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

[Roach1]

Haunted Bookshop Cake in a Pete SPD 2011 69.

 

[PaulTheScandinavian]

Morning smoke of Amphora Burley blend in an BBB classic 675 group 4 Long billiard

 

[Scottmi]

...I can't believe it's burning..! 2024 Sam's Flake in my Briarworks 10th Anniversary Blasted Zulu, and I didn't have to use up hardly any butane!

 

[Sobrbiker]

Ryback+P in the J11. Septic guys called and are coming tomorrow, now I’ve gotta make the tree smaller for access. Good thing it’s the hottest day of the week so farView attachment 401094

What a day!!
After posting my prior post, I got busy trimming the tree, and was interrupted by the neighbor that she got a call that Bob and Gracie were seen wandering down the street headed for the desert and the interstate HOLY CRAP, I’d made the cardinal sin of horse ownership and left the gate wide open. Grabbed the wife and leads and halters and took off in the truck- we found that a family (second to last property before state trust land) had happened to be coming home when our horses came down the street and corralled them into their property, thank god!!
I couldn’t imagine losing a dog and both horses on the same day, but that almost happened…

Anyway, mama didn’t kill me, and I learned an important lesson.
The horses are safe, put up and fed, the tree got trimmed, and I finished up with some GH&Co Brown Twist in the J07.
Thankfully this day is over…

 

[Sobrbiker]

Man, I am so sorry to hear of what you have to do. Folks that are not "animal lovers" don't always understand but those who are can feel your hurt. Have had to do the same thing.

I view it like this.... we are blessed to have these dogs, cats, horses, goats, etc. in our lives and they become our friends. They are there for us and we need to be there for them. They depend on us to make hard decisions that are in their best interest and you are a good steward to do the "hard" thing when it is in their best interest. Glad you were blessed with a good friend for so many years......

Thanks for the kind words.
I saved this quote years back, from the great gunsmith Ted Yost on the topic:
“For all the companionship, fun, and unconditional love we get from our dogs, there's a steep price to be paid. We nibble away at it, trying to return all they share with us, but we fall short. On their last day, when it's time to take them for that final ride, that debt gets paid. And it's hard.”

It sure is.

 

[Benedict Munsinger]

Peterson Kildare Silver Mounted (X105) P-Lip – hallmarked Dublin 1988. A classic straight billiard with a sterling silver band, beautifully preserved NOS piece. Smooth draw, well-balanced, and pairs exceptionally well with bold Va/Per blends like C&D Bayou Morning Flake.

 

[Briar Lee]

Half and Half in my Bertram Grade 40 Bulldog.

The disabled veteran who made this, did good.




Sing one Tom T. Hall!

Mama Bake a Pie

 

[Roach1]

OJK in a Jirsa 210.

 

[PaulRVA]

C&D Exclusive in a Merchant Service Stack Billiard and Coffee ️ on the side.

 

[RobNYC]

Pegasus in a Radice Rind.

 

[samuelgawith01]

Cornell and Diehl Burley Flake #1 in this Peterson pipe of the year.

 

[Phiredog]

After a long work trip to Ottawa, Canada, opening the day with Milan’s Our Carter Hall in an LHS Purex Caboose or Bullmoose and black coffee. Good to be home!

 

[judcole]

Golden Extra in a Mark Twain.

 

[bobpnm]

Good morning! Coffee, burley, cob.

 

[Sadluck]

Peterson DLNR in Jacopo

 

[PaulRVA]

C&D Exclusive in a Merchant Service Big Billiard and the last of the Coffee ️ on the side. Last Nights Storms brought in a much need temperature drop.

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

Sir John's Flake Virginia in an Alden.

 

[Roach1]

Briar Fox in a Radice Rind.

 

[RobNYC]

Epiphany in a Ser Jacopo Maxima.

 

[Peter Turbo]

Dragon Flake in a Vauen