McClelland 2006 Christmas Cheer in a Howell.
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Just finished cleaning a few pipes, and this bowl of year 2015 Mac Baren Virginia #1 in a straight black 1925 Dunhill patent shell Canadian 33 with a tapered black vulcanite stem. Daisy the Feral Princess has stayed inside most of today due to the cold weather. Harry the Hairy's been in all evening, sleeping under the blanket I put over the end of the sofa. But, Tomato the Brave started picking on him, hissing and bumping against the blanket. Usually, Tomato isn't like that, but he hates Harry, who had been very mean and territorial to him as well as all the other ferals for a year or more. Harry's calmed down a little since we got him neutered, but his social skills are embryonic, and he just isn't very bright. Anyway, I scolded Tomato, and he ran to the back door, so he's outside for a while. Haven't seen Abner the Eager in two days.
Now smoking and review updating year 2024 Sir Walter Raleigh in a 1980s White Pipe straight, smooth octagonal paneled billiard meerschaum with an acrylic yellow cream colored saddle stem. Ice water and bergs is my drink.
My nightcap, 2015 Quiet Nights. God, this stuff is wonderful.
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How is it Jim? Does it have any vinegar to it like some say? I haven’t had any in nearly 15 years, but I enjoyed it at the time.
Pegasus in a Savinelli Punto oro. I’ve got the briar bug. I’ve been smoking them more than my meers for the first time in awhile.
Half way through this bowl of year 2018 Sutliff Dunhill Elizabethan Match in a 1982 smooth straight Dunhill Root Briar 31051 dublin with a tapered black vulcanite stem. Tomato the Brave wanted back in to nibble on dry food, and then wanted out. Out he went, and in came Daisy the Feral Princess. She and Sleepy Suzy are eating wet food. Harry the Hairy's still snoozin' under that blanket. Just finished my updated review of SWR. I reviewed the current version, and rewrote the older one which needed improvement. I'll post it after another edit and proofread.
I posted the review here.
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Thank you! So far I love it!
Enjoyed a tasty golden delicious apple, and my last smoke of the day (with any luck) is 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. Reading while this bowl lasts with Sleepy Suzy by my side.
Started the morning with some Bob's Chocolate Flake/Solani ABF mix in this no-name pipe (I think this is a prince shape?) 
Take a whole week off, if you can, and use the extra days at the various other parts of the Ironbridge Gorge Museum. I particularly recommend Blists Hill Victorian Town.@Speak Easy
Clay pipe making workshop at Ironbridge in September:
I'd like to have a go at making a Clay
Clay Pipe Making Workshop with James Ashwell
Have a go at making some traditional clay pipes in a range of styles and shapes in this workshop led by heritage pipe maker James Ashwell.www.ironbridge.org.uk
If I went it would involve 2 nights stopover; looks an interesting place to explore!
Lovely pipe, lovely view. And is that beef in the middle distance, an Aberdeen Angus, perchance?
HU Makhuwa in a Karl Erik Handmade. 
Small, shallow rounded bowl, slightly bent shank and stem... I think it's a prince, too. Unless the saddleback stem makes it something else?
C&D Exclusive in a Merchant Service Bing Standard
and Coffee
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and Coffee
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@MisterBadger Broseley Pipeworks – The Ironbridge Gorge Museums - https://www.ironbridge.org.uk/visit/broseley-pipeworks/
I had a Southorn of Broseley pipe but it got broken. My New Year resolution is Don't break any Clay pipes this year!
Virginia in a Molina pipe with a cup of coffee
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