“One morning I shot an elephant in my pajamas,” said Groucho Marx. “How he got into my pajamas I’ll never know.”
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It's a bit windy outside but it's also 72 degrees so I'm heading to the hottub with Until the End in my CAO pool meer and Marlin Flake in a no name but lovely egg in claw meer with a glass of Larsen Aqua Ignis cognac (and a bottleof Paulaner Salvator double-bock):
Nice finish on that Dupont!
Prince Albert in a Peterson Dracula 80s.
Tilbury in my birthyear Dunhill 6120 F/T 4S
A third of the way through this bowl of Seattle Pipe Club Give Me Liberty in a straight smooth medium brown pre-1920 straight Marechal Ruchon & Cie. Royale apple with a sterling silver band and a tapered black vulcanite stem. Not that much left in the tin.
Various vanilla leftovers in a Danish Pipe Shop pipe. This pipe smokes great. Some coffee and a book 
Time for a small before-dinner bowl of Six Pence in a sultan baby billiard.
Enjoyed a bowl of Sutliff Voodoo Queen in a Savinelli Bacco 321 rusticated author, while taking the horse around the property to nibble fallen alfalfa detritus from a recent delivery. 8.5/10
Bird report: Dark-eyed junco, White-crowned sparrow, Golden-crowned sparrow, California towhee, American crow, California scrub-jay, Steller's jay, Red-tailed hawk, Northern flicker, Hairy woodpecker, House finch, Chipping sparrow, Mountain chickadee, White-breasted nuthatch, Western bluebird, and Spotted towhee. Another full cast, probably brought out by all the post-rainstorm bugs in the brush.
Bird report: Dark-eyed junco, White-crowned sparrow, Golden-crowned sparrow, California towhee, American crow, California scrub-jay, Steller's jay, Red-tailed hawk, Northern flicker, Hairy woodpecker, House finch, Chipping sparrow, Mountain chickadee, White-breasted nuthatch, Western bluebird, and Spotted towhee. Another full cast, probably brought out by all the post-rainstorm bugs in the brush.
Got a sample of this a year or so ago. I'd have called it, "Give Me Dry Time." SPC has failed to contact me regarding a job opening in their PR department. Damn!
Another cigar tonight: Free Will by Oliva
A third of a bowl left of year 2019 C&D Yorktown in a smooth medium bend 2021 Peterson POTY Terracotta 4AB No.108/500 military mount with a silver cap and a tapered black vulcanite AB stem.This will get me to dinner time.
GH BCF in a Peterson Aran 69 more or less dedicated to the blend.
MB HH Pure Virginia in an Altinay.
Switching to some Balkan tonight. Captain Earl’s PS, which is one of my favs. Smoking in an old Peterson sitter with incredible grain.
Reserve du Patron in the Irwins 676
Many reviews say that it should be packed tightly, so I’ve been experimenting: it seems that the tighter I pack it, the less flavorful it is. Or maybe my nose is congested after kicking up dust in the basement all day. It’s still a mighty nice tobacco.
Edit: maybe the nose theory is correct. About 1/3 through the bowl and after a few retrohales, I’m getting that rich variety of flavor again.
Many reviews say that it should be packed tightly, so I’ve been experimenting: it seems that the tighter I pack it, the less flavorful it is. Or maybe my nose is congested after kicking up dust in the basement all day. It’s still a mighty nice tobacco.
Edit: maybe the nose theory is correct. About 1/3 through the bowl and after a few retrohales, I’m getting that rich variety of flavor again.
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Yeah, I was. Had to run some errands and thought I would check it out. Great place. Good amount of pipes and tobacco. Ended up chatting with Rob when he wasn’t busy with customers. Great conversations were had. I will definitely be back.