***What Are You Smoking, May 2025?***

[keith929]

C&D Montford Point Marine in a Peterson shape 69 Christmas 2017 .

 

[warren99]

Balkan Supreme in an Ardor Urano Cauldron.

 

[Pip'n'Piper]

Chenet Cake in a Stanwell POTY04

 

[Tabacco]

 

[BurleyVonPuffington]

Lucky enough to have time for a lunch smoke today. Mac Baren dark twist roll cake slices in the straight hourglass MM cob.

 

[JimInks]

Not far from finishing this bowl of year 2012 Anniversary Kake in a smooth burgundy medium bend 1979 Chippendale (Charatan second) Rhodesian 49 with a black vulcanite saddle stem. Smokes as well as a first and worth the $19.95 I paid for it all those years ago. Had a good chat with my old college room mate. Ice water and bergs is my drink.

 

[dottlejockey]

Afternoon bowl of Oriental Silk in an Ascorti KS...contemplating dinner.

 

[TheIronMonkey]

Having L. J. Peretti Tashkent in an L. J. Peretti Straight Grain Smooth Pot (I have my suspicions that this may be a Savinelli Straight Grain 106 from the 1960s based on the stamping). Inspired by @AreBee ’s Syroco Chair Pipe Stand and @PaulRVA ’s little rug, I decided to make a little living room set-up of my own.

 

[JimInks]

Part way through this bowl of year 2022 unreleased Sutliff Brown Virginia Flake in a 1920s medium bend smooth dark brown BBB Umbra bulldog with a tapered black vulcanite stem with an orific bit.

 

[PaulRVA]

Having L. J. Peretti Tashkent in an L. J. Peretti Straight Grain Smooth Pot (I have my suspicions that this may be a Savinelli Straight Grain 106 from the 1960s based on the stamping). Inspired by @AreBee ’s Syroco Chair Pipe Stand and @PaulRVA ’s little rug, I decided to make a little living room set-up of my own.

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We have to find you a Coffee Table ,
End Table and a Lamp!

 

[PaulRVA]

Part way through this bowl of year 2022 unreleased Sutliff Brown Virginia Flake in a 1920s medium bend smooth dark brown BBB Umbra bulldog with a tapered black vulcanite stem with an orific bit.
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Jim,
What’s the story on this pipe?
It’s one of my favorites posted here.
It’s as if it has a soul and it absolutely has swagger!

 

[Choatecav]

Afternoon storms rolling into middle Tennessee. Supposed to be pretty severe so I just put the horses up in the barn for the evening. Then I fed the dogs.
Thought I would relax before it hits hard with some Peterson Early Morning Pipe in one of my Bones bent pipes. This one was raw and I put a walnut stain on it and I kinda like the way it looks. For my beverage, I am having some coconut water. I've developed a taste for it and it's pretty refreshing.

 

[Choatecav]

We have to find you a Coffee Table ,
End Table and a Lamp!

Paul, I gotta say, the "little rug" is really a great touch to your photos. Where are you and @TheIronMonkey getting those things? They are really cool and I can foresee them becoming a needed pipe accessory right along with a lighter and a tamper.....

 

[Old_Newby]

Friday evening I started a nice bowl of Tashkent in my Falcon meerschaum chimney bowl, but only got to smoke 1/4 of it before storms drove me inside. The weekend turned hectic, so I didn't get to finish the remaining 3/4 bowl until yesterday afternoon. Maybe it was abstaining from smoking all weekend, or the tobacco sitting and drying, but the smoke was exceptionally cool and tasty, much better than I remembered from Friday.

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Afterward, I enjoyed a bundle cigar I'd purchased last month, an Odyssey Connecticut. I didn't expect much, since it was a bundle cigar and because I had to glue the wrapper after I clipped the head, but it turned out to be a nice, mild yet tasty stick. If I smoked more cigars, I'd be tempted to buy a bundle.

Interesting. A few years back when I started pipe smoking I wanted to have a smoke while playing golf like many do with cigars. In order to be prepared and not forget I loaded a cob gentlemen with Amphora Virginia, stuck it in my bag pocket, and forgot about it. A few days later I lit it up on course and it was amazing sweet and bready. It was like candy. I dont know if it was the weather, my mood, food, beverage, my swing, or what but it was special. I found myself making ummm ummm noises it was so good.

 

[TheIronMonkey]

Paul, I gotta say, the "little rug" is really a great touch to your photos. Where are you and @TheIronMonkey getting those things? They are really cool and I can foresee them becoming a needed pipe accessory right along with a lighter and a tamper.....

I got mine from Royal Meerschaum for $4.99, but it doesn’t have fringe. There are much better 1/12 dollhouse scale ones available for more, which I think I may end up getting (along with an electrified lamp).

 

[Scottmi]

Solani Silver Flake in the Moonshine Devil Anse

 

[Briarcutter]

which I think I may end up getting (along with an electrified lamp).

This could go on forever, dog,cat,fireplace,sofa...ad infinitum

 

[JoburgB2]

Paul, I gotta say, the "little rug" is really a great touch to your photos. Where are you and @TheIronMonkey getting those things? They are really cool and I can foresee them becoming a needed pipe accessory right along with a lighter and a tamper.....

Can search Amazon or similar for mini persian carpet mouse pad. Many choices, patterns, and colours.

 

[PaulRVA]

Paul, I gotta say, the "little rug" is really a great touch to your photos. Where are you and @TheIronMonkey getting those things? They are really cool and I can foresee them becoming a needed pipe accessory right along with a lighter and a tamper.....

It came from a Pen store in Wash DC. My wife bought it for me for my desk at work when she was picking up some refills for my pens while shopping. It’s actually a mouse pad.
When I retired a few years ago I plopped it down in my home office and it became a soft place to drop a pipe.

 

[dino]

SmokeyJock, sorry I missed a timely birthday greeting:
Happy Belated Birthday!