candy cane dildo
Tasty anal decoration. This 1″ diameter glass candy cane should look festive in my bottom.
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We’re both recovering slowly. I’ve been getting holiday ads from various adult suppliers. It’s always difficult to maintain the holiday spirit when one’s butt is in the air. The Stockroom offered just the item for Mrs. Lion Santa to use this year.

While whimsical, this toy is a solid addition to our anal collection. It’s made of borate glass (Pyrex) and is safe for dishwasher, boiling, etc. It’s thick enough to let me know I have a visitor without being so wide it will cause constant pain.

What particularly appeals to me is the irony. There’s a certain humiliation in being “decorated” with a candy cane, even if it is glass, firmly up my ass. Of course, as soon as we’re back in action, Mrs. Lion will take a holiday snapshot of me modeling this latest addition.

Glass toys offer some nice benefits. One is that glass will retain its temperature for a while. So, if you chill your candy cane before inserting, there will be some interesting sensations for the lucky recipient. Don’t put the glass in the freezer.You won’t hurt the candy cane, but you can injure the recipient. Similarly,  if you warm it first, don’t make it too warm. You don’t want to burn delicate tissues.

Of course, use plenty of lube. I’m told that Icy Hot or Ben Gay are nice and slippery and impart a holiday scent as well.  You can wash the toy in the dishwasher when you are done. You can even boil it.

It’s the perfect gift for the boy who needs something.

ginger root in lion's ass
Here is lion on his knees, head down, enjoying his figging.

I remembered to take the ginger out of the refrigerator last night so it could get to room temperature. I don’t think Lion was particularly in the mood for figging, but I did it anyway. Actually I know he wasn’t, since I wasn’t able to arouse him later on. But I had to complete my experiment.

The good news (not that Lion thought so) is that room temperature ginger starts out warm and gets hot almost immediately. Refrigerated ginger must act as a numbing agent so the heat has to fight through. Obviously we’ll be using room temperature ginger from now on. In the past, of course, Lion didn’t pick from the Box O’Fun ahead of time and any figging was done spur of the moment. I’ll have to make sure that I pull it out of the fridge a while before the fun begins.

I don’t know exactly how long the burn lasted. I didn’t ask. It was quite long though. Lion went off to edit the picture I took and add it to his post. He wasn’t quick. When he came back into the bedroom he said he was still feeling it. Perfect! I love when an experiment yields useful results.

On my knees as a peeled piece of raw ginger is inserted up my ass. In a few minutes the burn will begin.

Sunday night, after dinner, Mrs. Lion brought in her Box O’Fun. I picked a card. Mrs. Lion read it and announced that on Monday night I would be figged.  It’s been a very long time since she has done this to me. Figging is taking fresh ginger root, peeling and carving it into a dildo or butt-plug shape. This is then inserted up my ass without lube. As my body warms the ginger root, its oil is exuded. This oil creates a most unpleasant heat where the sun don’t shine.

A couple of weeks ago, we were shopping at an oriental market. We needed stir-fry sauce. Mrs. Lion said we should get some ginger. We found some nice, thick roots. I have no idea how she knew I would draw figging. Perhaps she didn’t and simply planned on doing it without the box of fun.

Figging is one of very few ways to provide anal heat. Icy Hot and Ben Gay aren’t very uncomfortable back there. The ginger, on the other hand, provides a lasting burn. I feel particularly vulnerable and humiliated when on my knees, ass up in the air waiting for Mrs. Lion to slowly insert her hand-carved, ginger butt plug. It feels cold when it first enters me. That isn’t my favorite sensation. Then, a few minutes later — it takes anywhere from 5 to 10 minutes — the burn begins. Some ginger gets really hot up there and makes me squirm and ask Mrs. Lion to take it out. Of course, she ignores my pleas. Other ginger is milder, but still very hot.

figged lion
That’s me!

The burning can go on as long as 30 minutes. When it begins to diminish, Mrs. Lion can use the peeler and remove the top layer and then reinsert the ginger. It will burn anew. She never did that to me in the past, but being a fan of recycling, I’m sure she will try this technique.

Figging has been used as a punishment over the centuries. Traditionally, it was a punishment for women. Nowadays, it is used on either sex. Some especially cruel women cut a slim piece of peeled root and insert it into the urethra of the hapless male. I haven’t experienced this, thank goodness.

While extremely uncomfortable in any orifice, it is generally regarded as harmless. I’ve never heard of any lasting injury from the practice. Many figging fans use it as a “dessert” after a spanking. I’m not sure that makes too much sense. The burning will distract the spanked male from the sensations of his spanking.

Figging is one of those “set it and forget it” tortures. Once the root is carved and inserted, Mrs. Lion can sit back and relax. I, on the other hand, will be entertained by excruciating burning in my anus. If she wishes to prolong my entertainment, she can remove the root and peel off the top layer. I’m sure she will. With little effort she will have an evening’s entertainment.

I was determined to play with Lion last night no matter how tired I was. Around 9 o’clock I heard him muttering to himself. I just wanted to finish one thing in my game and then I was heading to get the butt plug when he asked if I planned on playing with him. Patience, my pet.

I think he was less than thrilled when I inserted the butt plug. He’s never very happy about it at the time. It even seemed to impede the progress of the Magic Wand. I can imagine his muscles tightening, encountering the butt plug, getting uncomfortable, but still trying to react to the vibrator. Eventually the vibrator won. I edged him a few times and then gave him an orgasm.

Orgasms with the butt plug in are not as comfortable as au natural orgasms. But then, Lion can’t be too choosy about when or how he gets his orgasms. He is definitely at my mercy. Poor thing.

Tonight we probably won’t play. He’s generally not horny the night after an orgasm. That doesn’t mean we won’t snuggle, hold hands, or touch in some other way. By tomorrow he may be horny again. Even if he’s not, I can bring out the Box O’Fun to see if I can convince him.

I have no definite plans for the weekend but I think I see some pretty toenails in Lion’s future. Once I find the nail polish, of course. Pretty toenails are like frilly panties. No one but he and I know he’s got them. He might forget he has them but once he notices he’s reminded who’s in charge. It’s the gift that keeps on giving.