Mac Baren dark twist roll cake slices in an Erik Nording bent sitter freehand house/comfort pipe.
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And while I was at it, another Nording, a 2019 Hunter White Rhino bent saddle stem smooth panel with cream acrylic swirl accent, smoking 2007 Borkum Riff Bourbon Whiskey.
The bowl this morning is again OJK in a Pete SPD 2011 69. 
Did some low calorie snacking, and am smoking first production Watch City American Cut Plug Mixture in a straight smooth brown Algerian briar family era Barling’s Make Billiard 6 with a tapered black vulcanite stem. The stampings suggest 1930s, but the “6” is a previously unknown stamp number and placement. This pipe is from the estate of David Cuneo. Great pipe. Given how easy that it was to get it to a neutral state, I doubt it was smoked much over all those decades of existence. Fed all the cats except for the absent Abner the Eager. Been reading the latest baseball news before I read the box scores.
Rope a dope with Gawith and Hogarth Sweet Cherry Twist in the Peterson Park Square Billiard made for Peretti's of Boston. 
Morning smoke of Hu Dockworkers flakes rubbed out in a Dunhill shell 3107 long prince
Near the first third of this bowl of Ken Byron Ventures Mr. Christian’s Brown Flek 2021 in a straight smooth dark brown year 1933 Parker Super Bruyere patent 10 T 81/F lovat with a black vulcanite saddle stem. Reading box scores.
Suave, that Prince.
The larger question is how did that pipe manage to escape the clutches of Briar Lee all those decades.
Passing the first third of this bowl of year 2012 Butera Pelican in a 1970s slight bend black sandblasted English Rustic 120S Billiard (Comoy’s second) with a black vulcanite saddle stem. This pipe originally belonged to my college art mentor, the late professor Walter Barker. Finished reading box scores, and am going to check on the ferals. Going to clean a few pipes, too.
I have a fair number of pipes made from Algerian briar. Some of them I have cleaned, but not smoked. I'm very picked about matching pipes to blends.The larger question is how did that pipe manage to escape the clutches of Briar Lee all those decades.
Here's one of them. The stamping is Algerian Briar. Made in France.
A 1930s Comoy's.
A Colossal likely from the 1920s?
Of the ones that I am smoking, my favorite is the one Trevor Talbert made when he moved to France. There's not a single dead spot on the grain.
Beauties, all!
Briar Fox in a Mastro Geppeto Eximia. 
At the first third of this bowl of year 2012 Carter Hall in a 1929-1931 KBB Kaywoodie Drinkless 7782 straight smooth walnut bulldog with a tapered black vulcanite stem. This will do it for me today. Daisy the Feral Princess ate a little more than usual as did Tomato the Brave. I figure it's due to them spending most of their time outside enjoying the weather. I fed Harry the Hairy first, and put him out after he finished so the other two could eat in peace. Harry didn't seem happy about that, but I made it up to him. After I let Daisy and Tomato out, I saw the motion light on at the side of the house. I went to see who was there, but didn't see anybody. I called for Harry, and he came running out from under my car as fast as he could and ran in the house to eat some more. He got some attention before he wanted back out. Sleepy Suzy and Molly Danger ate and are snoozin'.
C&D Exclusive in an Abe Herbaugh Commissioned Large Billiard and Coffee 
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Gave up on sleeping so I fed Harry the Hairy outside, and left extra dry food for whoever needs it. I'm smoking year 2020 D&R Penhooker in a 2015 Basil Meadows smooth slight bend tomato military mount with an aluminum accent, Woolly Mammoth horn ferrule, and cumberland p-lip stem. Haven't smoked this pipe in a while. I had Basil make a p-lip stem for it since the bowl is big and a little heavy. A very good smoker. Going to read for a while with Sleepy Suzy by my side.
Cool pipe!
Same Stanwell Sixtus as last time, but different tobacco. Pipe Force Episode 1 Invasion. A lovely mixture with the stupendously naff name and ridiculous artwork. (What were they thinking?) Nonetheless, enjoyable Latakia, Stoved Rustica, Virginia, and Katerini. But the best part of the morning, apart from the calm, slow breeze which did not prevent lighting the pipe, was finally getting a glimpse of these live dolphins off the beach that everyone else has seen except me. It was about 20 minutes before high tide, and I saw at least three. Most of the time they just gently broke the surface of the water in an arc with the dorsal fin clearly visible. I saw another make a leap with a splash and then it made a high, almost vertical jump. How nice was that? It is a mild partly-sunny day. Very peaceful. Stopped to have a coffee and sit out on their deck, with my pipe, puffing away, when the dolphins made a surprise appearance. So I guess it is not a myth!
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