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***What Are You Smoking, January 2025?***
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Smoked my Ropp 350 estate pipe with a few fixups a while ago. Loaded it with Pirate Kake for which I had dedicated it. I'd mentioned yesterday that I'd split the business end with a pipe cleaner, and that the regular rubber mouthpiece didn't seal the hole properly so was ineffective. So I used carefully cut and wrapped electricians' tape to seal the breach, and the draw was fine. But I know that chomping and slobbering on that tape was only going to be temporary, and was investigating other suggested options. Then the thought hit me to put the rubber training device overtop of the tape. Works like a charm and the smoke was fine. I'll use it like this until I have to do a more serious repair.
However, one further problem developed. I bought a half dozen tins of Pirate Kake about four or five months ago during the initial honeymoon, and before I got nailed duty wise and had to exercise restraint in south of the border ordering. Well, the PK honeymoon seems to be over at this point.. I kinda find it boring now - I like being hit over the head and PK doesn't do that. It's a balm for the tongue. It's also, like any other full lat, messy in the cleanup. So I'm going to burn up all of that slag and with a burly based codger like Smoker's Pride Whiskey or Classic, and probably stick to codgers when I smoke this pipe. The Ropp has a very large bowl for a Ropp, and sucking on 75% lat for an hour doesn't intrigue me right now. Smaller pipe, probably my McQueen Ash Russet, will be the ticket for the times I overdo it and need to rest the chops. 
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Half way through this bowl of C&D Firebird Flake (Small Batch) in a 2003 medium bent Ural meer with a lined and etched egg shaped bowl with a silver band and a pearl brown acrylic saddle stem. Working on a review of it.
I’m enjoying this combination again on this chilly evening. Cheers!
Enjoyed some much needed time in the woods with C&D Briar Fox in a Castello. 
That is on my short list. Well, both that blend and time in the woods are on my short list.
Currently smoking my Strambach - bent billiard meerschaum with some Chocolate Manhood (1Q w/ latakia).
OJK in a Legend. Bedding down some goats before the cold front hits tomorrow morning. Be well, y’all.
Now smoking year 2016 Newminister 400 Superior Navy Flake in a straight smooth brown year 1948 Parker Super Bruyere patent 23 88/F bulldog with a tapered black vulcanite stem.
After a wonderful homemade Split Pea soup (with home cured lamb bacon) and cornbread, I’m sitting down with a mug of Pu’erh tea, some fruitcake and the HofR Lovat packed with WC ACPM.
Rocket Wood stove is rumbling along.
A fine evening to one and all!
Rocket Wood stove is rumbling along.
A fine evening to one and all!
C&D Pegasus in this no name Apple shaped pipe I adore.
It’s a tad nipply out so I thought GL Pease Maltese Falcon would hit the spot and it is. In a Rossi Notte KS Author with lemon water. 
Two days before going back to work after two weeks off, I woke up feeling like I got hit by a truck. I guess whatever the Mrs had earlier this week hit me.
Finally got off the couch to feed the horses, and had a nice smoke of my Dark Sails mix in the Briarlee Illustrious.
On a bright note, my replacement Ropp J11 has made it from the Netherlands to Philadelphia
Finally got off the couch to feed the horses, and had a nice smoke of my Dark Sails mix in the Briarlee Illustrious.
On a bright note, my replacement Ropp J11 has made it from the Netherlands to Philadelphia
Dark Birds Eye from a Morgason devil anse
Now smoking my Tekin - Lion and Claw meer with some Captain Black.
Aperitif bowl of Pegasus in an HS Studo panel, then off to fetch some dinner somewhere.
Mac Baren’s Scottish Mixture in Murray’s Cardinal from Rose Pipes Co.
CRF w/ P in a Peterson Christmas 2023 69.
