BSF in an old freehand. Promising; next time I've got to prep it more (more rubbing out and drying, I think). Gusty winds out on the patio didn't help... so the only thing to do is smoke more of it!
***What Are You Smoking, May 2023?***
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Windy, cold, occasional drizzle. And So To Bed (sample) in my Savinelli Bacco 321 bent author, while I clean up horsey's corral. Very happy for the typical May freeze we get here in the SoCal mountains...kills off all the flies and their eggs.
Bird report: California towhee, Mountain chickadee, Northern flicker, Common raven, House finch, and Mourning dove.
Bird report: California towhee, Mountain chickadee, Northern flicker, Common raven, House finch, and Mourning dove.
Peterson - EMP in a Peterson Spigot 701
Just cracked the tin for the first time, Astleys 109, in a Radice Rind Straight.
Now I’m trying to figure out what the heck happened to these flakes compared to 44, at his post;
Be well everyone!
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Now I’m trying to figure out what the heck happened to these flakes compared to 44, at his post;
Astleys 44 & 109 - Production Foulup? :: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
I just purchased last month Astleys 44 & 109, and I just opened the tins today, and I was quite surprised at what I saw. 44 is listed on the tin front as a Dark Virginia Flake, the back of the tin says; ‘A powerful dark Virginia flake matured in the press for a longer period.’ 109 is listed...
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Be well everyone!
Happy Birthday
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Relaxing after a wonderful salad, chicken legs and sugar snap peas dinner with strawberries for dessert. I'mclose to finishing this bowl of year 2020 Watch City Rouxgaroux in a smooth medium bend 2021 Peterson POTY Natural 4AB No. 6/500 military mount with a silver cap and a tapered black vulcanite AB stem. Community Coffee, neat, is my drink. Getting ready to clean a few pipes.
Now smoking the soon-to-be released Wilke Mediterranean Nights in a medium bend fumed tan crackled year 2020 Ahmet Govem reverse calabash meerschaum with a military mount silver band and black acrylic stem. A Turkish forward blend with a bit of strength.
HU Edward G in a GBD Speciale Standard bulldog with massive birdseye coverage.
do you know the vintage of this pipe? Superb carving!Tired from a long day at work but feeling very good now that I'm home. Relaxing with a bowl of Watch City Rougaroux in a Dr. Grabow Hillcrest.
Haunted Bookshop in a Crown Achievement Pot 
That's a great picture! Looks like everything is sitting on top of water. Really nicely done!
21 years aged Solani The Blend 779 English Luxury Mixture (From 2002) with Syrian Latakia in a Dunhill Millennium Shell from 2000
First try of Peterson Irish Flake in my unknown Meer' and I'm loving it.
When last chatting with my tobacconist, I asked for a flake I haven't tried yet, "for you it's a no brainer, Peterson Irish Flake, trust me you'll love it"
He knows me well and looks after me so I didn't hesitate.
And yet again he was right.
.... I've clearly been living under a rock.
When last chatting with my tobacconist, I asked for a flake I haven't tried yet, "for you it's a no brainer, Peterson Irish Flake, trust me you'll love it"
He knows me well and looks after me so I didn't hesitate.
And yet again he was right.
.... I've clearly been living under a rock.
Cambridge Flake in the 6 panel bent lattice meer, with some Claret. This really is a fine blend! A spectacular warm sunny day which included mowing the lawn and 1/4 of the field by the pond. Mowing the field is Zen time for me...love it.
F&T Cut Virginia Plug in a Lee Erck Brandy.
Not sure... It had it's chance..
Watch City Rhythm & Blues April 2023 Batch
Tuesday, May 2, 2023
8:53 PM
Peterson Aran 53 Smooth
60°
Difficult to take a light(no dry time)
A little spice right at the start
Immediately taste tangy, bready virginias
Not harsh... No bite
Pleasant room and mustache note
Definitely a Virginia smokers virginia
1 or 2 relights
3.5 out of 5
Would return to
Tuesday, May 2, 2023
8:53 PM
Peterson Aran 53 Smooth
60°
Difficult to take a light(no dry time)
A little spice right at the start
Immediately taste tangy, bready virginias
Not harsh... No bite
Pleasant room and mustache note
Definitely a Virginia smokers virginia
1 or 2 relights
3.5 out of 5
Would return to
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