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  1. sittingbear

    Further Ruminations on Smoking Quality

    So, are you comparing cobs to atomic clocks? Gawd, don't let Missouri Meerschaum hear that, we'll be paying exponentially higher prices!
  2. sittingbear

    Further Ruminations on Smoking Quality

    That was a disappointingly brief and to the point comment, with a lead-in like that.
  3. sittingbear

    ***What Are You Smoking, February 2024?***

    I just got Exclusive and Night Train in my most recent order, which I received yesterday. Trying Night Train next!
  4. sittingbear

    ***What Are You Smoking, February 2024?***

    Trying my first bowl of exclusive in my Hardcastle 1/8 bent Dublin. It reminds me of Escudo, which I just enjoyed last night, but with more flavor and "kick." I also detect something that tastes like cigar. Me likey!
  5. sittingbear

    I'm Back, MSO 489

    Glad to see you here again!
  6. sittingbear

    Pipes by Vilma Amorelli and/or other Female Carvers

    I ended up ordering an Armellini directly from Vilma for only 100 euros, plus 40 euros shipping. I'm excited to see it, and even more excited to give it to my wife!
  7. sittingbear

    ***What Are You Smoking, January 2024?***

    2018b Dunhill Flake in my new Don Carlos apple- shaped Montana.
  8. sittingbear

    Borlum-- What Do I Have?

    Thanks guys
  9. sittingbear

    ***What Are You Smoking, January 2024?***

    ...of blessed memory!
  10. sittingbear

    Pipes by Vilma Amorelli and/or other Female Carvers

    That's beautiful! What do her pipes run, typically?
  11. sittingbear

    Borlum-- What Do I Have?

    I know this is made by KB&B, the same folks who made Kaywoodies. And I know it's old. Can anyone tell me anything else? Particularly, what is value might be?
  12. sittingbear

    ***What Are You Smoking, January 2024?***

    2014 Christmas Cheer in my brand new apple Don Carlos Montana. Maiden voyage!
  13. sittingbear

    Pipes by Vilma Amorelli and/or other Female Carvers

    Carving one myself is not a bad idea..... thanks!
  14. sittingbear

    Pipes by Vilma Amorelli and/or other Female Carvers

    Right, I mean besides these ones, i.e., one I can afford. 🤣
  15. sittingbear

    Pipes by Vilma Amorelli and/or other Female Carvers

    According to the interwebs, Vilma Amorelli took over her father's business after his death, but apparently her son helps her now. I'm looking for a pipe by a female carver for my wife, who asked if there is such a thing. Does anyone know if Vilma carves exclusively any of her Amorelli pipes? Or...
  16. sittingbear

    Culling the Herd: Anyone Else Feel the Need to do So?

    I'm actually planning on selling a few myself, and I want to start here on this site, but I've been hesitating because it's hard for me to figure out a good price for each of them and I hate haggling.
  17. sittingbear

    Tobacco is Sacred

    Several years ago I went to the White Mountain Apache Reservation (Fort Apache) in AZ for about a week as a guest at a young woman's Sunrise Ceremony. It was a HUGE honor. During that week I participated in a sweat. The leader rolled a cigarette using the sacred tobacco that grows naturally in...
  18. sittingbear

    ***What Are You Smoking, January 2024?***

    Chatham Manor in my Peterson SH Hudson. Reading The Chronicles of Narnia and staying indoors on this freezing cold day in the PNW.
  19. sittingbear

    ***What Are You Smoking, January 2024?***

    Solani Virginia Flake With Perique in my Neerup belge. Black Coffee on the side. Finishing Job Fosse's Nobel- winning novel Septology. Brilliant. Happy Saturday everyone!
  20. sittingbear

    Turkiewicz Mortas?

    Thanks! I'll check it out.