Again, Carolina Red Flake 2020 vintage, rubbed out, in a Martelo sandblasted billiard. Long night ahead of me, but I hope that everyone is doing well. It's almost the weekend.
Jason
Jason
***What Are You Smoking, November 2022?***
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Relaxing after a wonderful salad, snapper and sugar snap peas dinner with strawberries for dessert. I'm smoking year 2013 Esoterica Tilbury in a smooth medium bend 1999 Peterson Sherlock Holmes Series Milverton with a sterling silver band and a black vulcanite p-lip stem. Since I have mostly smoked Petersons today, I decided to have a Peterson evening. Watching The World Series. Ice water and bergs is my drink.
First go at Wilke Crystal Palace.. absolutely delish… in a Pete rusticated bent Apple 
Mac Baren HH Old Dark Fired in Chacom Reverse Calabash 
Enjoyed a tasty peach, and am smoking D&R Windsail in a 2018 full bend smooth Peterson Sherlock Holmes Lestrade with a silver band and a black vulcanite saddle p-lip stem.
2010 Brindle Flake in my Former paneled lovat.
Hal O’ The Wynd in a J.T. Cooke Poker.
Cool quiet fall evening with very little wind. Continuing my journey through the blending components by smoking a Turkish mix of izmir, samsun, and Yenidje (produced by PipesandCigars). Smoking in a country gentleman cob.
Arango Balkan Supreme in an Altinay translucent meerschaum billiard
Now smoking KBV Verge Engine Santa Drive in a 1978 Peterson Deluxe 20S medium bend smooth dark brown billiard with a silver cap military mount black vulcanite saddle p-lip stem.
Wilke Peanut Butter in a PSD DGE 2022 Cob.
GH&Co Dark Bird's Eye in a Peterson Tankard.
Billy Bud In a Nording Gun metal Compass.
Enjoyed a tasty Jazz apple, and am smoking C&D Virginia Flake in straight medium brown 1922-1937 Irish Free State era Peterson 222 bullcap with a sterling silver band and a tapered black vulcanite p-lip stem. This time smoking this pipe. Sure has been hard deciding on what to smoke in it. I just knew it wouldn't be a Virginia with much or any topping. Not going to smoke something scented or heavily topped in a pipe this old. I can do that with a lot of other pipes. Community Coffee, neat, is my drink.
Finally getting to have a bowl today...going with SPC Deception Pass. Spent a few minutes this afternoon cleaning up the vulcanite stem for this Fireside pipe. Probably 50+ years of oxidation (it was quite green). Oxyclean soak, then rub down with that magic pad thing, then brief flame treatment, then micromesh sanding pads through 8000, drop of camellia oil, a bit of buffing with old flannel and looking sharp!
Now smoking year 2015 Mac Baren Virginia #1 in a three quarter bend smooth dark brown Made in Ireland (1938-1948) pre-Republic Peterson 367 with a 5 in a circle Shamrock apple with a black vulcanite flared p-lip saddle stem. First time smoking this pipe.
So today is our first full day of sunshine in 27 days and I took the opportunity to mow……..well…….slash the lawn. I really only moved grass from one spot to another but it’s a start. I’ve grabbed a beer and I’m smoking aged OGS in a Sav 320 and it’s lovely. Yo the dog thinks so too!
Yes I have a couple and like them a lot. I can imagine that panel once your hands start to wear through the finish adding patina.
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