It's 10.00 am UK time and I'm onsite, completely alone - "So Lonely.." Was that a 'Police' song?
This is to me a very serious question.
To put it in context, last evening, after two bottles of wine between us, my OH (her indoors) said, apropos of nothing, "What do you want, two or four?"
"What!" I retorted, "two or four what?"
"Two or for pipes size for your pipe bag," she said.
"What pipe bag," I said, "I don't want one of those poofy shoulder bags!"
"You said you wanted one for Christmas!" She said, getting irritated with me at this point. "I've seen a very nice one, made by Dunhill, lovely leather!"
It turned out that when Alan (the born-again briar one) and his OH were round at our place (see my topic "Flaky Meets Reborn"), I had pretended to admire his pipe carrier (I'm not saying he's metrosexual, you understand) and jokingly asserted that I wanted one for my Crimbo Prezzy!! Oh goodness me (or Anglo-Saxon words to that effect) - the demon drink! LOL
Anyway, this morning she and I had a sober discussion. It turned out that she had been planning to commission a Chris Askwith Morta for me (what a woman she is!) and was secretly upset when I had done that myself. She would like to get me something special in the piping line. I have previously mentioned that she bought me a stunning 1914 Barling for my 60th birthday, photographs of which I will post, now I (sort of) know how to add pics to my posts (see my pathetic pictorial attempts of me introducing my son to our hobby in the "Girlfriend, wife, family etc topic).
She wants to get me something I will treasure for life. I've said I don't want a pipe bag. Not a pipe - I have about 60, and am struggling to give them all a smoke at last once a month. I have a Dunhill Rollagas lighter, modified for the pipe, and a great Dunhill pewter ashtray with a cork pipe knocker (perfect for the lazy man). I have a vintage leather, oilskin-lined tobacco pouch inherited from my late father and a marvellous vintage bakelite 'Baccyflap'. All these accessories are treasured, all employed.
So, the serious question is what could she gift me? All suggestions will be given serious consideration!!
This is to me a very serious question.
To put it in context, last evening, after two bottles of wine between us, my OH (her indoors) said, apropos of nothing, "What do you want, two or four?"
"What!" I retorted, "two or four what?"
"Two or for pipes size for your pipe bag," she said.
"What pipe bag," I said, "I don't want one of those poofy shoulder bags!"
"You said you wanted one for Christmas!" She said, getting irritated with me at this point. "I've seen a very nice one, made by Dunhill, lovely leather!"
It turned out that when Alan (the born-again briar one) and his OH were round at our place (see my topic "Flaky Meets Reborn"), I had pretended to admire his pipe carrier (I'm not saying he's metrosexual, you understand) and jokingly asserted that I wanted one for my Crimbo Prezzy!! Oh goodness me (or Anglo-Saxon words to that effect) - the demon drink! LOL
Anyway, this morning she and I had a sober discussion. It turned out that she had been planning to commission a Chris Askwith Morta for me (what a woman she is!) and was secretly upset when I had done that myself. She would like to get me something special in the piping line. I have previously mentioned that she bought me a stunning 1914 Barling for my 60th birthday, photographs of which I will post, now I (sort of) know how to add pics to my posts (see my pathetic pictorial attempts of me introducing my son to our hobby in the "Girlfriend, wife, family etc topic).
She wants to get me something I will treasure for life. I've said I don't want a pipe bag. Not a pipe - I have about 60, and am struggling to give them all a smoke at last once a month. I have a Dunhill Rollagas lighter, modified for the pipe, and a great Dunhill pewter ashtray with a cork pipe knocker (perfect for the lazy man). I have a vintage leather, oilskin-lined tobacco pouch inherited from my late father and a marvellous vintage bakelite 'Baccyflap'. All these accessories are treasured, all employed.
So, the serious question is what could she gift me? All suggestions will be given serious consideration!!