Funny when I started years ago, if was just grab a pipe,
smash some bacci in it, light...puff-puff-puff...done...WOW,
was I missing everything!
Now.....
Walking up to the pipe rack, looking and waiting to have "the one"
call to me...then finding the right tobacco to match with her. The
ritual of preparing the bacci just right, the perfect pack, testing
the draw (and tasting the bacci I'm about to smoke). Preparing
a nice drink to go with my smoke; sweet tea, Turkish coffee or
other coffee options (espresso, pour over, etc)...now the walk
out onto the patio, getting everything ready and within arms
reach...getting some good tunes going...the two false lights,
tasting and preparing for the true... When the true is executed
, making sure I have a nice even glow across the entire surface
area of the bowl....KUR-POW, I'm transported to Cloud-9 for an entire
hour...when Man, Pipe & Bacci have all become ONE....now
when finished I can't wait until I do that all over again ;-)
Boy was I missing it all when I first started ;-)