Misspent Life by Mary Randolph Carter, because she knows
Sour Puss Pickles, Made in Brooklyn, NY. We have Classic Pickles, Spicy Pickles, Bread and Butter Pickes, Carrots, Beets, Wax Beans, and Cauliflower
French Millefleurs China, because it is so pretty
The Imogene Slim in Blue Ridge Wash from Imogene & Willie, the perfect jean for spring and summer
A beautiful arrangement of fresh Flowers, available all day Friday and Saturday, May 9 & 10
Hand crafted leather is unmistakable. It laughs in the face of the typical. It is art and endurance in the palm of your hand. Handle it. Sling it over your shoulder. This stuff gets better with use. And time. That’s just the truth–the tough-as-leather kind of truth.
Pictured: Tanner Goods Folio and Bucheimer Mailman Bag, 1965
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