***What Are You Smoking, December 2025?***

[renfield]

2011 McClelland Christmas Cheer in a GBD Prehistoric shape 529.

 

[JimInks]

Somehow, it's just how I've always pictured you, Jim.

Next thing, you'll be telling us about your brain surgeon career and your double-naught spy skills.

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Well, you must admit after your brain surgery that your IQ went up ten points.

 

[Choatecav]

Pee Dee in this Don Carlos. Iced tea. Busy and fun day putting together bicycles, swing sets, basketball goals and all manor of Santa Claus goodies. We put together over 100 bicycles this morning! Other volunteers will get all the goodies delivered on Christmas Eve.
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Hey Bob. Seeing that tin of Pee Dee reminds me that I have smoked mine up. I think you've flung a cravin' on me so I'll need to order more.

 

[xrundog]

OJK in a Nittens mini Bing.

 

[Fralphog]

Enjoying some Watch City Old Dominion in the Ali.
Walking around the property.

 

[Sobrbiker]

C&D exclusive on the morning commute, then Dark Sail and Derringer whilst working.
No action shots so far today, so I’ll just drop a random shot of Bob.

 

[B. Wind]

never been a big fan of latakia, but this one is definitely growing on me.

 

[JimInks]

Now smoking and reviewing from a freshly opened tin of year 2025 STG Virginia No. 1 in a 1986 three quarter bend Bacchus face CAO meer with a tapered dark tortoise shell colored acrylic stem. Ice water and bergs is my drink.

 

[JeffNYC]

Finishing up a tin of Escudo Navy de Luxe 2013) in a Tsuge bamboo billiard (finger bones). Now need to think about what Va/Per to open next…Russ Ouellette Anniversary Kake?

 

[IrishBadger]

Another bowl of KK. More impressed each time. Red Virginia provides smooth base and the Izmir jumps up with a fruity slightly sour shout. When WC says a "touch of Perique " they ain't lying. I have trouble finding it. But lovely blend despite that.
Maybe a touch on the retrohale.

 

[Deano]

Finally trying Crooner / Mo.Pride cob.

 

[Roach1]

Haunted Bookshop in a Mastro Geppeto Eximia.

 

[dottlejockey]

just popping in to thank y'all for the beautiful pipe porn. I was admitted in Seattle for a new treatment protocol, which was planned months ago. So not at all a surprise, nor emergency - though it is quite extensive. The trip to Texas was for results needed to be able to qualify for this current treatment. I haven't had a smoke in a few days and won't for some time yet, but in the meantime i'll be leaning on the fine fellow enthusiasts of the leaf here by sojourning along with you through your pictures, words and daily experiences just the same as often as possible. All is well and - rest assured - i'll be back to posting as soon as i'm back to smokin'.

For now, i'll leave y'all with a pic of the last pipe i had just before admitting. It was a nice bowl of Krater-Plug in one of my all-time favorites: a commission piece from Ahmet Govem.



And to accompany it, a Haiku i had written for such a time as this:

Transcendent thoughts;
The chaos of life abides.
Listen: barking dogs!

Like a wise man once told me, "Don't sweat the small stuff...and it's all small stuff," this little ditty is in that same spirit, chalking it all up to noise. In other words, we'll all find out in the end that whatever life threw at us was essentially all bark and no bite, regardless of what we thought about it at the time.

In any event, take care my friends and i'll be in touch soon...

 

[kcmontie]

 

[bobpnm]

Hey Bob. Seeing that tin of Pee Dee reminds me that I have smoked mine up. I think you've flung a cravin' on me so I'll need to order more.

Me too! I’m about out.

 

[Dshift]

James Upshall x Mac Barren The Solent

 

[BCF]

More C&D Redburn in a Rattray's apple, melting a couple of ice cubes with some Jim Beam and kicking back after supper.