Great soccer match today. Eight year old grandson had to fantastic saves in the last minutes of the match. He’s turning into a good goalie!
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Great looking pipe!
Beautiful!
Watching hockey while enjoying some Klondike Gold in two Barling Meers. The top one is from 1905 and the bottom one is from 1914.
HU Louisiana Broken in this pencil shank poker from HS Studio. Americano made from my fresh medium roasted Nicaragua and Peru beans is my drink.
Kicking off Saturday night with some Amphora Kentucky in the Rattray's Old Gowrie apple. Beer.
Five O'Clock Shadow in the Parker this morning - a bit colder than I thought it was going to be!
Country Squire Parson's Blend in the Spanu bent Dublin.
@BriaronBoerum : Winchester's good, but not quite that good. Can't say i haven't had any that might qualify for a comparison, however. 
Yard work done. Time for a pipe break. Kendal #7 in a Mauro Armellini.
Yard work done. Time for a pipe break. Kendal #7 in a Mauro Armellini.
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Getting ready to watch UFC on ESPN 66, Ian Machado Garry vs. Carlos Prates, taking place at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri. Going to have Cornell & Diehl Palmetto Balkan Small Batch (1879/3000) in a French Delacour Magnum Billiard with a dark, natural, horn stem. The Delacour factory was built in 1893 in Saint Claude, France, and closed around 1960–1962; they also had a London, England factory that was destroyed by fire in 1935. This pipe, being pretty big, and clocking in at about 10.375" in length, makes it a welcome addition to my UFC pipe rotation; its generous chamber (approximately 1.0" wide x 2.25" deep) should provide a relatively lengthy smoke time, although Palmetto Balkan not being very dense like Seattle Pipe Club Plum Pudding, and being more ribbon-like, might burn more quickly than I’d like.
Shepherds Pie in a cob. Relaxing after some yard work. Hope everyone has a great rest of the weekend.
Probably pushing the envelope, but am returning to what was working for me as of late. Just had, this late morning and early afternoon, a return to what was working for me, a late morning smoke of Capt Black Cherry Cavendish, in the below pictured McQueen Miniature Barrel Rider, and an early afternoon cigar, a Swisher's Sweet Grape. I'd say about 65-70% return of the tastebuds, which was hindered by a bit of tongue bite caused by forcing things yesterday. Patience is not my middle name. All before eating, this time btw.
Some interesting (to a lot of you, I think, this time) things in Skippable Drivel below the pipe picture.
Skippable Drivel: My usual procedure, after an initial sulk, is to get right back to business as usual. Always has been; we are all creatures of habit, I suspect. Pretty sure that if I was a trophy buck, I'd be taken out on opening day.
I began working on my indoor target pistol range, a quick snap below. A full and precise 10 yard Sanctioned Target setup, with two targets. Not shown yet is the swinging target, just below the two International mounted targets, for sustained practice at varied ranges (in my case from 7 - 33 feet), for Field Target position practice. The quick snap shows the mounting system. No, I am NOT going to put a shield up on the windows. If I miss at any of these ranges, I cotton-pickin' DESERVE to shell out the 200 bucks to replace a pellet throught the glass!!
I'll more likely just put a piece of masking tape over the hole, which ain't gonna happen anyway, as a reminder of hopefully left behind mediocrity.
Under the picture is a quick synopsis of my latest upcoming project, based on the seemingly successful experiment in growing my own. Check it out as I know some of you can help out here.
Made a major decision. I am not going to buy any more tobacco at all for a full year. I've got enough, even my "protected species", to last that long, and about three years with what I have in most other tobaccos. and my current plants have translated into very a smokeable product, so I'm holding pat. Should I live that long, eh?
Instead, I'm going to be growing my own and making my own pipe tobacco. Checked into legalities, and I've been given a lot of horsebleep by local "authorities". Have a friend who's got a greenhouse, and she'll be starting the 5 types of seeds I'm ordering, and I'll transfer the foot tall plants to pots for my growing system in my yard and then indoors at frost time. It's worked so far, and I'll be sending out my seed order tonight or tomorrow. 2 Types of Virginia, a Black Sea Balkan, a hybrid Burley, and a Turkish Oriental. (to be continued.) The Lord knows I need a project, eh?
PS - oh yeah, Michelle is a former piano student of mine, quite gorgeous, and I've got her interested in pipes and cigars. She should be joining our little group soon, and will add a most interesting mix to our evenings. Just a bit of manipulation here, eh?
Some interesting (to a lot of you, I think, this time) things in Skippable Drivel below the pipe picture.
Skippable Drivel: My usual procedure, after an initial sulk, is to get right back to business as usual. Always has been; we are all creatures of habit, I suspect. Pretty sure that if I was a trophy buck, I'd be taken out on opening day.
I began working on my indoor target pistol range, a quick snap below. A full and precise 10 yard Sanctioned Target setup, with two targets. Not shown yet is the swinging target, just below the two International mounted targets, for sustained practice at varied ranges (in my case from 7 - 33 feet), for Field Target position practice. The quick snap shows the mounting system. No, I am NOT going to put a shield up on the windows. If I miss at any of these ranges, I cotton-pickin' DESERVE to shell out the 200 bucks to replace a pellet throught the glass!!
I'll more likely just put a piece of masking tape over the hole, which ain't gonna happen anyway, as a reminder of hopefully left behind mediocrity.Under the picture is a quick synopsis of my latest upcoming project, based on the seemingly successful experiment in growing my own. Check it out as I know some of you can help out here.
Instead, I'm going to be growing my own and making my own pipe tobacco. Checked into legalities, and I've been given a lot of horsebleep by local "authorities". Have a friend who's got a greenhouse, and she'll be starting the 5 types of seeds I'm ordering, and I'll transfer the foot tall plants to pots for my growing system in my yard and then indoors at frost time. It's worked so far, and I'll be sending out my seed order tonight or tomorrow. 2 Types of Virginia, a Black Sea Balkan, a hybrid Burley, and a Turkish Oriental. (to be continued.) The Lord knows I need a project, eh?
PS - oh yeah, Michelle is a former piano student of mine, quite gorgeous, and I've got her interested in pipes and cigars. She should be joining our little group soon, and will add a most interesting mix to our evenings. Just a bit of manipulation here, eh?
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Old Dark Fired in a Castello
A bowl of hh BF in a 1976 126 shell briar billiard alongside some water and ice.
Wonderful Spring day. The House of Robertson Lovat with ‘17 C&D Daylight or Or L’yom blend- Virginia, Perique, Burley, Orientals, Black Cavendish.
A very nice smoke indeed. The age has really enhanced the leaf. Some ice water.
A very nice smoke indeed. The age has really enhanced the leaf. Some ice water.
Puffing intermittently on some C&D Epiphany in a Nording. Both of my teams won this afternoon, we'll see about the double header. Once I soundcheck at this gig I'll go finish the pipe and hopefully I can catch a few innings. Hope everyone is having a good Saturday!
HU Night Owl in a Savinelli Antica
Love the pipe and the “drink ware”!
It looks very Polish Potery-esk.
How was the fishing?
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Thanks for the recommendation, @Douglas…for the price they look good. Always need a beater so I can “baby” the other pipes lol
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