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  1. didache

    Jersey and Germain

    Hi all We had a great weekend in Jersey to celebrate our 40th wedding anniversary. The hotel really pulled out the stops too - we got the honeymoon suite and a bottle of champagne to boot! The bath was a huge thing made for two - when wifey went for a bath she said 'I'm off to swim a few...
  2. didache

    JF Germain and Jersey - Honeymoon

    Hi all This coming Sunday (Mar 17th) happens to be our ruby (40th) wedding anniversary. Tomorrow (Fri) we are off to Jersey (in the Channel Islands) where we had our honeymoon all those years ago. We are even staying in the same hotel, although it is now part of a big chain. We have never...
  3. didache

    Tony Benn and his Pipe - What is it?

    Hi all Back in the 1970s Tony Benn was an iconic politician here in the UK. Politics aside, he was a great pipeman and won the 'Pipe Smoker of the Year' in 1992. I came across this article this morning - it was the photo which interested me...
  4. didache

    Auenland LOTR Pipe

    Hi all My eldest gave me a belated birthday present which was a contribution to a pipe of my choice. As it was a gift, and unexpected, I went for something I probably never would have bought on my own. I got one of the Auenland pipes made by Vauen. They made the original pipes used in the LOTR...
  5. didache

    A Blessed Easter/Passover

    A very blessed Easter or Passover to all those forum members who observe these events. Many of you will know that I have been retired now for nearly two months. I was a clergyman. The local church here where we have moved to had a small problem in that their minister was away in India and their...
  6. didache

    RIP Trevor Baylis

    Hi all Trevor Baylis was one of the great modern inventors, devising innumerable products mostly to help the disabled. He is best known for inventing a special radio, which he created after hearing that education programs on the radio could help to reduce the AIDS epidemic in Africa. As many...
  7. didache

    Retirement and Exhaustion!

    Hi all I haven't posted for a couple of weeks (apart from the age thread) because of the activities associated with my retirement. I conducted my last services (I am clergy) on the 21st and 28th of Jan - it was nice to have a packed church, which is a rare thing these days. Here's a pic of me...
  8. didache

    Coming up to Retirement

    Hi all I officially retire at the end of January. At the moment I am pretty well up to my eyes in work (I am clergy and Christmas is obviously pretty busy) so I don't have much time to think about it or plan for it. But once the holiday is over I will be engaged in packing up boxes and saying...
  9. didache

    Peterson 7-day Set

    Hi all At long last I have completed a 7-day set of Petersons in the x105 shape. This is a smaller billiard size and one that suits me very well. Probably 75% of the time I will be smoking one of these beauties. From left to right: The Dracula The Rosslare The Fisherman (the grey colour of...
  10. didache

    The Chap

    Hi all A British humourous magazine is called 'The Chap' - it's a tongue in cheek mag which promotes the finer and somewhat old-fashioned side of male life. It is not remotely to be taken seriously. My daughter worked for them as an intern for a summer when she was studying journalism. Here is...
  11. didache

    A Blacksmith of my Acquaintance

    Hi all Another in my occasional series of 'Pipemen I have Known'. When I was just a young nipper my dad's best friend was a blacksmith named Aaron. I do believe Aaron was his best man. My dad smoked cigarettes in those days but Aaron was a pipeman through and through. He was only a little guy...
  12. didache

    New Peterson Maigret

    Hi all I was browsing through the website of my usual provider of all things smoky when I discovered they had a Peterson Maigret in stock. I phoned them up and ordered it - it came yesterday. I was especially pleased as this pipe was apparently made almost exclusively for the Italian market and...
  13. didache

    Report from France

    Hi all I have just returned from a river cruise down the Rhone in South-eastern France. It was a wonderful holiday with lots of sun and even more Cotes du Rhone! There were about 90 passengers on board and as near as I can tell no more than half a dozen smoked anything at all (Passengers were...
  14. didache

    Now with five Peterson X105s

    Hi all Some time ago I posted a picture of my third X105 shape (small billiard) from Peterson. At the time I wondered if it was the start of a possible seven day set. Here is the picture I took then: Well, I am now up to five of them - so it looks as though the seven day set really is becoming...
  15. didache

    Report from Krakow

    Hi all I have just returned from a brief 4-night stay in Krakow. Some members of the forum were kind enough to give me their thoughts on the Krakow tobacco scene and I am now in a position to report back. Krakow has loads of small kiosks which sell cigarettes, newspapers, etc. As far as smoking...
  16. didache

    Zombie Apocalypse or what?

    Hi all First of all, many thanks to all of you in making me feel so welcome in my first couple of months here. It is much appreciated, especially after a rather bad experience in a 'similar' forum. Thank you. Now, one of the things I have noticed in my short time here is that there are rather a...
  17. didache

    A trip to Krakow

    Hi all On the week of 22nd May I am leading a small group on a trip to Krakow. I have been several times to Poland before but have never had time to explore the pipe and tobacco culture. Does anyone know of any decent shops in Krakow? Or have any general advice about pipes and tobacco in Poland...
  18. didache

    Tobacco first love

    Hi all This afternoon I was lighting up a bowl of my current 'my mixture' blend (2/3 Old Ironsides, 1/3 Squadron Leader) and reflecting on the taste. It suddenly occurred to me that it was not unlike the very first tobacco I ever really loved. The story: when I started I smoked various otc...
  19. didache

    New Maigret Film

    Hi all The new (and third) Maigret film was on TV here in the UK over Easter: 'Maigret at the Crossroads'. It stars Rowan Atkinson who, I think, is growing nicely into the role. For those who do not know, Maigret is a pipe smoking senior detective in Paris in a series of books by Georges...
  20. didache

    An old hero

    Hi all Folks seemed to have enjoyed my last couple of stories about pipemen I have met over the years. Here's another one, this time concerning the manager of the factory where I worked in the years surrounding 1980. Bernie, to give him the name everyone knew him as, was not a big man: if he...