***What Are You Smoking, June 2025?***

[PaulTheScandinavian]

Always dependable good ole St Bruno Ready Rubbed in a discontinued Stanwell Royal Prince model 61 medium size billiard

 

[JimInks]

Did a little low calorie snacking, and am a third of the way through this bowl of well aged 4Noggins Bald Headed Teacher in a medium brown, smooth octagonal paneled bowl and shank, medium bend 2016 Tim West Book Keeper 6 with a black acrylic saddle stem. The shape was designed by my great friend, the late Art Arterburn, and gifted to me by him. Ice water and bergs is my drink. Abner the Eager is on top of my chair. Sleepy Suzy is by my side.

 

[Roach1]

Briar Fox in a Pete SPD 2011 69.

 

[warren99]

I like that pipe!

Thanks.

 

[JimInks]

Almost a third of the way through this bowl of Gladora Tobacco Pesse Canoe Latakia Flake 40 in a 1960s Austrian meerschaum bent apple with a tapered yellow stem. Working on a review of this blend.

 

[Joe H]

I had an inaugural bowl of my cherry version of Three Friars in a home-made cob pipe. I plastered the outside of this one which allowed me to drill out the chamber enough to use a tamper. It smokes great!

 

[Joe H]

Trying to get caught up while getting ready for a hastily planned trip to Puerto Vallarta next week. Its been a busy end of May/start of June.

Tonight I've been smoking Ellipsis Flake in a Castello billiard.

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That's a nice looking pipe, is it floating?

 

[Ted Vig]

Passing the half- way mark on this bowl of Charing Cross in an Armentrout. Decaf on the side. I'm finding blends like this are fantastic in a tall chamber, loaded loosely to medium.

 

[Sig]

If I didn't share so many of those traits you display, I'd say you had a death wish, eh? But I get it - completely. I have a track record of observably stupid behaviour with bears, rattlesnakes near Cache Creek, berries and fungi of questionable origin, and various human critters of erratic behaviour. They're the worst of all, methinks. One day it may catch up with me, but not today.

Ive told the story before, but one time I got in a tug of war with an 800 pound grizzly in Montana over an elk leg. We were quartering the elk, the bear was hungry, I refused to give up the leg. The bear wasn't aggressive, just hungry.
Another time while in Alaska trapping wolves for school, I, by myself, removed a wolverine from a leg hold trap. These were the only traps that a Yukon wolf would "fall" for, they were too wary of bait traps. But, leg holds don't discriminate. Over 24 months we trapped 3 wolverines. All were fine, as well as all the wolves and coyotes we caught. The usual procedure required 3 people to remove the wonderfully kind wolverines.....but sometimes things happen. They can be real cuddly when upset.

 

[JimInks]

Enjoyed a tasty golden delicious, and am not far from finishing 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. Spent time writing reviews, and feeding ferals. Harry the Hairy wanted a lot of attention. He laid his head on my left foot, threw his front legs up in the air, and purred while I gave him a belly rub. I hated putting him after that, but I had to so I could bring Tomato the Brave in to eat his wet food. Abner the Eager is still on top of my chair, and he didn't mind seeing Harry leave. Daisy the Feral Princess is snoozin' on the floor.

 

[JimInks]

Almost half way through this bowl of year 2020 D&R VIP in a 2004 smooth long shank Trever Talbot Ligne Bretagne Faite en Bretagne 4/3 lumberman with a tapered black vulcanite stem. Abner the Eager finally wanted out. He had been inside since noon time. Daisy the Feral Princess hasn't budged an inch since my last post. Tomato the Brave is snoozin' on his favorite blanket. I hope to end the day with this smoke. Not going to get to box scores tonight, so I'll have some catching up to do tomorrow.

 

[Briar Lee]

Smoker Friendly Bourbon in my almost, was just damned near, a Marxman 400 Benchmade

 

[Roach1]

Haunted Bookshop Cake in a Jirsa 210.

 

[PaulRVA]

C&D Exclusive in a Mark Tinsky Stack and Coffee ️ on the side

 

[judcole]

Golden Extra in a Mark Twain.

 

[Benedict Munsinger]

I really like this pipe Mario Pascucci - P Rust - 2136. Horn ring. In general, Mario very carefully selects briar and carefully prepares it. The aesthetics of Italy. I have been eyeing this pipe for a long time, most likely I will buy it.

 

[bobpnm]

Good morning! My favorite time of day. As I approach 70, I am more grateful for every sunrise. I am blessed with a wonderful life. I take not one minute of it for granted. Coffee, burley, cob.

 

[samuelgawith01]

Two Friends Redwood in the Ken Barnes bent Dublin.

 

[Choatecav]

Sutliffe 507-C in the Vauen Olaf 4873 bent egg ... I can't compete with killer snakes but I did just find a 3" brown recluse in the hallway that I had to catch with my trustee apricot preserve jar and relocate outside to the woods.
My gut says brown recluse but it could have been a hobo spider. It had thin legs though, so I'm pretty sure it was brown recluse. Its easier to catch them than to kill them as they are tough and get hyper aggressive if you miss.

P.S. It probably came inside on someone ... guess who ???

Not sure about up in your part of the country, but down in Tennessee, I have seen a lot of recluses and none were anywhere close to 3". Did you see the "fiddle" on it's back??

 

[Sadluck]

Hot hot hot here, so taking some rest with virginia in rusticated Ser Jacopo Delecta Pulchra…