1980’s era McConnell Red Virginia in my BST oval shank billiard.
***What Are You Smoking, August 2024?***
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Relaxing after a wonderful salad, snapper and green beans dinner with strawberries for dessert. I'm a third of the way through this bowl of Sutliff Silver Quarter 175th Anniversary Blend in a straight black sandblast late 1990s 2 star Ferndown Bark squashed pot with a tapered cumberland stem. Working on a review of this blend. Too humid for coffee, and it's still raining. Oddly enough, Daisy the Feral Princess doesn't want to come in. Ice water and bergs is my drink.
Thanks. I love the pipe for the grain and how well it smokes.
It's a great smoking little pipe
Peterson Standard Mixture in a clay for my final smoke of the day. 
Robert McConnell’s Scottish Cake in the Pete102 Short Army.
Gee, thank you for your kind words (!!!).I like the way you described the current season and the one that's on its way. I can see a couple of Norman Rockwell pictures in your words. Enjoy your Autumn '12
Maybe I was rushing things a bit (the calendar, the Season), but we're having it a bit cooler recently, daily highs in the 70's when it could be sweltering in early August in MN. Teasing me for the upcoming Fall weather.
I'm anticipating the What Are You Smoking in Sept '24 descriptions of tobacco choices from everybody. I know some have said they don't really change things to honor the change in Seasons, but some do. And then October .... (Yay)!
I'm thinking this Fall, I might spend time trying to grasp more fully Brown Virginias & Dark Virginias (not necessarily Black Virginias). Examples can be Wessex Brown Virginia Flake, Wessex Brigade Campaign Flake, Rattray Brown Clunee, F&T and Butera Browns, etc.
I recently cracked open jars from '12 of GH Brown Flake u/s and GH Dark Flake u/s. I was so impressed with the Brown Flake u/s that I added 8oz to a new TAD. However, I now regret not adding some of their Rum Flake and their American Blend Whisky. To sort of make up for this, I've been adding some Peter Stokkebye P38 Highland Whiskey to both u/s Flakes (home blending). Also thinking I'll try this with some Blockade Runner for the rum effect. Of course, I could also simply do another TAD.
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Il Ceppo with Brown Plug. Cooling off- slowly.
A quarter of a bowl left of year 2010 Full Virginia Flake in a straight 1968 Dunhill Shell bulldog with a black vulcanite saddle stem.
Smoking '22 C&D Folklore, courtesy of @Fralphog, in a Peterson Natural Spigot B10. I really like this tobacco! I didn't get any previously because of the 1 lb block you had to buy, but I could definitely smoke a pound of this. I hope they release it again!
Dreaming pipes Mount Tai in my LHS Purex prefered. 
C&D Miskatonic in a Chacom for the ride home from work. Time to check the market and eat some ravioli. 
It was a Calabash evening with Captain Black gold, which could have been a little dryer. This unsmoked gourd arrived today from an ebay deal; a replacement for one lost years ago. I exclusively smoke VA blends but, to me, a calabash gourd calls for aromatic or latakia, don't you agree? It's not a convenient shape but the bamboo insert is surprisingly comfortable. I wish the bit was angled a little higher and may make the modification. My drink was filtered room temp. tap water and a Jamison finger neat.
Half way through this bowl of Watch City American Cut Plug Mixture in a smooth medium bend terracotta Peterson POY 2023 X160 464/1100 military mount egg with a silver cap and a tapered black vulcanite AB stem. Just fed my cats, and all the ferals except for the absent Abner the Eager. I seldom see him when it's been rainy.
First Amendment in a Savinelli 673 Tundra. I re-finished this one with linseed oil and pine resin varnish with beeswax topcoat.
Another two cigar day, because I prefer smoking a cigar when I am on a vacation. In the morning I smoked Oliva Serie V Melanio. Now I am smoking a Oliva Serie V
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