***What Are You Smoking, March 2023?***

[The Clay King]

Cromwell the meddler, Cromwell the busybody, Cromwell the puritanical Jack!
Smashed up Hereford cathedral he did. Desicrated tombs and all sorts. Absolute shower!!
Clan smoker, I believe. Visited his lovely old house in Ely, near Cambridge. Garden was full of old tins of clan & broken clays. The old saying holds true now as it did then. Never trust a man who smokes clan!

@simong I've smoked Clan before; does that mean you can't trust me?
I've noticed St Bruno is slow burning compared to Clan; I can see why they used St Bruno RR for the clay pipe slow smoking contest and Clan for the fast smoking championship
Going to see how long I can make a clay pipe of St Bruno RR last!

 

[Backwoods Briar]

Some KBV Mycroft in a Johnson stack

 

[simong]

Are/were they pets or food, or both? It seems unusual to name them if they're dinner.

Could be neither. In Wales & I believe parts of New Zealand, sheep and man have a 'special' bond. Tom Jones even wrote a song about it, so don't be too quick to judge! As he said 'it's not unusual'. Lol

 

[daniel7]

Bayou Morning x Kaywoodie POTY 2009 straight, sandblasted natural squat bulldog

 

[The Clay King]

Could be neither. In Wales & I believe parts of New Zealand, sheep and man have a 'special' bond. Tom Jones even wrote a song about it, so don't be too quick to judge! As he said 'it's not unusual'. Lol

@simong I have a special bond with one of the Graves Park sheep

 

[The Clay King]

Cromwell the meddler, Cromwell the busybody, Cromwell the puritanical Jack!
Smashed up Hereford cathedral he did. Desicrated tombs and all sorts. Absolute shower!!
Clan smoker, I believe. Visited his lovely old house in Ely, near Cambridge. Garden was full of old tins of clan & broken clays. The old saying holds true now as it did then. Never trust a man who smokes clan!

@simong I haven't broken any clays since Nantwich!

 

[Fralphog]

Very rainy and cold day. Minimal outside chores. Headed out to garage for a leisurely Lunt
The MM Diamond Cob with vintage Uhle’s Blend 00. A mug of strong black coffee riding shotgun.

 

[FurCoat]

SWRA in an LHS Sterncrest

 

[Fralphog]

@Fralphog Never heard of this breed before! Sounds like a USA equivalent of the Wiltshire Horn, another naturally shedding breed:

Wiltshire Horn - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Wiltshire Horn Sheep Society Ltd (WHSS) – News, information, sales and resources

Wiltshire Horn Sheep Society (WHSS) - information, sales and resources for breeders of Wiltshire Horn pedigree sheep.

www.wiltshirehorn.org.uk

Many thanks!

Very interesting.
I went to the link and it appears that the Katahdin have genes from this breed.
The Wiltshire Horn is one of the foundation breeds for Katahdin, Wiltipoll, and Easycare breeds and the Hampshire breed along with Southdown sheep and the Berkshire Nott.[4]

 

[The Clay King]

Very interesting.
I went to the link and it appears that the Katahdin have genes from this breed.
The Wiltshire Horn is one of the foundation breeds for Katahdin, Wiltipoll, and Easycare breeds and the Hampshire breed along with Southdown sheep and the Berkshire Nott.[4]

@Fralphog I thought they looked like the Wiltshire Horn...

 

[Fralphog]

Are/were they pets or food, or both? It seems unusual to name them if they're dinner.

The two ewes are our breeding stock. They will be viable breeder ewes for several years. This is their fourth lambing. I don’t name the lambs. Some are for butcher and a few I sell as breeding ewes. I did have three ram lambs a few years ago that earned the moniker, The Three Stooges.

 

[JimInks]

Did a second set of walking reps, and am close to finishing this bowl of year 2015 D&R A.B. Rimboche in an undated slight bend, smooth flame grain Wessex Standard egg with a brown accent on the black vulcanite saddle stem. Ice water and bergs is my drink.

 

[JimInks]

Now smoking year 2012 Esoterica Dunbar in a smooth straight, dark brown early 1960s Lane era Charatan Selected 43 Dublin with a black vulcanite double comfort saddle stem. This pipe was formerly owned by actor William Conrad.

 

[keith929]

C&D Privateer in a Peterson Meerschaum.

 

[BCF]

The two ewes are our breeding stock. They will be viable breeder ewes for several years. This is their fourth lambing. I don’t name the lambs. Some are for butcher and a few I sell as breeding ewes. I did have three ram lambs a few years ago that earned the moniker, The Three Stooges.

Friends bought a lamb and had their neighbor, a 4H kid, raise and show it.
Its name was Barbie-Q, which we felt was a little much.

 

[Brewfan]

Anomalous in a Peterson Sherlock Holmes Hansom.

 

[BCF]

I smoked Granger mostly these last two days. Sitting down now, watching my hapless Pirates play the Reds on Opening Day. Have a great evening everyone!

 

[dPero]

Finished TAK Micah Cake in Dagner Cob poker

 

[FurCoat]

Exotic Passion in a Pot O Gold cob

 

[bobpnm]

Beautiful 25 mile cruise around the neighborhood! Ended at my favorite coffee shop for some black cold brew. Social tobacco in the Santambrogio. My kind of afternoon!