@BDIC I enjoyed a clay bowl of Elizabethan Mixture at Nottingham pipe show in September just after the Queen died. RIP Queen Elizabeth II...Elizabethan mixture in my dragonelli poker paired with English Teatime.View attachment 188301
Thank you, good sir, for the well-wishes! In fact, this pipe model (and the very pipe itself) became a quick favorite of mine.I have that exact same pipe model and it’s one of my favorites. I hope it brings you many enjoyable bowls.
cube cut Capstan Blue in my YelloBole briar Lovat. I've sanded it all down to bare wood and the shape and the bit are nicely presented My son gifted me this pipe and it was an 'estate' then, about 6 yrs ago. My palatte stil not quote there after 6 weeks in the hospital with a perf'erated
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That's the difference between Winnipeg and California. You've got real snow. I had to get a tree with fake snow sprayed on it to replicate a hint of winter.