On the menu for my commute home was a delightful bowl of GH&Co Kendal Mixed loaded in my Georg Jensen Oil Extra 596.
Hope you all had a great day!
Hope you all had a great day!
***What Are You Smoking, July 2025?***
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GH Bob's Chocolate Flake in a Peterson Aran 69 more or less dedicated to the blend.
Up way too early again. Starting with Briar Fox in a Pete SPD 2011 69 and coffee. I also need to finish the bowl of Nayla from last night. 
Enjoyed a tasty golden delicious apple, and am smoking year 2021 first production Watch City Simply Orange Virginia in a black sandblast medium bend Peterson POTY 4AB No. 182/500 military mount with a silver cap and a tapered black vulcanite AB stem. Daisy the Feral Princess is snoozin' near my feet. Harry the Hairy is on m'lady's lap. Sleepy Suzy is by my side. Molly Danger has been snoozin' in the bedroom closet all day and evening.
Sutliff Estate Blend in this Chacom bent billiard.
Got my bowls mixed up; last one was actually 507C and this one is PS400 Luxury Navy Flake (both were packed last night).
I kept thinking, Why is this so bright? Where’s the caramel warmth? Then as soon as I lit up this one I know what had happened.
All is right with the world again.
I kept thinking, Why is this so bright? Where’s the caramel warmth? Then as soon as I lit up this one I know what had happened.
All is right with the world again.
Passing the last third of this bowl of aged Rattrays Hal O’ The Wynd in a straight smooth brown pre-WWII (Comoy’s) Corinthian De-Luxe 126 pot made for Sutliff in San Francisco with a black tapered vulcanite stem. Ice water and bergs is my drink. Tomato the Brave came in to eat, and was rather sedate. Guess he doesn't want me to blab about his antics online. 
Watch city American Mixture in the work horse poker from Eric Klodt
Everything i've seen on this points to Kopp. It was sourced from Esterval's at the beginning of the year.
Thanks
Nording Compass + RMC Ready Rubbed
Did a little low calorie snacking, and am about a third of the 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.
I had some F&T Vintage left, about 1/2 a bowl.Filled the bottom with that, completed the parfait with CVP in a Rad Davis. Pretty tasty.
Having Cornell & Diehl Exclusive (courtesy of @PaulRVA ) in a sandblasted Savinelli Autograph Fan (with a finger hole), which I refer to as my “Second Chance” pipe. I’ve alluded to the background story on this pipe; now that a year has passed, here’s a more complete version: Back in 2024, I had been eyeballing this pipe on the smokingpipes.com website for awhile, but was between checks and couldn’t pull the trigger on getting it; the July 4th sale was happening and somebody snagged it when I couldn’t. I was pretty disappointed.
After work, on July 17th, 2024, I was on my way to my brother’s place to play table tennis (something we’ve done just about weekly since 1984 with a few gaps due to injury and the pandemic). I felt short of breath after every point while playing that night. This being unusual, my brother urged me to go to the hospital. I was half considering it on the train ride home. Fortunately, he called Susan on the phone to tell her what was going on. She met me at the train station and convinced me to go get checked out right away. We had finally gotten a new electrician to begin work on our house Thursday morning, the 18th. I wanted to wait until we got back to Pennsylvania, but Susan insisted we get me looked at in Brooklyn now. I acquiesced. Had I been stubborn, I might not be here.
Anyway, on July 19th, 2024, I was stuck in a hospital bed with not much to do except be in that bed—I had been in the ICU since the morning of the 18th. I was checking out the smokingpipes site and the pipe that I was drooling over just a couple weeks earlier reappeared! Maybe it was bigger than the buyer expected (it measures over eight inches in length) and it got returned. I have no idea why it reappeared, but I took this as a sign I was meant to have it and ordered it immediately. I seized my second chance.
In the ensuing months, @PaulRVA and @Chasing Embers (among other friends here) checked in on me with regularity—which touched me dearly. Paul had sent me some Exclusive prior to my medical issue; it only made sense to dedicate Exclusive to this pipe which now serves as a reminder to me of the most precious things in life—family and friends. Here’s to Second Chances!
Progress picture on my Yenidje tobacco sprouts:
After work, on July 17th, 2024, I was on my way to my brother’s place to play table tennis (something we’ve done just about weekly since 1984 with a few gaps due to injury and the pandemic). I felt short of breath after every point while playing that night. This being unusual, my brother urged me to go to the hospital. I was half considering it on the train ride home. Fortunately, he called Susan on the phone to tell her what was going on. She met me at the train station and convinced me to go get checked out right away. We had finally gotten a new electrician to begin work on our house Thursday morning, the 18th. I wanted to wait until we got back to Pennsylvania, but Susan insisted we get me looked at in Brooklyn now. I acquiesced. Had I been stubborn, I might not be here.
Anyway, on July 19th, 2024, I was stuck in a hospital bed with not much to do except be in that bed—I had been in the ICU since the morning of the 18th. I was checking out the smokingpipes site and the pipe that I was drooling over just a couple weeks earlier reappeared! Maybe it was bigger than the buyer expected (it measures over eight inches in length) and it got returned. I have no idea why it reappeared, but I took this as a sign I was meant to have it and ordered it immediately. I seized my second chance.
In the ensuing months, @PaulRVA and @Chasing Embers (among other friends here) checked in on me with regularity—which touched me dearly. Paul had sent me some Exclusive prior to my medical issue; it only made sense to dedicate Exclusive to this pipe which now serves as a reminder to me of the most precious things in life—family and friends. Here’s to Second Chances!
Progress picture on my Yenidje tobacco sprouts:
It’s a real 1:12 scale dollhouse set up.
And you picked THAT photo? That's great!
Now smoking year 2019 C&D Yorktown in a smooth medium bend 2021 Peterson POTY Terracotta 4AB No.108/500 military mount with a silver cap and a tapered black vulcanite AB stem. Watching the Orioles-Guardians game. Getting ready to clean a few pipes.
I'm really enjoying this 2:1 Lancer's Slices to St. James Park mix I put together trying to approximate Dunhill's The Aperitif. It's not a match, but it is how I will consume the rest of these ingredients! In a Ropp Superior Algerian Bulldog. Tonight with a spot of Chartreuse Vegetal, both aimed at putting me to bed...
p.s. the Vegatal is NOT like classic yellow or green, and is much more...concentrated.
p.s. the Vegatal is NOT like classic yellow or green, and is much more...concentrated.
@gord did nothing happen since 16?? my 20s, 30, and 40s were all pretty damn good, too. 50s are slowing down... In the scope of things, of course.
Enjoyed a tasty golden delicious apple, and am smoking year 2020 D&R Raccoon’s Friend in a pre-1980s straight dark brown Comoy's Sandblast 186 billiard with a tapered black vulcanite stem.
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