A Calm and Objective Judgment

If there ever were seasons of a three-pipe problem, it is the ones upon us now. It takes mornings and evenings with a pipe, thankfully, to sort through it all. Helping with this are, from left, a Peterson Deluxe System, a Peterson Sherlock Holmes Lestrade, and a Ser Jacopo Picta Magritte Bent Egg. (Photo: Fred Brown)

Soon now, supposedly, our neighborhoods will shift from grinning pumpkins, skeletons in various assortments, and zombies dashing about to pretty reindeer, angels, and flashing lights illuminating homes with sparkling stars […]

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Fall and Pipes: Made for Each Other

Sun Bear Small Batch with Pipes

Now that the gritty tooth of summer is loosening its grip a bit, the feel of fall is faintly signaling its changes just around the corner. Warm days and cool […]

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Sometimes, a Three-Pipe Problem

A three-pipe problem, solved. From L-R, a Les Wood Ferndown Bent Bark from Maxim, a Peterson Sherlock Holmes Lestrade POY and below, a beloved meerschaum. (Photo: Fred Brown)

This is the time of year I like to refer to as the “in-betweens.” It’s not fall, and summer is taking an occasional breather. Just like some of us who […]

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Pipe Friends and Amen

CORPS hat, a Northern Briars Pipe from marvelous pipe carver Ian Walker, and a couple of hat badges just to show off a bit. (Photo: Fred Brown)

This is going to be one of those friendly chats between friends. That’s you and me, pipe smokers of the realm. As I have mentioned before in praising pipe puffers: […]

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Beach Sunrises and Pipes

Sunrise at the Beach

Ok, the old Pundit is gonna say this only once. Well, maybe twice: It’s beach time! Some of my happiest pipe-smoking memories were created on the back deck of an […]

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The Contemplative Lifestyle

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June is a memorable month for those of us who are absorbed in history. June 6, 1944, marked the beginning of the end of World War II as the U.S. […]

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Pipes Running Amok!

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Pundit is a pipe smoker who never sleeps. No, that’s not right. Pundit is a pipe smoker who is always thinking about pipes and tobacco. Even in his sleep. Well, […]

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Huffing and Puffing in the Wildwoods

Some pipes cleaned and ready to go in search of wildflowers. Bottom left: A Cavicchi; bottom right: White Dot; top left to right: veteran Petersons (Photo: Fred Brown)

You know the olde saw: April’s showers bring May flowers.” Just to let you know, Pundit is all in on May and the flowers. Not that Pundit is a knowledgeable […]

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Marching Into Spring

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February’s International Pipe-Smoking Day was more than just another moment of relaxation for Pundit. It took me back to a time in Paris when I was wandering somewhere around the […]

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Of Dear Friends and Pipes

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Fair warning: Pundit is coming in lukewarm: There arises a day, methinks, when it’s time in Pipelandia to thin the herd. I always look to February for the thinning stint […]

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