Edisto in this Mastro de Paja. Iced tea.
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2018 University Flake, a Pre-Republic 314, a horse’s ass,
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@umbrella001 Nice pipe & good baccy choice; it sounds like it would suit the King's Clay!
Whimsical in my Castello diamond shank bent billiard.
Escudo in a Peterson Christmas 69.
Stokkebye Luxury Twist Flake in a falcon with chimney bowl.
Relaxing after a wonderful salad, chicken legs and sugar snap peas dinner with strawberries for dessert. I'm a quarter of the way through one of the four KBV beta test blends in a medium bend fumed tan crackled year 2020 Ahmet Govem reverse calabash meerschaum with a military mount silver band and black acrylic stem. Community Coffee, neat, is my drink. Sleepy Suzy is by my side. Molly Danger is snoozin' on m'lady's lap. Harry the Hairy is making the most of his snooze time on the couch.
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Peter Heinrichs Dark Strong Flake in a Stanwell 32
HU Nebari in a Bruno Nuttens Bing, again.
Unwound with a bowl of nutty Irishman after dinner in the Peterson emerald rusticated 106, just what I needed.
Next up: Rattray’s acctountant’s mixture in my rusticated 103! It’s rusticated billiards all the way down, my boy!
Next up: Rattray’s acctountant’s mixture in my rusticated 103! It’s rusticated billiards all the way down, my boy!
Another round of WC's Bostonian Rhapsody. This time in a Old Church Ashton LX-CORPS 2004
A little break, then back to painting, then the best part of the day: back to relaxing. 
For now, a bit of Director's Cut in a Castello with some electrolyte water and a little news.
For now, a bit of Director's Cut in a Castello with some electrolyte water and a little news.
Now smoking a KBV beta test blend in a 1986 three quarter bend Bacchus face CAO meer with a tapered dark tortoise shell colored acrylic stem.
Enjoyed a tasty golden delicious apple, and am smoking year 2014 Edgeworth Ready Rubbed Match in a 1984 medium bend black grain etched Savinelli Non Pareil 9310 pokerish dublin with a horn ferrule and a black vulcanite flared stem. Editing beta test notes on what I've smoked today. Harry the Hairy finally woke up, ate, hung around my feet for some attention, and then wanted out. As soon as he went out, Daisy the Feral Princess came in to eat. She's bathing herself now. Tomato the Brave was in not long ago and ate a lot of dry food. His wet food time is fifteen minutes away.
Had a fun night with a new group for D&D and now I'm puffing on some Sun Bear Navy Cask in a Nording Poker. Nice night for a smoke and this stuff doesn't disappoint.
I keep reaching for it. Funny thing is i was never a big sun bear guy. To me it shows how tastes change or evolve. 
5/21 MB HH Pure Virginia in an Altinay.
New Pipe: Well, I had a smoke tonight, and I'll post it tomorrow because I'm about to pick over and dry about 15 more pounds of Saskatoons. This is the final picking - all the leaves turn yellow after the second picking, and my half dozen Saskabushes look like premature fall now, all yellow like a Toronto Maple Leaf defenceman on the ice. I've about four hours of work to do tonight, but I thought I'd entertain you with a new arrival.
I usually post new arrivals in the new pipe thread first, but this one is for Jimi. About a week ago, I wrote in a post that Jim's pipe was one I coveted (there are many) but this one especially. Here it is, poached from his post. Love this pipe, and thank you for the inspiration, my friend!
Now, this is for sure above my pay grade, but a similar styled pipe, another Polak job, this time not Brog, but from another Polish maker named Lubinski, apparently pretty well known. It filled the price and similarity bill. Cost me $40 US plus shipping. It's not badly finished at all, attractive, and is a rather nice piece of Olive wood. How it smokes remains to be seen.
I've now put it in my locked drawer with three other newbies, not going to be touched or looked at until it's break-in time. They have to wait their turn, because there are four others in progress, almost completed and beginning to smoke well indeed. I'll show you the smoke today, tomorrow. It's back to work. All this extra curricular activity is frankly the berries.
I usually post new arrivals in the new pipe thread first, but this one is for Jimi. About a week ago, I wrote in a post that Jim's pipe was one I coveted (there are many) but this one especially. Here it is, poached from his post. Love this pipe, and thank you for the inspiration, my friend!
Now, this is for sure above my pay grade, but a similar styled pipe, another Polak job, this time not Brog, but from another Polish maker named Lubinski, apparently pretty well known. It filled the price and similarity bill. Cost me $40 US plus shipping. It's not badly finished at all, attractive, and is a rather nice piece of Olive wood. How it smokes remains to be seen.
I've now put it in my locked drawer with three other newbies, not going to be touched or looked at until it's break-in time. They have to wait their turn, because there are four others in progress, almost completed and beginning to smoke well indeed. I'll show you the smoke today, tomorrow. It's back to work. All this extra curricular activity is frankly the berries.
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Subtle Bastard, a "blend" I just "crafted" by combining the remains of two samples from @lukasstrifeson
Half WCC Fat Bastard and half Subtle Knife, a house blend from a shop in the southeast Georgia area.
Using the Savinelli 111KS Roma.
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Half WCC Fat Bastard and half Subtle Knife, a house blend from a shop in the southeast Georgia area.
Using the Savinelli 111KS Roma.
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Couple of real nice, attractive Lovats (!!!). I have one Lovat, obtained from your British Columbia neighbor, the "Most Honorable Gentleman" Mr Laug.
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