I was on break today, and was sitting under the tree and decided to take a picture before I lit my pipe and read my book.
break time photo
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Bull Dont feel bad about the outside smoking, for 31.5 years I had to smoke outside while working at Exxon it's called the smoking bench. The plant was in a very bad neighborhood, my unit ran close to a busy Hwy. In the 1920s when the plant was started the employees built around it. As the years went by the workers moved to suburbs and neighborhood suffered severe blight. Shootings, dope dealings, you name it right alongside the fence by the busy Hwy. the smoking bench was alongside a massive control center, covered but mighty breezy in winter. One afternoon I was puffing with my former Marine buddy who had seen combat too, the loud bang and shells kicking up at our feet made he and I dive for cover, yelling to the guys who never were in combat to get down. Scratched a nice pipe doing that. Seems as though a drug deal gone bad outside the fence brought the weapons out and shots were fired , we just suffered a wayward bullet. So if your tree is peaceful you had it better than me, good to hear you're hanging in there.
A most excellent book, Lewis is one of my favorite authors as well. Have you read the Screwtape Letters? One of my all time favorites. I fire up Three Nuns in his honor ever so often.
@cobguy Its amost interesting aversion, Lewis always had a different way of looking at thigns haha. The last chapter though, thats what really makes the book shine.
If you like CS Lewis you make also like Dinesh D'Souza. I enjoyed God Forsaken It was obvious that Lewis has a lot great influence on D'Souza.
@cobguy That too! But, for me, just the last chapter of the book itself. I loved how Screwtape phrased everything, his defeat was really the greatest possible victory for the "enemy", it was beautifully described.
Cob Guy [Nice scene! A very emotional and candid book by one of my favorite authors as well.]
yes it is. I have a personal connection to this book because my Fiancee has cancer, and every day I wonder if I will lose her, and how will I go on if I do. We will be getting marries in the spring he is one of my favorite authors as well
tuold [I hope you were smoking "Three Nuns" in honor of the author!]
I was all out of 3 nuns, but I wish I did it's a tobacco I have yet to try and have been wanting to try it for some time now.
bulletsnbriars [A most excellent book, Lewis is one of my favorite authors as well. Have you read the Screwtape Letters? One of my all time favorites. I fire up Three Nuns in his honor ever so often.]
screwtape letters is next on my order and read list
phonomet [Another Lewis fan here...also a fan of lunch breaks, pipes, matches, trees, grass, acorns, pipe cases, photographs, twigs...did I miss anything?]
I think you got it all covered
tuold If you like CS Lewis you make also like Dinesh D'Souza. I enjoyed God Forsaken It was obvious that Lewis has a lot great influence on D'Souza.
I will have to check that author out
yes it is. I have a personal connection to this book because my Fiancee has cancer, and every day I wonder if I will lose her, and how will I go on if I do. We will be getting marries in the spring he is one of my favorite authors as well
tuold [I hope you were smoking "Three Nuns" in honor of the author!]
I was all out of 3 nuns, but I wish I did it's a tobacco I have yet to try and have been wanting to try it for some time now.
bulletsnbriars [A most excellent book, Lewis is one of my favorite authors as well. Have you read the Screwtape Letters? One of my all time favorites. I fire up Three Nuns in his honor ever so often.]
screwtape letters is next on my order and read list
phonomet [Another Lewis fan here...also a fan of lunch breaks, pipes, matches, trees, grass, acorns, pipe cases, photographs, twigs...did I miss anything?]
I think you got it all covered
tuold If you like CS Lewis you make also like Dinesh D'Souza. I enjoyed God Forsaken It was obvious that Lewis has a lot great influence on D'Souza.
I will have to check that author out
What a great way to spend some down time...good book, great pipe and tobacco, and nice shady tree
NOLA Cajun thanks. Yes it is I look forward to my half hr of piece and quiet with my book and pipe. I love that pipe it is a great smoker, but it is just to heavy to hold in your mouth making it hard to read and smoke. but like I said I love that pipe
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