Having Cornell & Diehl Super Balkan in a Savinelli Capri Root Briar 514 Bulldog (no KS designation—it seems no different in size to several of my 514 KS pipes) while I watch the 2025 TOTO Dutch Dart Masters Tournament.
***What Are You Smoking, January 2025?***
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A third of the way through this bowl of Wilke Surbrug’s Golden Sceptre in a late 40s, early 50s straight black sandblasted Wagner British Thorn 495 (Comoy’s second) pot with a black vulcanite saddle stem. Listening to Tales of the Texas Rangers from my radio collection.
C&D Burley Flake #3 in a cob for the ride home. Castello for eye candy. My curiosity/mania for trying new blends in search of favorites has caused my actual favorites to be neglected. I’ve got aged tins of Old Joe Krantz and Haunted Bookshop that I won’t open because I know I’ll love them. Gotta try new stuff. Ridiculous haha. 
Since 90% of my smoking in winter is during dog walks, I bought I’d share how we manage that when icy ground is covered in snow and the walking is a bit treacherous. The pipe is a late ‘50s Midico filled with a very tasty cherry blend of unknown origin. I finished it off after the walk with a shot of Glngoyne single malt, on ice, given the weather conditions.
Politics and friends, a dance that requires finesse.
Sharpie on the cob eh, it’s good to know I’m not the only genius with bright ideas.
Haunted Bookshop Cake in a Pete SPD 2011 69. 
Finished touching up pages, fed Daisy the Feral Princess and Tomato the Brave, cleaned some dishes, enjoyed some low calorie snacking, and have passed the half way mark of this bowl of year 2014 Edgeworth Ready Rubbed Match in a dark brown medium bend grain etched 1970s Preben Holm Ben Wade Prominence B freehand with a black vulcanite stem. Ice water and bergs is my drink.
Now smoking Wilke No. 515 Double Shot in a smooth dark medium bend 2021 Peterson Heritage Brown POTY 4AB No. 45/500 military mount with a silver cap and a tapered black vulcanite AB stem. This is No. 515 with twice the rum of the Basil Rathbone blend. Tomato the Brave is extra hyper. He's chasing anything and everything as he bats around various things in the kitchen, den, and hall, as well as invisible mice. It's a good thing that he can't see oxygen or he'd have a coronary chasing that, too.
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through my day.
through my day.
Near the last third of this bowl of year 2020 H&H Chatham Manor in a straight black sandblasted, smooth dark brown top bowl 2021 Jim Brown stack bulldog with a tapered black vulcanite stem. Been listening to Josh White with Sleepy Suzy by my side.
Last smoke of the day is D&R Penhooker in a 2015 Basil Meadows smooth slight bend tomato military mount with an aluminum accent, Woolly Mammoth horn ferrule, and cumberland p-lip stem. Been quite a while since I smoked this pipe. Reading while this bowl lasts.
Midway through a bowl of HU Tuarkeh in a Ser jacopo.
nice! is this the 264 rusticated fishtail? thank you…
Midway into a small bowl of Janneman Flake. No matter what I cant seem to decide if I like this blend enough to order it again. Its plesant but Im not sure it ticks all the boxes. I guess if I order it again I will then know the answer! Smoking in a Kai Volcano
