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. Ice water and bergs is my drink.
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Thanks Gord, it was a gift from a most gracious forum member when I inquired about painted briars. I was looking for something that wouldn’t be affected too badly if exposed to fly spray while tending to Bob and Gracie, hence the Color Duke being referred to me often as “The Fly Spray Special”.That pipe has grown on me. Looks better every time.
I think Bob (?) likes it, too!
Bob will usually give any pipe I’m smoking a cursory sniff, as will Gracie, but she usually reacts differently
Did a little low calorie snacking, and have a third of a bowl left of year 2019 Prince Albert in a straight smooth walnut 1927 KBB Kaywoodie Drinkless 86 dublin with a tapered black vulcanite stem. This model was only made in 1927. Ice water and bergs is my drink. Harry the Hairy tried to start trouble with Abner the Eager, so I put him out. At least it's not raining, but that's our standard procedure when any of them misbehave. I spent a little time consoling Abner, and he's okay now.
This afternoon Brown Clunee in an Altinay.
MB Virginia Flake in an Altinay after dinner.
9/18 CVP in a Cermak
GH Brown Twist in this nice blasted Grabow Commodore #85 poker. 
A quarter of the way through this bowl of year 2016 pre-release WarHorse Ready Cut in an undated straight sandblasted black Ropp Crystal billiard with a clear acrylic perspex saddle stem. Abner the Eager's been snoozin' on top of my chair for safety and love. Everybody's snoozin' except for me.
John Bull True English in a Neerup Classic 4 Dublin Sitter.
Drink is hot Earl Grey tea with milk.
Drink is hot Earl Grey tea with milk.
Briar Fox in a Pete SPD 2011 69. 
Not far from finishing this bowl of year 2020 Angler's Dream in a 1984 Stanwell Antique 124 egg with a smooth brown front and a black sandblasted back with a dark gold ferrule and black vulcanite stem in the military mount style. Been enjoying quiet reading time which is why I picked easy burning smokes.
before heading to nearby beach having Morning bowl of Amphora Original Brown out of a Dunhill Shell 3107 long prince
Black Twist in the Briarlee. Another catnap night for me…
Earlier, I smoked a bowl of 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.
Currently, I'm not far from finishing this bowl of year 2021 Watch City Queequeg’s Moby Dick Series in a slight bend smooth brown post WWII 1940s Sasieni Ivory 101 Westminster diplomat with a black vulcanite saddle stem. That'll end my smoking day.
Currently, I'm not far from finishing this bowl of year 2021 Watch City Queequeg’s Moby Dick Series in a slight bend smooth brown post WWII 1940s Sasieni Ivory 101 Westminster diplomat with a black vulcanite saddle stem. That'll end my smoking day.
Haunted Bookshop Cake in a small Stanwell Freehand. 
(Sherlock Holmes Dark Smooth Lestrade P-Lip) Just finished the last of my Scotch Cut Mixture by Samuel Gawith—an excellent example of a medium English/Scottish blend with a subtle apple/whisky casing. It had a soft, well-balanced profile, a convenient ribbon cut, and a charmingly understated character. One of the last of its kind—and sadly, it will no longer be produced. Like many others, this blend fell victim to the industry’s new mantra: “optimize production and focus on more profitable bestsellers.” Niche blends like this were deemed economically unfeasible for large-scale manufacture. A quiet, dignified blend discontinued not because it was bad, but because it wasn’t big enough.
It’s a real loss for those of us who appreciate subtlety over spectacle.
It’s a real loss for those of us who appreciate subtlety over spectacle.
C&D Exclusive in a Merchant Service Bing and Coffee 
️ on the side.
️ on the side.
HH Burley Flake in an MM Washington.
OJK in a Peterson Donegal Rocky XL90. 
Boy Jim, that bent calabash is just a stunning beauty of a pipe.
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