About a quarter of the way through this bowl of 2012 Virginia Spice in a straight Lane era Charatan black with burgundy undertone sandblasted billiard 420 with a black vulcanite stem. Working and listening to Double, Double, by Ellery Queen.
Now smoking Watch City Slices in a smooth medium bend 2011 Rinaldo Collection Fiammata Silver Line 7 Odea 4 flame grain bulldog with a silver band and a tortoise shell acrylic stem.
Last smoke of the day is Wilke No.111 in a smooth medium bend post-WW2 Pre-Republic Peterson Shamrock Killarney 9BC egg with a sterling silver band and a black vulcanite stem. Watching a Hopalong Cassidy movie.
Today I opened my 'special tin' of Marlin Flake. I've had it on my shelf for over 3 years and it had some age on it when I got it from another forum member is a 'deal' I could not refuse.
I admit that I've dropped some of the crumbs from my drying sheet into a partially burnt bowl of burley/va in my Dunhill 656 1/2 bent shell from 1954.
The tin note on this blend after this length of time is heavenly. The rich 'stewed fruit' and sweet silage type thing that you always seem to have trouble pinning down, but that speaks to your olfactory of great things to come.
Hey, happy Birthday. Hope you'll enjoy so many days to come
Btw,I'm smoking peter stokkebye no 52 Proper English in an Indonesian artisan pipe right now
Love the Medico Piff!
Happy Memorial Day to all. Waking up with McClelland Dominican Glory in a Castello virgin billiard with silver hawk band. Strong coffee. It's lightly raining, beautiful.