***What Are You Smoking, June 2025?***

[JimInks]

A third of a bowl left of year 2000 SWRA in a straight black sandblast undated Savinelli Hercules 115EX pot with a tapered black vulcanite stem. Harry the Hairy was in and back out. He tends to eat just a little at time unless enough hours go by in between meals. Daisy the Feral Princess is the same way. She was near the door, but I had to pick her up to bring her in. She wanted out right after she ate. I brought Abner the Eager in, and he ate a tad more than usual as it had been a few hours since he ate. He's grooming himself on the floor right now. I've been reading baseball box scores.

 

[JimInks]

Enjoyed a tasty golden delicious apple, and am half way through this bowl of year 2014 Sutliff 1849 in a straight smooth dark brown in a 1950s Comoy’s Deluxe 20 billiard with a silver cap military mount and a tapered black vulcanite stem. Have enough for one more bowl. Abner the Eager went out, and Daisy the Feral Princess wanted in. She's by my feet now.

 

[JimInks]

A quarter of the way through this bowl of Wilke No. 515 in a 1998 smooth straight Butz-Choquin Bistro 1501 pot with a black vulcanite saddle stem. This was the original 515 that Basil Rathbone smoked. Haven't smoked this pipe in quite a while. Took a break from reading box scores to play with Daisy the Feral Princess. She doesn't get all the attention that she deserves. She thinks so, too.

 

[Roach1]

Haunted Bookshop Cake in a Radice Rind.

 

[JimInks]

Last smoke of the day is Wilke 10 Downing Street in an undated straight, smooth flame grain Wessex Standard billiard with a brown accent on the tapered black vulcanite stem. Everything that looks like a cat has eaten. I get to read and relax while this bowl lasts.

 

[judcole]

Enjoying some Dunhill Flake from a tin I set aside in 2015 in this little Brulor.

 

[JOHN72]

I made another attempt. With a MM Cobbler, and unfinished mb# virginia flake. Looks like I'm smoking plaster dust. It's unbelievable, I still have a nose like a stuffed baboon's ass. What kind of flu do I have. Damn it. I wish you a happy Wednesday, and God bless you.

 

[SSGT.]

I'm noticing near the bottom of that pipe, looking rather dark. Does it get really hot near the bottom of the bowl?

Not at all typical Block Meerschaum smokes cool and dry. Been smoking it a couple of years and its coloring nicely without the aid of a coloring bowl.

 

[TampaPete]

Changing things up with an Undercrown Maduro Coronet before heading into the office.

 

[PaulRVA]

Love this pipe, looks confectionary, like it’s made out of that tough, chewy wedding cake icing that you shouldn’t eat.

Thanks Steddy, I need to tighten up and smoke it more so it looks like corn bread

 

[Choatecav]

First smoke of an unsmoked James Upshall lovat with LTF. I bought this pipe several months ago, put it in a pipe rack, and had nearly forgotten about it!

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Nice looking lovat. One of my favorite shapes.

 

[PaulRVA]

C&D Exclusive in a Nuttens Bing and Coffee ️ on the side.

 

[Choatecav]

After dinner bowl of 2008 Epiphany in a Brian Doran.

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Brian Doran (Beans 316) has been in more of a pipe making mood of late. I saw several posted on eBay a couple of weeks ago.

 

[Roach1]

HU Makhuwa in an Il Ceppo.

 

[Choatecav]

I made another attempt. With a MM Cobbler, and unfinished mb# virginia flake. Looks like I'm smoking plaster dust. It's unbelievable, I still have a nose like a stuffed baboon's ass. What kind of flu do I have. Damn it. I wish you a happy Wednesday, and God bless you.View attachment 396452

John, sure sorry you are feeling so bad and for so long. Hope you get over it soon.
But..... I gotta say that your line: "I still have a nose like a stuffed baboon's ass." has to be the quote of the day.....

Get better soon.

 

[alwayslit]

Scarborough in a J Everett

 

[Sigmund]

Old Fredders in an Amorelli Busby. Finally time for a smoke.

 

[Briar Lee]

Granger in a brand new old stock generic Imported Genuine Briar billiard.

 

[Roach1]

OJK in a Radice Rind.

 

[bobpnm]

Good morning! Crews working on installing underground utility lines on our street this morning. First thing they did? Run over my mailbox unloading and Ditch Witch. After a brief conversation, the supervisor agreed they would install a new mailbox once
work on my street is complete. Accidents happen. He did the right thing. All good. Time for my morning routine. Coffee, burley, cob.