Thankfully all the Christmas shopping is done. Time for a celebratory smoke break! Navy in a GH Zhang.
***What Are You Smoking, December 2024?***
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How did you adjust it? Did you insert a metal tube/sleeve?
Near the last quarter of this bowl of year 2012 Rolando’s Own in a smooth straight early ‘60s Lane era “William Conrad” Charatan Executive Extra Large stretch apple with diagonal channel cuts on the lower right and left of the bowl along with a black vulcanite double comfort saddle stem. Ice water and bergs is my drink.
I love it, and it smokes well, but it may not be as cool as you think—the high contrast of the bowl is created by light yellow paint on the high areas of the cob, and the cob pattern on the shank is printed on wood. But, maybe that’s part of what makes it cool. I dig it, regardless.
Sutliff 507-C Flake in the Barontini 1/2 spigot bent billiard with 9mm filter.
I had about a 1/3rd of a bowl left after running to the store to get coffee for Christmas and decided to finish it. After I got it lit I thought I'll go get the mail and started to walk down the path to the driveway and to the mailbox. As I took a step into the driveway I heard a very short high pitched attempt at a squeal followed by a rasp ... I immediately backed up the path and decided I'll get the mail tomorrow ... although I didn't see it I knew immediately what it was ... the great horned owl is hunting on the hillside along the driveway and it is very low and close to the driveway and didn't want me to disturb its future dinner ! Its either on the ground or low in the pine tree. Junk mail can wait !
I had about a 1/3rd of a bowl left after running to the store to get coffee for Christmas and decided to finish it. After I got it lit I thought I'll go get the mail and started to walk down the path to the driveway and to the mailbox. As I took a step into the driveway I heard a very short high pitched attempt at a squeal followed by a rasp ... I immediately backed up the path and decided I'll get the mail tomorrow ... although I didn't see it I knew immediately what it was ... the great horned owl is hunting on the hillside along the driveway and it is very low and close to the driveway and didn't want me to disturb its future dinner ! Its either on the ground or low in the pine tree. Junk mail can wait !
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Sutliff Cringle Flake 2020 in an Altinay translucent meerschaum billiard
Passing the quarter mark of this bowl of year 2013 Capstan Gold in a straight black 1932 Dunhill R double patent shell pot with a vernon tenon and a tapered black vulcanite stem. Getting ready to clean a few pipes.
RIP my beloved J11P.
I got sidetracked today hooking up and fixing issues on an ancient camper I was moving for a friend today, and I believe left it on my bumper.
Of course SPcom has no more in stock, I hope Ropp has some in the pipeline still, it was my favorite work briar.
I’m hoping all is well with Jason (@Birddog66). He hasn’t posted in many moons, but has dropped by as recently as a month ago.
WC Strange Magic in a Pete PSB X105
Going to have Gawith, Hoggarth & Co. Ltd. Bob’s Chocolate Flake in an srv Aladdin Meerschaum.
You may find it again soon ...
I have only seen one or two others in the last few years and kind of regret not getting them as backups. I love this pipe, but had a hard time justifying getting more of the same pipe when this one was working fine (said the guy with double digit quantities of more than one Savinelli shape
).
Ryback+P in a Rocky Donegal 701
Finishing the day with some SPC Potlatch in the Devil Cutty. 
I see he was sick for a while back in November, and hasn't posted since. I hope he's recovered. But he and I were posting concurrently here for two months, and I've never been to Newhaven, so I am definitely not him, and he isn't me.
C&D Carolina Red Flake with Perique 2023 in a Peterson Christmas 2023 69.
Now smoking aged Rattrays Hal O’ The Wynd in a straight smooth brown pre-WWII (Comoy’s) Corinthian De-Luxe 126 pot made for Sutliff in San Francisco with a black tapered vulcanite stem.
But, you might be in a parallel universe (or two, or three).
SG Navy Flake in a Winslow Axe Hybrid.