Dark Sails in the Briarlee driving home.
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Relaxing after a wonderful salad, chicken legs and sugar snap peas dinner with strawberries for dessert. I'm part way through this bowl of year 2019 C&D Derringer in a straight smooth brown 1920s (Comoy’s) Lions Head 399 Canadian with a tapered black vulcanite stem. Community Coffee, neat, is my drink. The ferals are eating less than usual. I suppose the heat and humidity is the reason for it. Daisy the Feral Princess is snoozin' near my feet. Harry the Hairy is snoozin' on the couch. Sleepy Suzy is by my side. Molly Danger is on m'lady's lap. Tomato the Brave is outside snoozin'.
2003 Red Cake in my MarTelo paneled bent billiard.
Couldn't sleep so up early and starting with the rest of a tin of Briar Fox in a Pete SPD 2011 69 along with coffee. 
Pesse Canoe Latakia Flake 20 in a Sara Eltang acorn.
GH Bob's Chocolate Flake in a Peterson Aran 69 more or less dedicated to the blend.
Passing the quarter mark 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.
16' PS Navy Flake in a 25' Radice
Haunted Bookshop Cake in a House of GBD Masterpipe. 
7-18 F&T Cut Blended Plug in an Altinay.
Enjoyed a tasty golden delicious apple, and am smoking 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 let Tomato the Brave come in to eat a little earlier than usual. He didn't eat much today. Everybody else ate already. All have eaten a little more this evening.
Second round after a delightful first with D&R Three Sails; this time in a Savinelli Roma
Now smoking year 2020 H&H Chatham Manor in a straight black sandblasted, smooth dark brown top bowl 2021 Jim Brown stack Rhodesian with a tapered black vulcanite stem. Daisy the Feral Princess is currently snoozin' by the couch. Harry the Hairy decided to take her place near my feet. Sleepy Suzy and Molly Danger are still with me and m'lady.
Yesterday's Smoke and Daily Festivities. Only one pipe, just a final confirmation of the break-in on the Mr. Brog #52 "Scoot", in that it really liked Captain Black Dark. Yes, it did, but I just ran out of gas - stopped smoking after about 45 minutes, cavernous bowl not even half done, and yup, my old friend tongue bite returned, so just chew and a cigar a day until it goes away. Guess I'll never learn moderation in all things. 
A of things transpired, though, and when I get back to the ability to assess, I'll try a few other tobaccos in this monster. It surely does smoke great. But a friend of mine over for a puff said, "Gordo, it's not really ugly. It's cute ugly. Like, Miss Piggy."
I kind of did a double take, and thought, while I seldom name inanimate objects, figuring it's a lame thing to do, it just somehow fit. So . . . . as Oscar Winner F. Murray Abraham said as a mantra in his winning role in the excellent movie about Mozart, played in stellar fashion by Tom Hulce of "Animal House" fame, "There it is!" Miss Piggy.
Rest of day's activities in "Skippable Drivel" underneath the pic.
Skippable Drivel: Right now I'm simply overwhelmed. I've picked, processed and canned over two gallons each, of Cherries and Saskatoons, done a full load of teaching, and no end in sight. The photos below are from yesterday, and I've got three more cherry trees and I think, five more Saskatoon bushes to pick, before the &%#*#@!&& second picking from each tree and bush is ready.
Re-inforcements fortunately are back from their holidays starting tomorrow, unless they've killed off each other in the inevitable family encounter sessions.
A couple of snaps to show you - lots more but no time to process them. The bumblebees move fast, and I'm not a macro guy, but . . . . .
No promises for tomorrow, but I'll do my best to appear and do a bit of catchup.
"There it is."
A of things transpired, though, and when I get back to the ability to assess, I'll try a few other tobaccos in this monster. It surely does smoke great. But a friend of mine over for a puff said, "Gordo, it's not really ugly. It's cute ugly. Like, Miss Piggy."
I kind of did a double take, and thought, while I seldom name inanimate objects, figuring it's a lame thing to do, it just somehow fit. So . . . . as Oscar Winner F. Murray Abraham said as a mantra in his winning role in the excellent movie about Mozart, played in stellar fashion by Tom Hulce of "Animal House" fame, "There it is!" Miss Piggy.
Rest of day's activities in "Skippable Drivel" underneath the pic.
Re-inforcements fortunately are back from their holidays starting tomorrow, unless they've killed off each other in the inevitable family encounter sessions.
A couple of snaps to show you - lots more but no time to process them. The bumblebees move fast, and I'm not a macro guy, but . . . . .
No promises for tomorrow, but I'll do my best to appear and do a bit of catchup.
"There it is."
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A bit of smoke has suffused the evening sky from the Bear fire, I believe.. I hope it stays tame! Enjoying Wingfield in the Ropp Superior Algerian Bulldog, and a small digestif of Amaro Averna.
Relaxing, evening bowl of HU Director's Cut in a Fatih freehand.
Enjoyed a little low calorie snacking, and am smoking year 2020 C&D Virginia Gentleman in a straight smooth dark brown pre-1940s Comoy’s Jost’s Olde English Supreme J299 Canadian with a tapered black vulcanite stem. Watching the Orioles-Jays game.
Lunchbox leftovers of The Royal Yacht and Kendal Plug/Black Cherry Twist mixed together in a push stem Kaywoodie 8751S. The horses stepped on the house today, then wallered in the mire. At first glance I thought the water line had sprung a leak…
Briar Fox in a Peterson SPD 2011 (221) on a gorgeous, much less humid Texas night.
Hot Darjeeling tea to drink. Crickets and frogs are singing -- otherwise All Quiet on the Western Front.
Hot Darjeeling tea to drink. Crickets and frogs are singing -- otherwise All Quiet on the Western Front.
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