***What Are You Smoking, July 2025?***
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Beautiful and graceful horses
RMC Barking Road + Gasparini (Italy) smooth bent pipe — likely crafted in the 1980s or early 1990s, this elegant piece features a warm, smooth finish with subtle grain, and smokes very well. The stem shows the faint outline of the original Gasparini logo, and the wide decorative band is one of its defining elements. This non-silver band displays a clean, engraved Greek key pattern — a classical motif symbolizing eternity and unity — giving the pipe a refined and timeless character.
Holy Shite, V! damn.
Smoking some Luxury Bullseye Flake in a Stanwell Deluxe 124. Watching "Killing Eve" on Netflix. Entertaining show!
5 year matured in the SMS 6 panel bent lattice meer. many thoughts, few words following VDL's morning.
Not often I have had the energy to post this late at night, but a friend popped over for a "quick" smoke and I obliged. So here I am. Did a bit of emoticonning, too!
5th Break in smoke with the Mr. Brog #52 "Scoot", and the monster wrestled me into submission. Put in what I had left of the Captain Black Dark. just about a half bowl. Rather than open another packet, I filled the rest of the pipe with Sir Walter Raleigh, which was handy, and had my first ever "parfait." Granted, the tastebuds are not really there yet, but I had the best smoke in quite a while, and enjoyed the two-layer flavour which was apparent.
I will here state here unequivocally that this is by far the best cheap pipe I've ever smoked, and it holds its own with anything I've ever put in my mouth. I've never gotten less than 70 minutes with this pipe, and on reaching 80 tonight, I folded with relights left. Beaten into submission by this $20 US plus $7 bucks shipping from Poland Ugly Duckling that I bought as a joke. Yeah, it ain't cute, but beauty in the eye of this beholder designates this somewhat bizarre implement as my "go-to" opera pipe. It ain't a joke any longer. Salute.
Will be preparing my 4th of July celebration post all day tomorrow, so might not show up until the 4th. Lots of photos to edit.
Cheers. See y'all Friday.
5th Break in smoke with the Mr. Brog #52 "Scoot", and the monster wrestled me into submission. Put in what I had left of the Captain Black Dark. just about a half bowl. Rather than open another packet, I filled the rest of the pipe with Sir Walter Raleigh, which was handy, and had my first ever "parfait." Granted, the tastebuds are not really there yet, but I had the best smoke in quite a while, and enjoyed the two-layer flavour which was apparent.
Will be preparing my 4th of July celebration post all day tomorrow, so might not show up until the 4th. Lots of photos to edit.
Cheers. See y'all Friday.
Did some low calorie snacking, and am half way through this bowl of year 2014 Edgeworth Ready Rubbed Match in a very much appreciated 1979 brown, slight bend grain etched flat front Stanwell Rego 969-48 (09) with a black vulcanite saddle stem. Just watched Freddie Freeman get a walk off base hit for the Dodgers. Harry the Hairy finally showed up. he ate, and is snoozin' on the floor. Daisy the Feral Princess is near my feet. Sleepy Suzy is still by my side. Molly Danger is still with m'lady.
Barens Original Flakes(forerly known as Ogden's of Liverpool Walnut )In a Genod Opera 1507
Thanks for all the well wishes guys, whilst I'm shaken its the family left behind that bares the brunt of an incident like this. As many here know I have spent 47 years handling cattle, near misses myself and heard the stories but today was real, big, scary, right up close so you can smell it real. Don't take anything for granted...........ever.
Now smoking year 2000 SWRA in a straight, black sandblasted pre-1970 Comoy’s Sunrise Etched Grain straight apple 551 with a black vulcanite saddle stem.
Now smoking year 2018 Sutliff Walnut Match in a 1990s smooth brown medium bend briar calabash shaped Butz-Choquin Maitre Pipier JR Fait Main with a horn ferrule and a black vulcanite stem. Watching the Orioles-Rangers game.
Passing the last third of this bowl of year 2016 D&R Two Timer Gold in a 1982 smooth straight Sasieni Ivory 105 Apple with a black vulcanite saddle stem. This was my first Sasieni. Bought it at my local Tinderbox for $9.95.
KBV Burley Morning Pipe in a Holmes and Watson Eagle Claw Meerschaum 
Almost a third of the way through this bowl of year 2020 Angler's Dream in a 2018 natural smooth medium bend Peterson 03 apple silver spigot military mount with a tapered black acrylic fish tail stem. I'll end the day with this smoke.
Wild Seven rolling tobacco backed up with MacBaren Rustica in this Ashton Achievement Dublin. 
Lane Ltd Andullo in the cob, with warm Darjeeling tea to drink, on this muggy Texas night.
Enjoying the quietude with the frogs.
Enjoying the quietude with the frogs.
Amphora Burley in an MM Scarecrow.
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