Mallard Flake with Perique in my fav. Peterson Shell-Meer Republic Era.
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Cornell & Diehl Palmetto 2024 in a Dunhill Tanshell Diplomat from 1977
Enjoyed a tasty golden delicious apple, and am smoking 2021 Watch City Simply VOriental in a straight smooth medium brown 1930s Wilshire 5 bulldog (Comoy’s second) made for John’s Pipe Shop in Los Angeles with a black vulcanite saddle stem.
Tonight’s pleasure is to finish off my 8 year old sample of Peter Heinrich’s Reserve Crue No. 4 in my Savinelli Onda Lovat. First time filling this bowl to the brim; it takes a lot more tobacco than I’m used to.
GLP Union Square in a Peterson Donegal Rocky 69.
Part way through this bowl of Wilke Back Bay w/o perique in a straight smooth brown undated pre-Republic Peterson Dublin Sterling Canadian 264 with a sterling silver band and a tapered black vulcanite stem. I got John Brandt to make this for me. It’s not on the menu, but he’ll make you a batch if you ask. Taking a work break to make sure Daisy the Feral Princess and Tomato the Brave eat. Sleepy Suzy is not overly patient about waiting her turn, but this is the easier way for me to make all happy. No Abner the Eager or Harry the Hairy so far this day.
Haunted Bookshop in a Jirsa Nosewarmer.
C&D Sansepolcro in a Savinelli Capri 604 Oom Paul. Rough edges? Nope, just an easy smoking, smooth wonderful pipe tobacco. NOTE: Thanks for this gift from a Pipe Club member (!). NOTE2: I'm of a belief that Oom Paul's don't get all the love they deserve .... classic, traditional, great "feel in the hand" & their deep narrow bowls have special merits.
Took about 10g of my Pikey Caravan Puck, rubbed it out and mixed in just under a gram of Match Windsor 805, an anise-cased cavendish.
Tried a little out in the Kaywoodie White Briar Belgique a little bit ago and it may be the missing “je ne sais quoi”.
Tried a little out in the Kaywoodie White Briar Belgique a little bit ago and it may be the missing “je ne sais quoi”.
I reamed and gave a good cleaning to this 20 yr. old Stanwell Rook, and it smokes so good and dry. You never know how good a pipe is until you have spent some time with it. Squire Cherokee with some coffee, going to watch some pipe you tube videos. 
Enjoyed a light low calorie snack, and am a quarter of the way through this bowl of Wilke Little Round Top in an undated straight smooth brown pre-Republic Peterson’s Sterling bulldog 150 with a sterling silver band and a black vulcanite saddle p-lip stem. This blend is Back Bay with much less perique (10%) than the regular Back Bay. Ice water and bergs is my drink.
Kendal dark in a Cavicchi bamboo brandy.
One third of the way through this bowl of Old Joe Krantz in my Molina quarter bent billiard with bamboo shank and acrylic fishtail stem.
Cube cut Dragon Flake atop a pinch of Exclusive in the Imp Sitter, way after bedtime
Old Gowrie in the Ashton xxx bent brindle
Except for touch ups, which I'll do tomorrow night, this Archie story is finished. I'm not far from finishing this bowl of year 2018 D&R Windsail in a smooth straight dark brown family era “Canadian” by Sasieni with a tapered black vulcanite stem, too. When I left the studio, the scampers ran down the hall to greet me.
Oh, yeah. That was the first one I've had. Just tremendous.
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