Birthday Haul 2023

[brian64]

As I understand it, the Cat is sometimes used interchangeably with the Rabbit...at least with the Vietnamese. Not sure if that is limited to their tradition or not.

 

[TheIronMonkey]

Congratulations on your Birthday!

If you plan on smoking your new Thomas Cristiano pipe, I for one would love to hear how it smokes.

If it is for your collection and a non-smoker, it looks like it would have been very difficult to drill!

Many thanks for sharing.....I really appreciate your posts

The chamber is pretty large. It smoked fine, but the bowl is so tall, you can’t see the top of the pipe when lighting up—I didn’t want to char the rim. Fortunately, the top of the chamber is so wide, you just need to center the lighter and draw.

 

[TheIronMonkey]

Thank you, everyone, for the birthday wishes. It was a very nice day.

 

[Servant King]

It's all downhill from here!

Enjoy your b-day gifts in happiness and good health. Cheers!

 

[Homer]

Happy birthday!
Amazing amount of gifts
I don't usually get anything.

 

[kcghost]

I think you got a haul that would make anyone of us proud. Really like the assortment of meat and cheese.

 

[dino]

Happy Birthday!

 

[Tbaggins]

Happy birthday, looks like one well spent!

 

[Coreios]

That's a great cigar! And beautiful pipes plus tobaccos! Happy birthday have a good one!

 

[JOHN72]

Today, I opened the rest of my gifts from Susan. She got me two books on tobacco blending:

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A signed copy of All about Tobacco by Milton M. Sherman:

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And a coffee table book, The Pipe: A Functional Work of Art:

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I will be posting about a very special birthday pipe, probably later in the month, once I have it in hand. More to come in its own thread in a few weeks.

Hey TheironMonkey, that sounds fantastic.I love these gifts, they are beautiful. Happy birthday my dear friend. God bless you.

 

[TheIronMonkey]

I forgot to post a pic of this cool limited edition New York MTA Subway Token watch Susan gave me:

 

[orlandofurioso]

Congratulations and many happy returns of the day !
Wonderful gifts of plenty

 

[vosBghos]

HBD MONKEY

 

[UncleRasta]

Some great pipes, accessories and other birthday goodies there! Like you, I'm trying to decide on which pipes to smoke on my 60th (you beat me to it by one day!). Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday @MCJ

 

[MCJ]

Happy Birthday @MCJ

Thanks -- appreciate your good wishes!

 

[ThermionicScott]

That's an amazing bounty of thoughtful gifts! Happy belated, @TheIronMonkey.

 

[fMf Piper]

Happy Birthday from a water rat. Amazing gifts, and glad to hear it was a nice day.