Fricken gorgeous day here today - 73, sunny and a gentle breeze. Just mowed the lawn and now sitting back with a cob full of Kendal Kentucky and a cherry Coke on ice.
Spent several hours weed eating and using a swing blade to clean up some sections of pasture fence line.
I’m ready for a much needed break. MM Diamond cob with another C&D mixture- equal parts of:
2017 Yorktown, Bright Va, Izmir and Blk Cav.
A cold beer from a local and oldest brewery. An imperial IPA.
Enjoyed a tasty lunch, did a second set of walking reps under cloudy, misty skies, and have a quarter of a bowl left of 2023 STG Escudo in a 1980s White Pipe straight lattice apple meerschaum with an acrylic yellow cream colored saddle stem. Deciding on how I want the phrase the changes in the new Escudo for my review update. Going to do a total rewrite for the earlier versions, too.
Back after a long time away. Had some 2013 Capstan God in an Aldo Velani with brass and briar accents on the stem. Spiked iced coffee to drink. View attachment 221858
Irish Flake in a Castello. In Ben’s pipe collecting news, traded a few in for an Eltang estate (bamboo blast) and an IM Corona! These were pipes that just weren’t being reached for much so, winning!
Half way through this bowl of 2023 STG Escudo in a slight bend rusticated 1979 Savinelli Estella 310 poker with a brown pearl acrylic saddle stem. Thought I'd see if I noticed anything different in a briar that used to be dedicated to Escudo. I didn't. I totally rewrote my previous review to compare/contrast the different versions I have smoked, and added an update for what I am smoking now at TR.
Just returned from a pleasant walk in a light rain. Love walking in the rain, when it isn't cold. Now home. Rain has stopped, I am going to sit outside and enjoy Troutstream in the Brigham smooth Rhodesian. Have a good one folks.
Now smoking a bowl from a freshly opened tin of 1980s Von Eicken’s Dark Flake Navy Cut in a 1980s White Pipe straight, smooth octagonal paneled billiard meerschaum with an acrylic yellow cream colored saddle stem. Working on a review of this blend. Ice water and bergs is my drink.
Escudo in a Briarworks. Working in the garage on this beautiful day. Have a day off before 12 days on call. So happy to have a really nice day to spend it outdoors. Took my wife miniature golfing earlier.