🎄🌟 The Unofficial Official PM Secret Santa 2024 Thread 🌟 🎄
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What about Liber-icy?
I mailed my SS package about an hour ago - probably won’t arrive til Monday.The burden of the season has been reduced (for now at least).
I received my Som Besths Surprise!
No screen name was included, just the member’s actual name. He can decide if he wants to out himself.
I decided that if the contents inside were wrapped I’d wait…..
Well, now may just wait until Christmas to smoke them (or not
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A thoughtful and much appreciated selection!
2018 Orlik Dark Strong Kentucky, 2021 Ennerdale (A GH&Co I haven’t had yet), and the baggie is 2023 Pfiefen Huber Golden Flake.
Thanks so much SS, and a Merry Christmas to you and yours!!
No screen name was included, just the member’s actual name. He can decide if he wants to out himself.
I decided that if the contents inside were wrapped I’d wait…..
Well, now may just wait until Christmas to smoke them (or not
)A thoughtful and much appreciated selection!
2018 Orlik Dark Strong Kentucky, 2021 Ennerdale (A GH&Co I haven’t had yet), and the baggie is 2023 Pfiefen Huber Golden Flake.
Thanks so much SS, and a Merry Christmas to you and yours!!
SS package is in the mail today! Recipient should have it Monday. Possibly Saturday, but probably Monday.
This is going to be good!
This is going to be good!
A package was shipped today. Hopefully the recipient is not too disappointed! Som Besths!
Fellows,
My Secret Santa (who has chosen to remain secret) may be the embodiment of Dickens' 4th and lesser known spirit -- that of Som Besths. He bothered to read my ramblings in various sub-forums sufficiently to pull together a surprisingly thoughtful set of gifts:
I'm simply delighted with all of it! Thank you very much!
Not only hadn't I had Interlude before, but really I'm not sure that I was even aware of it. I don't think that I was. I fired up a bowl last night and found that I'd been missing out! What a solid Red VA with very natural seeming sweet topping -- right up my alley! Sincerely I'll probably be ordering more of this in the future.
Perhaps the greatest surprise was Irwin's X Pipe book -- "mystagogic stories for the pipe smoker" revolving around a miraculous pipe kept in the Vatican's secret archives. Ha! I haven't fully established a feel for it yet as I received it only last night and had too much else going on to dig in like I wanted to -- but from an initial skim I'm blown away by the deftness with which he moves between tobacciana and religious esoterica -- what a hoot! If any of you, like me, weirdly combine pipe nerdiness with liturgical nerdiness, you need to see the 2nd Appendix of "Smoaker's Prayers & Collects" that reads in parts like the 1928 BCP. He flawlessly nails several different traditions in that "if you know, you know" kind of way.
Santa, I'd love for you to reveal yourself; but, whether or not you do, please know that you are very appreciated. Thank you!
Every Christmas blessing to you and to yours!
Scott
My Secret Santa (who has chosen to remain secret) may be the embodiment of Dickens' 4th and lesser known spirit -- that of Som Besths. He bothered to read my ramblings in various sub-forums sufficiently to pull together a surprisingly thoughtful set of gifts:
I'm simply delighted with all of it! Thank you very much!
Not only hadn't I had Interlude before, but really I'm not sure that I was even aware of it. I don't think that I was. I fired up a bowl last night and found that I'd been missing out! What a solid Red VA with very natural seeming sweet topping -- right up my alley! Sincerely I'll probably be ordering more of this in the future.
Perhaps the greatest surprise was Irwin's X Pipe book -- "mystagogic stories for the pipe smoker" revolving around a miraculous pipe kept in the Vatican's secret archives. Ha! I haven't fully established a feel for it yet as I received it only last night and had too much else going on to dig in like I wanted to -- but from an initial skim I'm blown away by the deftness with which he moves between tobacciana and religious esoterica -- what a hoot! If any of you, like me, weirdly combine pipe nerdiness with liturgical nerdiness, you need to see the 2nd Appendix of "Smoaker's Prayers & Collects" that reads in parts like the 1928 BCP. He flawlessly nails several different traditions in that "if you know, you know" kind of way.
Santa, I'd love for you to reveal yourself; but, whether or not you do, please know that you are very appreciated. Thank you!
Every Christmas blessing to you and to yours!
Scott
That's an outstandingly thoughtful gift, @SBC!
Wow, what an amazing gift @SBC! I'd love to hear a review of the book once you finish!
The generous displays of the spirit of Som Besths on this forum is truly a sight to behold. One that gives me hope for mankind.
The generous displays of the spirit of Som Besths on this forum is truly a sight to behold. One that gives me hope for mankind.
Finally got my dried out crumbs and dottle mailed off today. Hope my match didn’t expect much. Som Besths to all!
@SBC wow!
Truly you have been touched by the spirit of Som Besths.
We should probably enjoy enjoy a Samichlaus tonight.
Truly you have been touched by the spirit of Som Besths.
We should probably enjoy enjoy a Samichlaus tonight.
Based on the address I may be wearing a cement overcoat if I’m late, but I won’t send until closer to Xmas - no judgments about any who are more efficient but we are just putting up our tree this weekend and darn it, I’m enjoying some of my Christmas before bringing joy to someone else!! That’s the holiday spirit - bah!!
Package completed. SomBesths en route, heading east. Enjoy your PMSS surprise!
Were any of you involved in that fight at the Mariah Carey concert?
We were ALL there in spirit .... the spirit of Som Besths ... for all mankind.
When I was looking for a box to ship the gifts, Shadow had already claimed this box. And he wasn't having it any other way!
Thought you got a cat in your SS gift for a second
Thought you got a cat in your SS gift for a second
Maybe his match will!
DO NOT wait till Christmas to open that one.Thought you got a cat in your SS gift for a second