Now smoking year 2014 Orlik Golden Sliced in an early 20th century Gordon Special Bruyere 49 apple with a triangular shank and tapered black vulcanite stem. Norton the Nosey is lying on my right foot bathing his paw.
***What Are You Smoking, November 2025?***
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Sutliff Match ERR in an Ambassador bent bulldog. This pipe's stem has a vulcanite tenon that is screwed into the stem. Sometimes I pull it and everything comes out, but sometimes, I unscrew it and it reveals a threaded metal sleeve. The pipes stummel is really nice. The crown is a full 360 of straight grain and its lines are crisp and clean. The problem I have with this pipe is its stem. The button is very slim, and the tenon is kind of funky.
It's that time of the year... 
Mac Baren, Absolute Choice, in a pretty new Cosmos Mercury
Half way through this bowl of year 2017 Esoterica Dorchester in a straight smooth dark brown octagonal paneled mid-60s-early 70s Corporate Era Barling 4945 London England T.V.F. billiard with a square shank and black tapered square stem. This pipe is from the estate of David Cuneo. Norton the Nosey took a snooze on my lap, and then bathed himself before wanting to eat.
Last smoke of the day is year 2020 Angler's Dream in a 2018 natural smooth medium bend Peterson 03 apple silver spigot military mount with a tapered black acrylic fish tail stem. Norton the Nosey was batting around little pieces of dry food in the kitchen and knocked over the water dish. That's the second time he's done that in two days. Tomato the Brave came in for his wet food. I had hold and love on Norton to keep him from bugging Tomato. I let him go after Tomato ate, and the two touched noses. Tomato didn't hiss, but I saw his mouth was open, so he was signaling Norton to go away, which he did. Tomato got some attention from me and then laid in the cardboard box bathing himself for a few minutes. Norton was lying on the floor just over a foot away watching. Tomato got up and came to me for a head scratch and went out. Norton took his place in the box.
View attachment 430774It's that time of the year...
Mac Baren, Absolute Choice, in a pretty new Cosmos Mercury
Mac Baren, Absolute Choice, in a pretty new Cosmos Mercury
Hello everyone, Mac Baren Cube in a Viprati Collection.
Nutty Irishman in an Peterson Donegal Rocky XL90.
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good morning. smoking LNF in a Nording and drinking a coffee before heading in to work.
Smoking Luciano Virgin Sandblast Chubby Dublin (GL Pease / Di Piazza Design, 2014) with GL Pease Samarra — a beautifully balanced English blend of Virginias, Latakia, Orientals and a touch of Perique. Nuanced, structured, nothing heavy-handed. Fully approved.
Brewed an 18-year-old pu-erh… the mood is decidedly philosophical tonight.
Brewed an 18-year-old pu-erh… the mood is decidedly philosophical tonight.
That’s exactly why I appreciate Italian masters — their unconventional shapes and the refined, creative approach they bring to their pipes.
That’s exactly why I appreciate Italian masters — their unconventional shapes and the refined, creative approach they bring to their pipes.
Thank you, it is true that Italian pipe makers are craftsmen who offer many advantages in their work, namely the quality of the briar and the beauty of the tool, the only fault I could find on an Italian pipe is often due to the weight it can have on Freehand models.
C&D Exclusive in a Nuttens Bing and Coffee 
️ on the side
️ on the side
Toscano Classico in my Nautilus, coffee, Black Clover and a nice sunrise. It's going to be a good day!
Especially Costello, they can be used as a self-defense item.
I really enjoy Italian Kentucky — it has that drier, leathier profile, not as sweet or smoky as the American leaf. And Toscano cigars are made entirely from Italian Kentucky, which gives them that unmistakably bold character. Really hits the spot for me.
P.S. May my fellow fans of American Kentucky forgive me.
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