Cigar Time- I visited a B&M in Miami to get a local cigar. Smoking it now.
***What are You Smoking, April 2022?***
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C&D Eight State Burley in a Wally Frank Straight Grain second antique store find that I finished restoration on this evening.
Nice looking pipe. Great job. How's she smoke?
C&D Three Friars in a straight Falcon with a Bantam dublin bowl. I attempted to order a new Blakemar Briars bullcap pipe, rusticated with an acrylic tortoise stem. Mike Billington has decided to relocate to his home as he has reached 70 years old and wants to take it easier. I decided to put my order on the waiting list as it may be months before he can move his tools and deal with the resulting backlog of orders. I love his pipes and the delay is, to me, not a problem. Check out Blakemar Briars for some wonderful pipes and you will be supporting a great craftsman in Mike Billington!
Relaxing after a wonderful salad, and a giant plate of spaghetti marinara with freshly made and awesome Heirloom meatballs dinner. Dessert was a small slice of triple chocolate cake. I'm close to finishing this bowl of the soon-to-be released KBV Mr. Christian’s Special Cuts #2 in a 1986 three quarter bend Bacchus face CAO meer with a dark tortoise shell colored tapered acrylic stem. Ice water and bergs is my drink. Watching the Braves-Padres game.
Now smoking Watch City Old Dominion Flake 25th Anniversary in a straight smooth brown undated pre-1960 Bewlay “Standard” Made in England 322 apple with a black vulcanite saddle stem.
Catching up on work with a bowl of Blockade Runner.
A mix of Dunbar and red VAs in a 1999 Ashton Old Church bent billiard. The mix is to tone down the perique a bit into something akin to Dorchester. The pipe is big for a 3X.
Trying a sample of C&D Folklore in the Everyman Canadian I scored from Al.
First and last smoke for the day is Wessex Gold Virginia Flake in a Rad Davis Chubby Author.
2013 Mac Baren ODF in a c. 1950’s John Bessai Twin Bore Belge.
A third of a bowl left of C&D Yorktown in a 1991 Ashton Brindle X straight brown sandblast dublin with a square shank and tapered square acrylic cumberland stem. Community Coffee, neat, is my drink. Going to work soon.
A Very Happy Easter to one and all.
Wishing everyone lots of Easter eggs and hot cross buns.
Settling down to the 1st bowl of Ashton Artisan Blend
In a 1906 W.J.B&Co (in an oval on the shank) straight billiard with Amber (-like) tapered stem, orific bit. Birmingham hallmarks with A.D. In an elongated hexagon on the silver band.
A grappa (Barbaresco Nebbiolo, Barbera d'Alba, Dolcetto d'Alba) distilled by Romano Levi in 2005 and bottled in 2013.
With a mug of Chinese camomile
Wishing everyone lots of Easter eggs and hot cross buns.
Settling down to the 1st bowl of Ashton Artisan Blend
In a 1906 W.J.B&Co (in an oval on the shank) straight billiard with Amber (-like) tapered stem, orific bit. Birmingham hallmarks with A.D. In an elongated hexagon on the silver band.
A grappa (Barbaresco Nebbiolo, Barbera d'Alba, Dolcetto d'Alba) distilled by Romano Levi in 2005 and bottled in 2013.
With a mug of Chinese camomile
A minute or two away from smoking Wilke No. 111 in a straight smooth medium brown 2016 Brigham Klondike 16 bulldog with a tapered black acrylic stem.
A second bowl of Hu Edward G
In a 1918 Civic tapered stem bent billiard. I particularly love the thickish shank and bowl-shank transition in this pipe. Ticks all my boxes for a bent billiard, and my absolute favourite.
In a 1918 Civic tapered stem bent billiard. I particularly love the thickish shank and bowl-shank transition in this pipe. Ticks all my boxes for a bent billiard, and my absolute favourite.
Not far from finishing this bowl of first release Watch City Rhythm & Blues in an undated straight smooth brown Crosby Saint Andrews “Merchant Service-like Bing” with a silverish band and a tapered black vulcanite stem.
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