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  1. Arthur Frayn

    Good Children’s Books

    I remember trying to read 'Ping the Duck' to my 3 year old at bedtime. Ping, a domesticated, young duck swims away to experience the freedom of the vast Yangsee river- only to get tricked and captured to be eaten. A little boy sets him free and when he returns to his flock, he must learn to...
  2. Arthur Frayn

    Good Children’s Books

    The Original Adventures of Hank the Cowdog by John R. Erickson and for the slightly older child: The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
  3. Arthur Frayn

    Good Children’s Books

    If your kids are very verbal, Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson in fun and fantastic. I recommend reading to kids, a few pages each night, at bedtime. Hearing new words, in context is a game changer for child development. Here is a plot summary (spoiler alert): Treasure Island -...
  4. Arthur Frayn

    A Really Good Four Dollar Cigar

    That milk barn holds a treasure trove memories.
  5. Arthur Frayn

    Good Children’s Books

    Beatrix Potter- 'Squirrel Nutkin'
  6. Arthur Frayn

    What’s the Weirdest Place You’ve Smoked a Bowl?

    So. you had the entirety of the great outdoors- in the middle of the mountains, and you went in and used the urinal...with a pipe in your mouth. Ok. you win the thread.
  7. Arthur Frayn

    Soon-to-be- Forgotten 80s Comedy Flicks

    This one is from the 1960's but its brilliant.
  8. Arthur Frayn

    Hello. I Need to Chill Out.

    A lot of the time when I read a post where someone seems to be having a difficult time and they are venting their spleen, I often feel like it's something I might post when I'm in a hurry and thinking too much. Fortunately, I retrain from posting when I find myself in such a frame of mind...
  9. Arthur Frayn

    What Cigar are You Smoking? 2023

    I like that name.
  10. Arthur Frayn

    What Cigar are You Smoking? 2023

    Drew Estates. Not bad, not bad all.
  11. Arthur Frayn

    What Cigar are You Smoking? 2023

    Holy cannoli. That one look perfect for under the Xmas tree!
  12. Arthur Frayn

    What Cigar are You Smoking? 2023

    How did that 2014 Varina taste?
  13. Arthur Frayn

    What Cigar are You Smoking? 2023

    This morning I smoked an Olivia V, which I savored with my coffee. By 4pm, I pulled out an E.P. Carillo Pledge. It was very good. Is it extravagant to smoke several sticks a day? This could become a habit. lol.
  14. Arthur Frayn

    What Cigar are You Smoking? 2023

    CigarPage fivers showed up just now. I chose to smoke a Fiat Lux.
  15. Arthur Frayn

    Old Pipe Smokers Can Learn New Tricks.

    Someone suggested using a bud grinder to shred cake and flake. I dug out an (unused) one that was gifted years ago. I must say, it works like a dream. A game changer for all my home made pressings. Can be had for $17. Home | Mendo Mulchers - https://mendomulchers.com/
  16. Arthur Frayn

    Wonderfully Horrible Restaurant Names

    When I was working in Singapore in the 1980's, I saw a restaurant called: 'Soon Phat' on a busy street. I took a picture of the sign and had it for years. Looking back on it, I can see that it was an accurate prediction.
  17. Arthur Frayn

    NY Gov Polls on Total Ban on Tobacco Sales

    Time to start planting.
  18. Arthur Frayn

    Who Is Your Favorite Farscape Character And Why Is It Rygel XVI?

    Not really a Farscape character, but a very nice picture none the less.
  19. Arthur Frayn

    Smoking jackets?

    All my jackets are smoking jackets.
  20. Arthur Frayn

    Rationalizing Spending A Lot On A Pipe?

    Well, if you have the money and it doesnt create some hardship for yourself or the ones you care for- and it delights you in some way...then why not?