More Salty Dogs in the little meer. The day started out windy and cold, but sunny and calm now. All the way to 30F. Break out the sun block and shades!
***What Are You Smoking, February 2023?***
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Sensational! Where did you get this??
I have inadvertently dedicated my Blue Forever Cob to the Lane section of my cellar. Today's matchup is some three-year-old 1-Q. I didn't mean to age it, I just moved on to other varieties and am now circling back. After enjoying this bowl, I wouldn't necessarily buy any 1-Q to age, but I am glad I still have this jar.
Enjoyed a tasty lunch, and am close to finishing this bowl of C&D Yorktown in a smooth medium bend 2021 Peterson POTY Terracotta 4AB No.108/500 military mount with a silver cap and a tapered black vulcanite AB stem. Lavazza Espresso, neat, is my drink.
LJP Cambridge Flake in an Ascorti Business
Two Friends Heritage in a Tilshead Bulldog.
MB Vanilla Roll Cake in an Altinay.
Did a second set of walking reps, and am close to finishing this bowl of year 2015 D&R A.B. Rimboche in an undated slight bend, smooth flame grain Wessex Standard egg with a brown accent on the black vulcanite saddle stem.
PS Luxury Bullseye Flake in a Pre-Republic Peterson Deluxe. All of my pre-republics have p-lips.
C&D Morley's Best in a Cavicchi Love
Soldiers stand guard outside a gunpowder arsenal.
Although an integral part of seventeenth century armies were gunpowder weapons, soldiers had to be careful when handling the dangerous substance. The ignorant or inexperienced soldiers could easily ignite the powder and cause severe injuries to themselves or their comrades. If they didn’t accidentally blow themselves up they could carelessly leave it exposed to rain, thus ruining the powder before it could be used in battle. Officers had to choose trustworthy guards to reduce the risks of keeping gunpowder, but despite their best efforts there were still many accidents throughout the Civil Wars.
One example of this was at Hoghton Tower in Lancashire. After Royalist officer Captain Starker captured the tower he began looting it with his men. One of his men found a room and took the time to light his pipe for a quick smoke. But what he had failed to realise was that he standing in the Parliamentarian gunpowder store, and the sparks from lighting the pipe ignited all the powder. The explosion destroyed the arsenal as well as killing himself, the captain and sixty other soldiers. The Parliamentarians commented on this incident with joy, stating that:
“O that this thundering alarm might ever sound in the ears of our Swearing, Cursing, Drunken, Tobacco-abusing commanders and soldiers.”
From Earl of Manchester's Regiment of Foote - definitely a smoking related death and an example of the dangers of smoking!
Although an integral part of seventeenth century armies were gunpowder weapons, soldiers had to be careful when handling the dangerous substance. The ignorant or inexperienced soldiers could easily ignite the powder and cause severe injuries to themselves or their comrades. If they didn’t accidentally blow themselves up they could carelessly leave it exposed to rain, thus ruining the powder before it could be used in battle. Officers had to choose trustworthy guards to reduce the risks of keeping gunpowder, but despite their best efforts there were still many accidents throughout the Civil Wars.
One example of this was at Hoghton Tower in Lancashire. After Royalist officer Captain Starker captured the tower he began looting it with his men. One of his men found a room and took the time to light his pipe for a quick smoke. But what he had failed to realise was that he standing in the Parliamentarian gunpowder store, and the sparks from lighting the pipe ignited all the powder. The explosion destroyed the arsenal as well as killing himself, the captain and sixty other soldiers. The Parliamentarians commented on this incident with joy, stating that:
“O that this thundering alarm might ever sound in the ears of our Swearing, Cursing, Drunken, Tobacco-abusing commanders and soldiers.”
From Earl of Manchester's Regiment of Foote - definitely a smoking related death and an example of the dangers of smoking!
Enjoyed a light snack, and am smoking year 2014 Peter Stokkebye Luxury Bullseye Flake in a smooth dark brown quarter bend post-1935 KBB/Kaywoodie New England Briar Pipe Company Flagship 83B Rhodesian with a tapered black vulcanite stem. Love this pipe.
It is a pleasant afternoon here in the great pacific northwest! not warm, not too cold, not too windy, nice overcast... a classic any-day-of-the-year kind of day. ;-)
HH Pure Virginia Flake in a no name 1960s vintage 'Imported Briar' wormy-carved billiard with vulcanite stem; with decaf au lait and lots of water.
HH Pure Virginia Flake in a no name 1960s vintage 'Imported Briar' wormy-carved billiard with vulcanite stem; with decaf au lait and lots of water.
I went to finish yesterday's bowl of Visions of Celephaïs, and discovered that that there was little left but ash. After some unhappy spitting, I packed a bowl of 2017 Dunhill Nightcap in the "English" cob, and shoveled a bunch of heavy slush off the sidewalk. I'll be feeling that tomorrow!
Tasting-wise, I got a lot of the Orientals, but not as much from the Latakia. I'm curious if that is really because they have softened that much after 5 years, or if it's from smoking straight Izmir in this pipe recently.
Tasting-wise, I got a lot of the Orientals, but not as much from the Latakia. I'm curious if that is really because they have softened that much after 5 years, or if it's from smoking straight Izmir in this pipe recently.
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Spent a few hours mylar bagging some tobacco and organizing the cellar by blend and date. Time for my reward. A bowl of Old Joe Krantz in a Falcon with rusticated briar bowl and some Chablis to drink.
2023 Folklore in a Peterson PSB deluxe 606
Been smoking Newminster 400 in these 1897 F. Edwards & Co. Meers. These three pipes will be used all day
love that rustication (or is it a blast?)!View attachment 201115
Around 2016 I got the bright idea to mix 50/50 McClelland 5100 and Peter Stokkebye English Oriental Supreme. Glad I did! Smoking it now in this Northern Briars. Iced tea accompanying. I do have to admit that not all of my bright ideas turn out so well.
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