Half way through this bowl of pre-2014 Edward G. Robinson's Pipe Blend in a 2014 Basil Meadows smooth slight bend squashed tomato with an aluminum band and a black pearl acrylic stem in the military mount style. Watching Mad Dog Russo.
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Its the female out and about hunting and she keeps calling so her new kits know where she is and can find her.
Good to know! She was pretty!
C&D Sun Bear in this Steve Liskey bamboo.
Well I hate to be a fan boy but I’m pretty much sold on the Peterson System. Had this pipe since Saturday and haven’t used another since I got it. Seriously considering sending the rest of my pipes off to be sold as estates and using the funds to get another couple system pipes. When you dump the juice out at the end of a bowl and visually see it, it’s hard to argue with.
Having Hal o’ the Wynd by Rattrays in System Spigot 312. In a field of clover for good measure.
Having Hal o’ the Wynd by Rattrays in System Spigot 312. In a field of clover for good measure.
Aha !!
Some rare tobacco that is
Some rare tobacco that is
Having a lazy morning around the house, enjoying some Mac Baren HH Pure Virginia in a Savinelli 401 churchwarden. Ignore the Kendal Black Cherry, I just didn't feel like setting up the lighting and getting out my good camera to take a fresh pipe picture. 
I share your excitement & enthusiasm for the System. Mine began back in '13. I'll pass along a wonderful "hint". Before each smoke (or maybe two), roll up a small piece of paper towel or Kleenex into a "pea", then use some type of tool to poke it down into the well, making sure it's beneath the draft hole. The juice will be absorbed by the "pea" & it can be removed after each smoke (or two). This way, when dumping the ash or if the pipe falls over, the juice won't spill everywhere.
I discovered the difference in how a System smokes. I eventually acquired ten. It's sad to read about somebody who's picked up an estate System where the foul-smelling juice was never cleaned out, drying into almost a shellac & very difficult to then clean. I've never bought a Spigot, being totally pleased with the Standard Systems. NOTE: All of mine were specifically ordered with Fishtail Stems. I never took a chance to gamble on whether I'd like the P-lip Stem.
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Puffing along through the day. Hope everyone is having a great Thursday.
A little Haunted Bookshop in the bamboo Caminetto while finishing off the MCT oil coffee and getting ready to switch over to the electrolyte water.
A little Haunted Bookshop in the bamboo Caminetto while finishing off the MCT oil coffee and getting ready to switch over to the electrolyte water.
Taking a break from job #1 before I go to job #2. Work to eat, grind to shine. C&D Shandygaff in an IMP Meerschaum. 
This caught my eye today and I had to have it. Made by Vauen.
Did a set of walking reps, and smoked a bowl of year 2016 D&R Three Sails in an undated straight brush etched black Molina apple with a nickel band and a tapered black vulcanite stem. It's time for an off-diet lunch. 
I went through my cellar of blending tobaccos today, looking for some Latakia that I bought from Mark Ryan back in 2015 and decided to whip up this impromptu blend:
1 part Red Virginia Cavendish 2013
1 part Blended Turkish Ribbon 2013
.5 part Latakia, Mark Ryan 2015
Very enjoyable!
1 part Red Virginia Cavendish 2013
1 part Blended Turkish Ribbon 2013
.5 part Latakia, Mark Ryan 2015
Very enjoyable!
Thank you for the tip, I will give that a try, certainly. I like the spigot thanks to the vulcanite stem. With you being able to order fishtails, I wonder if I could still order a vulcanite system standard? I like the p-lip but I can immediately see why some hate it. I have an overbite and it’s almost a deal breaker, can’t imagine trying to use one with with an odd tooth in the way or what-not.
That is one hell of an Oom Paul!
SG Sam's Flake in a Peterson Sherlock Holmes Junior Baker Street.
Watering plants while smoking SPC Puget Sound
Enjoyed three big plates of spaghetti and meatballs with a bowl of French vanilla ice cream and a few oatmeal raisin cookies on the side for lunch. I've a third of a bowl left of year 2020 Watch City Rouxgaroux in a 1999 smooth brown medium bend Peterson Sherlock Holmes Series Baskerville with a sterling silver band and black vulcanite p-lip stem. Giving the 4AB Natural a day of rest. Gold Star 50th, neat, is my drink.
C&D Pirate Kake in an IMP and Bob’s Chocolate Flake in a MM RC.
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