McConnell Scottish Flake in a Castello shape 33.***What Are You Smoking, February 2023?***
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McConnell Scottish Flake in a Castello shape 33.
McClelland #2020 Matured Cake in a Willmer diamond shanked billiard.
Thank you! The whole blend, but the Syrian Latakia in particular, has softened, become a little rounder, and maybe lost a bit of zip. It’s a bit smoother and cooler smoking that I remember when this batch was fresh. I wouldn’t say it’s better with age, but I wouldn’t say it’s worse. Just different. The Syrian leaf was probably already 20 years old when this batch was blended so tagging 20 onto that is a pretty good run.
HU Edward G in an Altinay translucent meerschaum billiard
It is quite interesting to note that both tobacco I smoked today is named after Edward G Robinson. One is from Sutliff and the other one from HU
It is quite interesting to note that both tobacco I smoked today is named after Edward G Robinson. One is from Sutliff and the other one from HU
Haunted Bookshop in one of my favorite pipes, a Dr. Grabow Riviera. The first briar pipe I ever purchased. Some dark red wine on the side.
Morgan Bayou Buck in an Olivewood Eltang Basic.
Relaxing after a wonderful salad and chicken primavera dinner with two slices of cheesecake topped with cherries. I'm almost a third of the way through this bowl of Seattle Pipe Club Hogshead in a well appreciated medium bend, smooth brown pre-Republic Peterson 999 Dublin chubby Rhodesian with a tapered black vulcanite p-lip stem. Community Coffee, neat, is my drink. Getting ready to clean some pipes.
F&T Cut Virginia Plug in a J.T. Cooke Billiard.
Winding down with some H&H Classic Burley Kake in a MM Morgan natural, water to drink. More Pirates of the Caribbean tonight.
I had some Amphora Burley Blend and a little Amphora Full Aroma dried and ready, so I blended them to smoke in today's estate pipe, a meerschaum lined Dr. Grabow. Unfortunately this pipe has a crack in the shank that goes all the way through to the mortise. I made a temporary fix with CA, and it's perfectly smokable, but at some point I will probably band it for a permanent fix. It's a nice pipe.
Right to left…WCC rhythm & Blues in the Stanwell, MB vanilla roll cake in the dark Dagner poker, ended with KBV Mycroft in the partially rustic with smooth rim Randy Wiley. Some pipes are out from cleaning. 
Nearing the half way mark on this bowl of year 2020 D&R Raccoon’s Delight in my very reliable smooth straight post-1938 pre-Republic Peterson Sterling Canadian 263 with a sterling silver band and a tapered black vulcanite p-lip stem. Working.
Listing this a few minutes early: 2021 Watch City Simply VOriental in a straight smooth medium brown 1930s Wilshire 5 bulldog (Comoy’s second) made for John’s Pipe Shop in Los Angeles with a black vulcanite saddle stem. Daisy the Feral Princess and Tomato the Brave were at the back door crying loudly, so I gave them extra food. I don't even own them, and they've made me their staff, the li'l buggers! Well, I guess it's better than being their henchman. 
... Daisy the Feral Princess and Tomato the Brave were at the back door crying loudly, so I gave them extra food. I don't even own them, and they've made me their staff, the li'l buggers! Well, I guess it's better than being their henchman.
"To the kitchen, Inkwell, and let's be quick about it!... And, Inkwell, I TRUST my Golden Delicious apples have been PROPERLY cored, THIS TIME..."
"Very good, Ms Daisey, yes, of course, just as you prefer...".
Such is life.
- Sherm Natman
Not far from finishing this bowl of Wilke Wall Street in my old reliable straight grain brown medium bend 1986 smooth Peterson Kildare 999 Rhodesian with a tapered black vulcanite p-lip stem.
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