7 year old Wessex Red Virginia Flake in a blasted Willmer billiard. Again.
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You are very welcome, dear lady. Most of the time, I don't have much to chat about, and the cat stories give me a chance to do that. Knowing that there are animal lovers here, I figure sharing my enjoyment with my fellow pipe smokers may bring a little happiness to their day.
This combo right here: Nate King Bamboozled Bopot and a bowl of boozy Frog Morton Cellar -
2011 Dunhill Navy Rolls in my Ken Barnes saddle dublin.
I am a clencher which is why I don't smoke some of the big Ardors and Rinaldos that I have. This particular Ascorti is rather light in weight for its size, and I do clench it unless I'm doing something where it might interfere wih my movements. It's more comfortable when I am sitting down than when I am walking, but I can clench then as well. Every so often during a smoke, I do have to take it out of my mouth to give my jaw a break for half a minute at most, but that's mostly due to the length of the pipe. In regard to the angle aspect that you asked about, it's as perfect as any other pipe that you would see.
This reminds me of the time back in '82 when I was walking in the mall going to The Tinderbox. I clenched it the entire time. The guy working there said, "I don't see how you can smoke that pipe while walking in the mall." I said, "It's easy. I pack it, I light it up, and go." He just shook his head. Then he said, "What if you drop it or somebody bumps in to you and knocks the pipe out of your mouth?" I said "I'll beat his head in with it." I got a good laugh from him with that one.
I’m currently smoking through a tin from 2012 and have been somewhat underwhelmed. I’d be interested to know how you are getting along with it.2011 Dunhill Navy Rolls in my Ken Barnes saddle dublin.
Navy Rolls with 10+ years of age is a favorite of mine, this one is just like all the others. Smooth, rich, sweet, moderate but unmistakable perique presence, and great burning qualities. Whatever casing was used is just perfect to my taste.
When did you open your tin? I’ve found anything with significant age (more than 10 years) can take a week or two in the jar to “wake up”. That’s not always the case but it’s happened many times for me where I crack an old tin and it smells incredible and then I light up and everything tastes muted. 2 weeks in the jar later and it’s fireworks.
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I’ve had my tin open for 3-4 weeks.
Your experience makes me feel like I am missing something. Luck will have it I will come to my last pipe full and it will all click for me.
Half way through this bowl of year 2014 Edgeworth Ready Rubbed Match in a 1970s three quarter bend half smooth, half sandblasted Savinelli Autograph 4 military mount with a pearl brown acrylic ferrule and saddle stem. Have a bowl or so left in the bag.
Tomato the Brave exhibited his hyper quality by trying to pick on Harry the Hairy, who was under Tomato's favorite blanket. He bit the blanket and then jumped on it. Harry didn't move an inch that I could tell. I told Tomato to stop, and then got the cat tail stick to get him to play with it. He was a holy terror, and funny. Here's an example of that.
Tomato the Brave exhibited his hyper quality by trying to pick on Harry the Hairy, who was under Tomato's favorite blanket. He bit the blanket and then jumped on it. Harry didn't move an inch that I could tell. I told Tomato to stop, and then got the cat tail stick to get him to play with it. He was a holy terror, and funny. Here's an example of that.
Uhle’s Perfection Plug Burley in this Savinelli Horoscope. Iced tea. Beautiful summer evening on the back deck.
Now smoking year 2012 St. James Flake in a straight 1968 Dunhill Tanshell octagonal paneled EK F/T billiard with a square shank and tapered black vulcanite stem. Tomato the Brave finally settled down and is laying by my feet. Daisy the Feral Princess has been snoozin' for a while.
I have 2) System Standard 302s. Love the "feel in hand" they have. Comfy, fit well, have a substantial "solidness" to them. Could very well be my choice if, somehow, I was forced to choose one shape.
Kramer’s Father Dempsey in a Karl Erik Ekstravagant “A” horn.
Putting a flame to what might be the last bowl of the night.
2 good nights' sleep after the short one the day of the concert (Friday) and i should be all straightened out. Never sleep as well in someone else's house - it was a converted garage (air bnb).
So until tomorrow...
...a wee bowl of Former's Straight Grain Flake in an Alberto Bonfiglioli will have to suffice.
2 good nights' sleep after the short one the day of the concert (Friday) and i should be all straightened out. Never sleep as well in someone else's house - it was a converted garage (air bnb).
So until tomorrow...
...a wee bowl of Former's Straight Grain Flake in an Alberto Bonfiglioli will have to suffice.
Sansepolcro in a Rossi Mezzanotte tonight. 
Briar Fox in a V.F. Cherrywood Morta. So far, this is my best matched pipe with the BF 
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Drink is iced Irish Coffee (w/ Slane Irish Whiskey).
Cheers!
.Drink is iced Irish Coffee (w/ Slane Irish Whiskey).
Cheers!Good day all! Started with KBV Spacial Cuts #2 in an Upshall Sandblast Canadian size 4. Spent the afternoon with GL Pease Samarra in a Tilshead Canadian EXL award pipe.
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