Thanks! It’s a great smoker.
***What Are You Smoking, January 2025?***
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Yes, 360° around the bowl.
Pretty much, except I believe the shank would actually be the start of the tree trunk that would be reaching for the sun.
Now I have something to aspire to.
Did a set of walking reps in the cold and wind, and am close to finishing this bowl of year 2016 D&R Three Sails in a slight bent black pattern etched 1977 Lorenzo Lorsan Sigma level top billiard with a gray swirl acrylic saddle stem. Lunch follows this smoke.
GH Louisiana Flake in a Kai Bulldog
and Diet Coke on the side.
and Diet Coke on the side.
Sir John's Flake Virginia in an Altinok.
The rain stopped and we have some sunshine!
Enjoying some WC ACPM in my vintage House of Robertson Lovat. This blend just “sings” in this little pipe. A mug of Ahmad Cardamom black tea with honey.
Enjoying some WC ACPM in my vintage House of Robertson Lovat. This blend just “sings” in this little pipe. A mug of Ahmad Cardamom black tea with honey.
Country squire “cowboy coffee”
Ascorti business.
Ascorti business.
Having some BLWB out of my Peterson Emerald 106. I can't believe I enjoy the p-lip.
2017 Dobie’s Four Square English in a Holmes and Watson Claw Meerschaum 
GH Ennerdale in a MM county Gent.
Haven't smoked this blend for a while and this first smoke of a new tin was disappointing. Seemed light on the Sauce.
Haven't smoked this blend for a while and this first smoke of a new tin was disappointing. Seemed light on the Sauce.
I'm having some fantastic smokes lately . . . kind of all coming together. Last evening was the best smoke I've had with my meer, biased for Orientals. Loaded it with Steamworks, one of the best of the bunch, and had a truly wonderful smoke. The pipe is coming along now, and like a fine stereo system, is clinical and accurate in rendering the nuances. With orientals, this is a must.
Additional comment to note here: I've had a lot of trouble with tongue bite. Well, no more. I checked out some old posts on the subject, and on this post the Cap suggested Biotin. Bought some Biotin Gummies, chew three or four a day, and presto, no tongue bite.
However, I've really more of a problem with lips than tongue. If others have the same trouble, try coarse grey unrefined Celtic sea salt. Put a half dozen or ten grains in your mouth, swish them around a minute or two, and in a couple of days your lips will be better. I've installed lip guards as well, and with these hacks I'm pretty much back on the ground I want to be. I've always had sensitive skin, and unfortunately it has manifest noticeably in my senior years. These hacks and moderation (hahahahaha) are apparently the key.
Additional comment to note here: I've had a lot of trouble with tongue bite. Well, no more. I checked out some old posts on the subject, and on this post the Cap suggested Biotin. Bought some Biotin Gummies, chew three or four a day, and presto, no tongue bite.
However, I've really more of a problem with lips than tongue. If others have the same trouble, try coarse grey unrefined Celtic sea salt. Put a half dozen or ten grains in your mouth, swish them around a minute or two, and in a couple of days your lips will be better. I've installed lip guards as well, and with these hacks I'm pretty much back on the ground I want to be. I've always had sensitive skin, and unfortunately it has manifest noticeably in my senior years. These hacks and moderation (hahahahaha) are apparently the key.
Love that pipe!
Lighter is great, too. But that pipe . . . . .
Keeping the day lit with a shaggy bowl of PF in an HS Studio brass embellished blasted dublin.
Very nice pipe - understated elegance.
Yah. Heard that one and it's ilk before. One of the reasons I decided to stay single.
My toys were not exactly popular either, with the possibles.
Enjoyed a tasty lunch, and am smoking year 2000 VaPer Three Nuns in a 1938 straight black grain relief Dunhill OX Shell bulldog with a silver band repair with a black vulcanite saddle stem. Gold Star Peruvian Macchu Picchu, neat, is my drink. Getting ready to clean a few pipes. Sleepy Suzy is by my side supervising the event.
Spending my afternoon with LTF in a Cobbit. Doing some score study for my wind ensemble on the side.
After dinner. Last smoke of the night. With C&D Pirate Kake, in a MM Diplomat. With a few shots of Ledaig 18 years. 
More Mycroft in an Italian no-name Author. 