"Yes, my youngster; so that in that country you'd be toddling after your mammy yet, and that old chap yonder, who looks about fifty, would only be a
little shaver of four and a half."
And I, a
little shaver of seven, my heart in my mouth, my trembling body strung tense as a deer's on the verge of flight, peered wonderingly in at the open door and learned more of the strangeness of men.
I like a bed and a minibar and a
little shaver point.
When he was a
little shaver, my wife's youngest brother accidentally fell atop a cow while "tightrope walking" the top rail around the corral.
He became the family go-for when he was a "
little shaver," says Ed, remembering trips from his home on Whitcomb Street to the First National, managed by Clem "Shorty" Starosta, for a few bottles of Moxie.
The painting
Little Shaver, 2005, stuck with me all year.
"It's a
Little Shaver. Used it to take my first black bear in '71.
Lemon-parsley butter (see "Just a
Little Shaver," page 218)
On page 42 is an ad for
Little Shaver Broadheads, heads that made use of actual razor blades inserted into slots.
It is always a marvel to watch it transform during Advent--a sacred holiday symbol of
little shavers, dreams and prayers sprouting like the rod of Jesse, the growth so real you can measure it with a ruler, which I always do.
Road run: Mustaches will be the order of the day when Willamalane holds its Must-Dash 1K and
Little Shavers Fun Run on Feb.
While this 1942 ad uses a somewhat stale, euphemistic route ("
little shavers") to connect the brand with the artwork, there's no denying the positive cultural associations of a young man learning to deal with his whiskers.
Family run: The Willamalane Park and Recreation District will be holding its inaugural Must-Dash 1K and
Little Shavers Fun Run at 9 a.m.