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  1. AreBee

    Aruba Cigar Highlights

    The Warden and I spent a few days in Aruba and I took advantage of the cigar market. I only smoked a few while there and brought a handful home. Two Bolivar Belicoso Finos were the Cuban superstars and also enjoyed a Fonseca Delicia which I haven’t seen in ages! I also went to the Aruhiba Cigar...
  2. AreBee

    A Few Pickups from TobaccoPipes

    I finally ordered some tobaccos I have been reading so much about. Three Nuns, Cult Blood Red Moon, Ashton Rainy Day and Lane 1Q. The Stokkebye Champagne is the first tobacco I ever bought and is still a favorite of mine. I also picked up a fiver of Hemingway Signatures and TobaccoPipes threw in...
  3. AreBee

    Oops! I Did it Again!

    Capitals added. Rule 9. I picked up a couple more pipes this week from a club member who was helping a woman sell her deceased husband’s collection. My research leads me to believe that the Calabash may be a Pioneer but there are no markings to confirm it. The middle pipe is a Mr. Brog No. 53...
  4. AreBee

    Look what I got! PIPES!

    A guy in our pipe club was selling a collection for a friend who lost her husband. I picked up a Casillero Churchwarden, a Ben Wade Ovation partially rusticated Bulldog, a Mr. Brog No. 14 Churchwarden and a Golden Gate bent billiard which I’m thinking is Beech. None of these were smoked very...
  5. AreBee

    Heat and Humidity Affecting Outdoor Smoking?

    Title edited for capitalization and brevity. We are experiencing a stretch of 90°-100° with 80%+ humidity. I smoked a couple of cigars while doing outdoor things, kayaking, hiking, and by the end of the smoke they were a soggy, tunneling mess. Because it's basically unbearable to sit outside I...
  6. AreBee

    Cigar Ad from Mark Twain Exhibit

    This is from one of the gallery exhibits at the Mark Twain Hiuse museum in Hartford, CT. Because I am a bike rider and a cigar smoker, my kids thought this overly hysterical. 🤣
  7. AreBee

    I Did a Thing!

    A little cigar band art project. The leaf is the decorative outer wrapper of an Oscar Leaf cigar. Some of these bands are from the ‘90s when I first started smoking. I saved them in a Loo’s leaf binder with a little write up of the smoke. The pic hangs above my work station in my home office.
  8. AreBee

    The Mark Twain House Ghost Tour

    For Father’s Day our girls booked the Ghost Tour at the Mark Twain House. I never knew it was considered one of the most haunted properties in New England. I had toured the house before during regular hours but this tour started at 9:00 PM and centered around paranormal encounters in the house...
  9. AreBee

    Peterson B10 - Difficulty reinserting stem after cleaning

    Let me first say, the pipe was not hot and was last smoked over 36 hours ago. Each time I take the pipe apart for cleaning, the stem comes out normally and even reinserting it right after disassembly is not a problem; but after about 5-10 minutes of cleaning it's a struggle to reseat the stem...
  10. AreBee

    French Oom Paul Project

    I picked this up from my local antique shop for $20. The only marking is “France” on the shank. There’s a small rectangular hole inside the shank (3rd pic) and I have never seen that. The pipe’s condition was pretty decent with very little cake in the bowl. There is plenty of airflow to the...
  11. AreBee

    Sisimbro Pipes

    I was in Naples two years ago and visited Sisimbro to buy Cuban Cigars. I loved the shop and I have followed them on social media since. I recently fell in love with this house brand pipe in the Chiaia line. I love the color and have been reading up on the cumberland stem. It’s $90 whic didn’t...
  12. AreBee

    Newbie at Pipe Club: What to Bring?

    Good day all! I am heading to my first pipe club gathering and I have no idea what to bring. Obviously, I plan on bringing all the tools I need; lighters, tampers etc. Do I bring multiple pipes? Multiple Tobaccos? Is it correct to say that I shouldn't smoke all evening in a not quite...
  13. AreBee

    Chivas Century of Malts

    This Scotch was a beauty. A wonderful blend of 100 single malts. I bought this bottle back in 2003 and brought it out whenever my beloved UConn Men’s and Women’s Basketball teams won a National Championship. It’s come out 14 times since then and it’s now empty. What an incredible run!
  14. AreBee

    Art Deco Ashtray Stand Restoration Project

    This was a such fun project! I had been on the hunt for an ashtray stand for a few years and never saw anything that excited me. I found this piece at an antique shop about a mile from my house and it just spoke to me! I did some research on it and found it was made by the Alexander Backer...
  15. AreBee

    New Peterson Fermoy B10

    Went into a Danbury, CT pipe shop with the Warden yesterday looking to buy my first briar. I was looking to spend between $50-$100 but was drawn to this beauty. My wife, always wary when I start a new hobby, actually encouraged me to get it. Cold and windy today but hope to smoke it very soon!
  16. AreBee

    1930 Tobacco Curing Permit

    Cool piece of tobacciana and family history. My great-grandfather’s permit for curing tobacco on his farm in Simsbury, CT. I spent a lot of time on this property in the ‘70s and ‘80s and the curing barn was still standing at that time. The Hartford County Mutual Fire Insurance Company is still...
  17. AreBee

    1920s Photo of my Dad with Pipe

    I recently came across this pic of my Dad while cleaning out my Mom’s apartment. I’d say this is about 1928 or 1929. I never knew him to have a pipe and I wish I found this when he was alive so I could give him a big WTF! My great grandfather grew tobacco in the Connecticut River Valley so I’d...
  18. AreBee

    Tobacco Hutch Project

    Just finished a reclamation project of a bureau my Dad made over 60 years ago. I now have all my smoking accessories in one spot. Lighters, cutters, punches, ashtrays, humidors, pipes and tobacco, it’s all there. The first pic shows what it looked like two weeks ago and then pics of the stripped...
  19. AreBee

    Meerschaum Restoration Project

    I mentioned this in my into but thought I’d share my journey into pipes. I’ve been a cigar smoker for 30 years and I recently helped a good friend recondition his Dad's old desktop humidor. While we were sitting around I mentioned that I wanted to try smoking a pipe. He said that he...
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