Hey all. Down here at the "bottom" of the world (New Zealand), is the smoke going down instead of up?? (kidding!)
....what I really wanted to say, at the risk of sounding too much of a novice or stating the obvious, is that I've just realised how important the VISUAL aspect of this pastime is (for me pipe smoking is a pastime, collecting is the hobby).
Having enjoyed a bowl of Erinmore Mixture in a Dunhill Root Briar last night IN PITCH DARK (long story), it struck me that there was something missing from the experience....the gorgeous ribbons of silky smoke gently wafting around the briar, rising as it spreads out overhead. While not exactly an epiphany it was certainly an acute realisation that there are a great many aspects to pipe smoking for the novice to discover. Sip on....;-)
....what I really wanted to say, at the risk of sounding too much of a novice or stating the obvious, is that I've just realised how important the VISUAL aspect of this pastime is (for me pipe smoking is a pastime, collecting is the hobby).
Having enjoyed a bowl of Erinmore Mixture in a Dunhill Root Briar last night IN PITCH DARK (long story), it struck me that there was something missing from the experience....the gorgeous ribbons of silky smoke gently wafting around the briar, rising as it spreads out overhead. While not exactly an epiphany it was certainly an acute realisation that there are a great many aspects to pipe smoking for the novice to discover. Sip on....;-)
