Sam's eternally soggy Flake resisting the flame in my Viprati Sabbiata... 
***What Are You Smoking, December 2025?***
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My New Toy: A few months ago, @PaulRVA suggested I get myself a Savinelli Bing. I do have the Avorio, and finally bit the bullet about a month ago and bought the Bing. Rather than whine about the break in process, I kept it under wraps, (well, I guess I did whine a bit a few days ago), and have had about 6 smokes of Captain Black Dark and Borkkum Riff Dark Cavendish. It's pretty much there.
It's simply a fabulous smoker, right in line with my Peterson Tavern Rhodesian And the Mr Brog Old Army Olive. . . . about as good as it gets. It's a sipper, a company pipe . . . . have a feeling it's going to get the Balkan assignment for pleasant evening conversation.
A bit of Skippable Drivel below the picture.
A bit of Skippable Drivel: First of all, a picture of my two Savinelli pipes. For me, they're high ticket items, and as I mentioned in an earlier post, I'm going to concentrate on building a more balanced collection of pipes, 'cause the hunting and fishing days are about over except in summer and early fall. The old bones are rebelling, and I'm more homebound now, it seems. The Bing is a welcome addition - not a cavern like the Avorio, my Brigham Tundra, Peterson System Standard, or Miss Piggy . . . . but it's got a generous medium plus bowl that fits right into my plans for it - a company and sipping pipe for evening conversation.
I'm going to concentrate on basic pipe shapes I don't have, and different woods and countries of origin. Keeping it modest, but hopefully interesting. A few examples will be arriving in the next few days.
A bit of excitement on the health front the past day and a half - lost a bit of control with my left hand, figured I had a mini-stroke and went to the hospital as a safety precaution. I've had arithmea all my life, and yes, they led to my series of strokes 15 years ago in which I lost my right eye.
The problem was solved this time in quick order with a prescription that really did the trick. After a couple of days, I'm back feeling better than I did before, so all is well. I'm sure other guys of my age know the drill - excitement every day, eh? In any case, all is well and it's smoke time. Have a great Thursday night, eh?
It's simply a fabulous smoker, right in line with my Peterson Tavern Rhodesian And the Mr Brog Old Army Olive. . . . about as good as it gets. It's a sipper, a company pipe . . . . have a feeling it's going to get the Balkan assignment for pleasant evening conversation.
A bit of Skippable Drivel below the picture.
A bit of Skippable Drivel: First of all, a picture of my two Savinelli pipes. For me, they're high ticket items, and as I mentioned in an earlier post, I'm going to concentrate on building a more balanced collection of pipes, 'cause the hunting and fishing days are about over except in summer and early fall. The old bones are rebelling, and I'm more homebound now, it seems. The Bing is a welcome addition - not a cavern like the Avorio, my Brigham Tundra, Peterson System Standard, or Miss Piggy . . . . but it's got a generous medium plus bowl that fits right into my plans for it - a company and sipping pipe for evening conversation.
I'm going to concentrate on basic pipe shapes I don't have, and different woods and countries of origin. Keeping it modest, but hopefully interesting. A few examples will be arriving in the next few days.
A bit of excitement on the health front the past day and a half - lost a bit of control with my left hand, figured I had a mini-stroke and went to the hospital as a safety precaution. I've had arithmea all my life, and yes, they led to my series of strokes 15 years ago in which I lost my right eye.
The problem was solved this time in quick order with a prescription that really did the trick. After a couple of days, I'm back feeling better than I did before, so all is well. I'm sure other guys of my age know the drill - excitement every day, eh? In any case, all is well and it's smoke time. Have a great Thursday night, eh?
That Irish whiskey pretty stout yeah?
St. James plug in the Merchant service Bing
Just finished a couple fried brats for dinner and looking for something to accompany the kick back routine after knocking out 95% of the to-do list today. Tomorrow will be busy with travel and errands. But tonight i'm putting on some tunes and firing up a bowl of HU Dockworker in a blasted Bellezia with horn.
Thanks, Boswell does make some beautiful pipes. The accent ring tees on the underside of the shank for about an inch with Jim's signature. Fairly new just carved in 2025. It's a great smoker.I meant to mention, how magnificent I find this pipe. Don't remember seeing this before. Gorgeous color and rustication -- sleek as a brindled Greyhound. I also love how the "accent ring" was created.
Milan's Buttered Rum in a Weber Zulu, for a wintery night.
Relaxing after a wonderful salad, snapper and snow peas dinner with strawberries for dessert. I've a third of a bowl left of Ken Byron Ventures Mr. Christian’s Brown Flek 2021 in a smooth brown full bend 1984 Peterson Mark Twain military mount egg with a silver cap and tapered black vulcanite p-lip stem. Community Coffee, neat, is my drink. Had to take more trash and recycle to the street, and all three ferals supervised. Tomato the Brave was the only one who went to the street with me. The others stayed near the car to watch. Daisy the Feral Princess came in with me. She's been in and out six times in the last two hours.
Aged LTF in my Don Carlos Montana Bent Apple. The dog is in front of the fire, dinner is in the oven, and I'm reading one of the great classics: "Bambi." Life is good.
2011 McClelland Christmas Cheer in a blasted Willmer Canadian.
Sunshine and MacBaren Mixture Modern with a cob. What's not to like? (And snow pants.)
A quarter of the way through this bowl of year 2021 Erik Stokkebye 4th Generation Evening Flake in a smooth medium bend 2021 Peterson Ebony POTY 4AB No. 422/500 military mount with a silver cap and a tapered black vulcanite AB stem. Daisy the Feral Princess ate, hair balled, and went out.
Beautiful scenery. Where was this taken?
C&D Wintertime Reserve Watson in the new Altinok poker. Breckenridge Christmas Ale on the side.
SWRA in my trusty Grabow Author.
I dig this fat little pipe!
I dig this fat little pipe!
Thanks! Taken in the backyard, Western OK.