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

[PaulRVA]

C&D Exclusive in a Kaywoodie 4 Digit Push Stem and the last of the Coffee ️

 

[Ben.R.C]

BIA in a super light weight, high capacity lovat from J Alan, then I have to get off my butt and do some weekend chores.

 

[bluegrassbrian]

Steamworks.. Scarlatta..

 

[Dshift]

Today is a crazy pipe day for me with multiple holy grail pipes arrived from the US and here is the first:
1929 double patent Dunhill Shell with some EMP
Also I can finally stop whining about a Peterson Book... Thank you @ashdigger

 

[folkleaf]

Appears to be a Strand. I have both that and the Deerstalker, which is my favorite SH pipe.

Thanks, I ve never realized that. Are the scorings/grooves at the top of the bowl exclusive to/indicative of the deerstalker as well?

 

[dublinpiper90]

Today is a crazy pipe day for me with multiple holy grail pipes arrived from the US and here is the first:
1929 double patent Dunhill Shell with some EMPView attachment 436031
Also I can finally stop whining about a Peterson Book... Thank you @ashdigger
View attachment 436034

It was a BIG relief when I obtained my copy, congrats

 

[HeavyLeadBelly]

I would like to expand this subject further. After doing some research, there seems to be enough of a mix of opinions for me to judge that ferals bonding with one human only certainly does happen. But, not always. How the latter idea works out depends on how abused or ignored a frightened feral may have been. And how kind, industrious, understanding and patient humans are regarding taming/adopting one. I would say that what happens is a case to case experience judging by what I read others write and what has happened around here.

Here's examples from my experience. At one time or another the last few years, we have taken care of eighteen ferals. We were able to establish their trust in us, and most were rehomed where it has always worked out well.
1. The various Striped cats who were from one place. They were works in progress. Two never quite learned to trust me. They have completely disappeared. Two did learn to trust me but one of them disappeared, too. For the original Stripesy, who was a nasty beast to other ferals, and very afraid of me; it took me almost two years to change all of that. He had been abused by other animals and humans, and I often saw him bloody with gaping wounds. Once, I kept walking toward him slowly and talked softly to him. He kept backing off, and shuddered every time that I moved. But, this was the first time that he did not run from me, and let me get within four feet of him. A couple of days later, he was on the deck to eat, and I softly talked to him enough that he let me come up to him while he was eating and pet him. After that, he trusted me. he still hated other cats.

One day, he came limping to me, and I saw that he had a bloody hole above the ankle of his left leg. We took him to the vet, and he extracted a bb that somebody shot him with. We had him fixed at the same time. We kept him inside away from our cats for a week until he healed. He became friendly to m’lady and me equally as well as the ferals. M’lady’s cousin adopted him, and he’s lived very happily since. He even sleeps with her dog.

2. Harry the Hairy’s story is close to the same except that he’s never been shot. It took me a year and half to get him to trust me. One night, I just stood at the food bowl and said, “If you want to eat, you have to trust me.” He was about six feet away. He made a sudden dash to the food, and as soon as he started eating, I rubbed his head and back. His tail stuck straight up, and we’ve been friends since. He stopped bullying the other feral since we had him fixed. If you’ve been following my stories, you’ve seen how he has turned out.

I could tell more stories about the other ferals, but I think these make my point. Be loving, be understanding, and most of all, be very patient. Many of them can learn love if given a chance.

Thank you for sharing this story Jim. You and your lady are good people for doing what you do.

 

[spearheadbill]

Black flake in the 2023 Peterson 264 St Pats

 

[xrundog]

OJK in a Wiley.

 

[jttnk]

Good Morning, enjoying GLP Cairo, in a 1917 - 1919 CPF Calabash. Leaving shortly to hang out in the beautiful AZ desert and watch my eldest son and friends son run a 50 miler with 7,500 ft of elevation. Proud dad!

 

[Benedict Munsinger]

Black flake in the 2023 Peterson 264 St PatsView attachment 436061

A good combination of Virginia, Perique, and Black Cavendish

 

[HeavyLeadBelly]

Happy Saturday all. Made some bacon and eggs with two pieces of sourdough toast on a new stovetop. Def overcooked the bacon lol but it’s a new gas stove and Im just learning how it cooks. I feel like each gas stove has its own personality. Anyways breakfast was still good and now Im enjoying a bowl of Marlin Flake in a Savanelli Porto Cervo 614 with a hot cup of coffee ️

 

[CPT]

Good morning, gentlemen. Smoking C&D Exclusive in a Castello Old Antiquari 55 with coffee while watching Everton v. Nottingham Forest. Come on you Blues!

 

[Dshift]

Time for back to back comparison:
1923 double patent Dunhill Shell X EMP

 

[bobpnm]

Good morning! Brutal spin class this morning! I’m about too old for that kind of pain. Cool rainy day today. Coffee, burley, cob.

 

[pipeboy122]

2023 C&D Small Batch Steamworks in a Stanwell Plateau 62B

 

[IrishBadger]

Opened a can of year 2010 C&D Good Morning. Must have had a pin hole. Dry as a popcorn.........
Will see if I can slow smoke it in a Stanwell 30L without igniting a brush fire in my mouth. Fingers crossed.

 

[Mortar0341]

Been smoking a ton of Cigars lately. I haven't had the time to post anything. Smoked a good pipe of BF#1 this morning, with some good coffee. I got a order in the mail just a min ago of some fresh Cigars. I really like these Aladino Cigars, I've been smoking others here and there but just been drawn to keep smoking these Aladinos.

 

[Dshift]

I guess today is a day for small pipes in quick succession... I blame it on me watching The Hatfields and the McCoys last night... I was hyping myself up for a package, containing my first Devil's Anse pipe, that should have arrived today, but it got delayed untill Monday...
Dunhill 3102 Cumberland Spigot X Old Gowrie

 

[Roach1]

Cube cut Hamborger Veermaster in an Irish Seconds System 302.