Now smoking some Stokkebye's Optimum in an Imperial Old Bruyere.
***What Are You Smoking, March 2023?***
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Just popped a new tin of Germains Brown Flake, the smell is sublime. Loaded into a Baki meer with some Alta Rica coffee to pair. I hope you're all enjoying your weekend. Happy smokes folks. 
Some old enough to be Dunhill, but not that old, EMP in a prewar Royal Comoys 159 globe. This pipe was made when Royal Comoys was the their highest grade, and were all straight grained pipes. This one also has their 'Inter Steel' reinforcement system that was only used for a brief period in the very late 1930's and discountinued by the war.
Uhles Perfection Plug in an amber stemmed 1890’s meer cutty.
Savinelli Brunello Flake in the Allen & Wright "Special" bent billiard.
We start with a bowl of Amphora Full, in a folded MM General. Here in southeastern Spain, we are at the gates of the eternal hot temperatures. In the middle of March, we are already heading for 80.6 °F (27º) next week. Damn, we only have a month and a half of cold. Agricultural production no longer rests, the land is producing 12 months of the year. Although I am grateful that organic and good quality production is increasing. Another novelty is the increase of 100% recyclable cardboard packaging, which means that in supermarkets, plastic containers for fruits and vegetables are disappearing.
Done clearing snow and headed for a bowl of Boswells Raspberry Cream. I though it was 6" of snow from my window but I think it averaged 8 with some place 18". 2000 feet above me (I am at 6500 or so) they are measuring over 600" so far this season. 50 feet! All the elk, deer, bighorn sheep, porcupines are coming down into populated areas.
Drinking bourbon in silence or with low music in the background can bring comfort and companionship while learning about yourself. While you cannot marry inanimate objects, they can act as friends in times of need.
As for the sister-in-law, may the fleas of a thousand camels infest her while practicing the lotus yoga pose. And yes, it sounds like the fresh cauliflower treatment may be appropriate.
GLP Montgomery in a Mark Tinsky Bent Dublin,
Thanks a lot. I really like it, it’s my first one. It’s far from perfect, but I had good luck that the grain on that side turned out as an almost straight grain. Black tea for staining, made it a redhead. Later on I swapped the stem a premolded black one, longer than that one with an awful tight draw into an ebonite Cumberland piece. Cut of a rod, drilled and filed to my liking. Especially the v-shaped airway from the button inside about 30 mm makes the pipe a much better smoker.
Passing the half way mark on this bowl of year 2016 Edward G. Robinson's Pipe Blend in a 2014 Basil Meadows smooth slight bend squashed tomato with an aluminum band and a black pearl acrylic stem in the military mount style.
Thanks Dave, appreciate it.Nice jobgood looking pipe sir!
A few months ago this Kaywoodie Connoisseur NOS estate caught my eye on SP and since it was a bargain and I'd never owned one I ordered it. A post in another thread reminded me it was about time to give it a try. So half a bowl of an easy going '22 C&D Ghosts of Christmas Future seemed just right to "chill" as the kids say. "Me and Mrs. Jones" on the XM in the Jeep in the garage, ahhhhhh . . . . . mellow . . . . . . . (what a nice smoking pipe!). If Barry White pops up next I'm looking for the Mrs.
C&D ghost of Christmas Present in my meerschaum, accompanied by a tall pour of spiced rum.
First time with Folklore, in the 6-panel bent lattice meer. Nice cake, and very curious how this will taste. Jars are washed and waiting to be loaded once i've had this quality control smoke. With decaf.
Did a set of walking reps on this warm, breezy day, and smoked a bowl of year 2016 D&R Three Sails in an undated straight brush etched black Molina apple with a nickel band and a tapered black vulcanite stem. It's lunch time! 
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