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

[The Clay King]

More Glorious Condor green in the Pollock Clay.
Been to Buxton Crescent again yesterday for the guided tour. Bought loose bananas, lemons, pasta & sweets from Day Zero, 25g of loose Full Virginia Flake from Appleyard's & filled my water bottles at the drinking fountains. No plastic packaging!
Going to use the lemons for making elderflower cordial; a bit early for the elderflowers as they're just starting to come out.
Been litter picking & recycling again and drank the bottle of Madri beer I found while litter picking in Chesterfield. Got given a pint can of Kronenbourg 1664 as well. Not the first time I've been given a beer for my efforts; I think I've earned it!

 

[haebar]

Smoking Bengal Slices in a Dunhill Bamboo and watching the Braves - Mariners game.

 

[RustiePyles CPG]

50 YO Sir Patrick's Sweet Dublin, thanks to @RustiePyles CPG

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What’d ya think? It’s pretty mild stuff but it burns well and has a good flavor I think.

 

[onestrangeone]

ODF in a Radice Billiard

 

[Laurent]

PS Bullseye in Stanwell.

 

[Scottmi]

First try of Blackadder - my 50/50 Peretti Crown and Peretti Ebony mix... unfortunately, as I learned this morning with my Bayou Veermaster, allergies are still on me and apparently enough to render smoke nearly tasteless (again). Tis the season. Interestingly, I find I'm more aware of the mouthfeel of the smoke. This was very creamy and 'rich' feeling of the smoke in mouth on the light. Comes from the Ebony to be sure, and it was surpisingly noticeable. Well.. I'll try to sip through it with my rummy grog whilst perusing some forms of the Calliopean and Uranian muses.

 

[AppalachianPipe92]

McCranies Red Flake from a Jason Patrick lovat.

 

[Hillcrest]

I need to smoke my Petersons more. I tend to save them for when I have more time but they really bring out the flavors of the tobacco better than my regular rotation pipes. Maybe the regulars need yet another cleaning. I just enjoyed the full subtle flavors of Lane 1-Q in the Erica System 302 with orific bit while listening to the mother screech owl go through trill scales with three of her young. Very pleasant smoke and the young ones are coming along well in cadence and pitch as their vocal chords get practice. The rain had stopped long enough for them to come out to practice. A great pipe, A good smoke and a free concert.... what more could one want on a rainy Saturday night ? 4-C red peach ice tea was my drink and now off to a late continental light dinner of clam chowder and a bit of left over salmon. I hope your evening is as enjoyable or better !

 

[Ben.R.C]

HH Burley Flake in a Ferndown lumberman

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

G&H Scottish Flake in an Altinay.

 

[Brewfan]

WCC Persian Slipper in an old Kaywoodie bulldog, stinger in place.

 

[SBC]

The dear friend who gave me the Sandahl in my avatar just went to be with the Lord, this evening.

Remembering him over a bowl of Smoker's Haven Our Best Blend in it right now.



He had different tastes in tobacco than most of us do. He usually smoked P&C's "best of the rest" schlock and was happy as a clam.

Rest in peace and rise in glory, Fr. Bill. I miss you. Thanks again for the pipe.

 

[Nevaditude]

Peterson System Numerical Smoke~off continued: a bowl of C&D's Autumn Evening in a Peterson System 306 Rusticated. Tasty treat for a rain late afternoon.

 

[dunnyboy]

2018 Union Square in a Castello 1982 great line fiammata.

 

[canucklehead]

Ok. Guess I'll be the sucker who asks. What are you making the tiny skulls FOR?

Some are for fridge magnets, some will be for knobs on tiny doors and drawers.


Magnet:

 

[LotusEater]

English Leftovers in a cob and Beer Beer to drink while my I wait for my hands to stop cramping up from carving tiny skulls.

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I don’t know what you do with those tiny skulls but they would look awesome on a tamper.

 

[UncleRasta]

The dear friend who gave me the Sandahl in my avatar just went to be with the Lord, this evening.

Remembering him over a bowl of Smoker's Haven Our Best Blend in it right now.

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He had different tastes in tobacco than most of us do. He usually smoked P&C's "best of the rest" schlock and was happy as a clam.

Rest in peace and rise in glory, Fr. Bill. I miss you. Thanks again for the pipe.

Commiserations on the loss of your friend. May he indeed RIP.

 

[JimInks]

Relaxing after a wonderful salad, two three quarter pound French cut pork chops with green beans and mashed potatoes dinner with a bowl of vanilla bean ice cream for dessert. I'm half way through this bowl of Mac Baren HH Burley Flake in a straight smooth dark brown 1918 Pre-Republic Peterson’s Dublin 2 apple with a silver band and a tapered black vulcanite p-lip stem.

 

[starrynight]

Anomalous in the meer: the blend seems to be getting sweeter with time.

@SBC prayers for Fr. Bill. May God be with him, and Mary reveal her blessed Son to him in glory.

 

[tfdickson]

2010 Beacon Extra in my Alden bamboo billiard.