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KBV Brown Flek in a Radice Rind billiard
One of the additional benefits of recently starting to smoke pipes is, that i get to enjoy a lot more sunsets and sunrises while doing nothing else than just look at them
This is the golden hour in Northern Denmark today, smoking
Dublin Special White in a Cosmo Mercury (61-91).
You get a picture with the pipe and one without just because the sky is so beautiful at this point
It's 4pm and the sun is very close to setting already
This is the golden hour in Northern Denmark today, smoking
Dublin Special White in a Cosmo Mercury (61-91).
You get a picture with the pipe and one without just because the sky is so beautiful at this point
It's 4pm and the sun is very close to setting already
Did a set of walking reps, gave Tomato the brave head and back rubs four times, and smoked a bowl of year 2016 D&R Three Sails in a slight bent black pattern etched 1977 Lorenzo Lorsan Sigma level top billiard with a gray swirl acrylic saddle stem. Norton the Nosey is full of energy today. More about that later.
D&R Windsail in a Radice Bulldog and Diet Coke on the side
Too lazy to get another pipe out of the rack so it's Pegasus in a Jirsa 210 once again. This pipe is going to give up one of these days.
Two Morning Smokes today. Started off early with the MM Minicob and my recent concoction, arrp\ogantly named Gord's Cherry English. It's a keeper, and I've got a batch in a cannister aging for a couple of weeks in addition to the trial jar which is now half gone. Chomping on a Kwiki Grape as I type this post, as is my usual wont.
Buddy Mike popped over for a couple of smokes as I was originally typing my post, so I aborted it and had my first major smoke of the day, I'll post that after I clean up the disaster area that is my kitchen, which outlines my morning smoke and a very significant puff I had last night, which is featured in an appropriate snapshot of the squalor of my kitchen table/online computer area, which is the main cleanup task confronting me for the day.
The minicob smoke isn't in the squalor pile; it's in another pile to the left of the computer and I just ain't gonna take another photo of self-incriminating evidence. Besides, you've all seen it before, eh?
Skippable Drivel later today, after this post and my post of the late morning smoke with Mike. It was his suggestion I post the photo below - he thought it hilarious. Could be interesting or a complete flop, depending on many factors . . . .
In the photo above, you can see my beloved McQueen Cherrywood Russet, a now discontinued pipe that had an incredible facility for outlining detail in complex tobaccos. Don't know why because cherrywood seemed to me to be at it's best in English mixes. Not this fellow. It took to one tobacco in an amazing way - Savinelli 140. You can see the 4 ounce tin I have, which is about 3/4 full. So after my trials with this delicate and detailed tobacco, I dedicated this pipe this wonderful stuff.
It was at this point, after my operation and prescription drugs caused me to lose most of my tasting ability. You've heard this whine all too often, so its stops here. My tasting ability has really improved as of late, so I've been taking tobaccos out of mothballs that I had avoided for about 3 or 4 months. I'd say that Sav 140 is the most complex and delicate tobacco I have, so I figured on tackling the problem head on last night.
Very glad I did. No, I'm not 100%, but I'll make an analogy that a lot of guys here will really understand. . . . imagine taking a great single malt Scotch, and mixing it with about half it's volume with pure water. Yup, everything will be there but in diluted form. I got all the nuances, but not full blast.
And, I can live with that. I had about the best smoke I've had in months. Yesssss!
Right now I'm a happy camper. Thank you, Iron Monkey, for your recommendations on this great tobacco. Catch ya'll later!!
Buddy Mike popped over for a couple of smokes as I was originally typing my post, so I aborted it and had my first major smoke of the day, I'll post that after I clean up the disaster area that is my kitchen, which outlines my morning smoke and a very significant puff I had last night, which is featured in an appropriate snapshot of the squalor of my kitchen table/online computer area, which is the main cleanup task confronting me for the day.
The minicob smoke isn't in the squalor pile; it's in another pile to the left of the computer and I just ain't gonna take another photo of self-incriminating evidence. Besides, you've all seen it before, eh?Skippable Drivel later today, after this post and my post of the late morning smoke with Mike. It was his suggestion I post the photo below - he thought it hilarious. Could be interesting or a complete flop, depending on many factors . . . .
In the photo above, you can see my beloved McQueen Cherrywood Russet, a now discontinued pipe that had an incredible facility for outlining detail in complex tobaccos. Don't know why because cherrywood seemed to me to be at it's best in English mixes. Not this fellow. It took to one tobacco in an amazing way - Savinelli 140. You can see the 4 ounce tin I have, which is about 3/4 full. So after my trials with this delicate and detailed tobacco, I dedicated this pipe this wonderful stuff.
It was at this point, after my operation and prescription drugs caused me to lose most of my tasting ability. You've heard this whine all too often, so its stops here. My tasting ability has really improved as of late, so I've been taking tobaccos out of mothballs that I had avoided for about 3 or 4 months. I'd say that Sav 140 is the most complex and delicate tobacco I have, so I figured on tackling the problem head on last night.
Very glad I did. No, I'm not 100%, but I'll make an analogy that a lot of guys here will really understand. . . . imagine taking a great single malt Scotch, and mixing it with about half it's volume with pure water. Yup, everything will be there but in diluted form. I got all the nuances, but not full blast.
And, I can live with that. I had about the best smoke I've had in months. Yesssss!
Right now I'm a happy camper. Thank you, Iron Monkey, for your recommendations on this great tobacco. Catch ya'll later!!
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Peretti Nr.333 in a Santambrogio Bent Pot. I think I have enough left for one more bowl. I really enjoyed this blend along with Nr.111, 52 and BPC in their non aero Burley Sampler. I'm thinking about taking the risk importing some more.
Enjoyed a tasty lunch, and have a quarter of a bowl left of year 2020 Watch City Rouxgaroux in a smooth medium bend 2021 Peterson POTY Natural 4AB No. 6/500 military mount with a silver cap and a tapered black vulcanite AB stem. Gold Star Peruvian Macchu Picchu, neat, is my drink. Been very busy since lunch.
All the ferals ate, and all of them got drunk on catnip socks. Daisy the Feral Princess is snoozin' on her favorite blanket. Harry the Hairy is snoozin' under the kitchen table. Tomato the Brave briefly snoozed, then wobbled up to me to go out. Norton the Nosey was extra hyper today. When he wasn't carrying a catnip ball in his mouth, he batted it around the house. He knocked over the water bowl, and when I went to clean it up, he kept grabbing the towel from me. When I finished, he jumped up to grab the towel out of my hand. On three different occasions, he grabbed my right foot, bit and licked it repeatedly, and bunny licked me twice. He followed me every where I went, pawed at my heels, and twice, he got in front of me for a body block. That skinny fella really wanted my attention. Finally, he laid down on a catnip sock for a snooze.
All the ferals ate, and all of them got drunk on catnip socks. Daisy the Feral Princess is snoozin' on her favorite blanket. Harry the Hairy is snoozin' under the kitchen table. Tomato the Brave briefly snoozed, then wobbled up to me to go out. Norton the Nosey was extra hyper today. When he wasn't carrying a catnip ball in his mouth, he batted it around the house. He knocked over the water bowl, and when I went to clean it up, he kept grabbing the towel from me. When I finished, he jumped up to grab the towel out of my hand. On three different occasions, he grabbed my right foot, bit and licked it repeatedly, and bunny licked me twice. He followed me every where I went, pawed at my heels, and twice, he got in front of me for a body block. That skinny fella really wanted my attention. Finally, he laid down on a catnip sock for a snooze.
Quite blustery today in the desert, hopefully after a few days of unsettled weather moving through I can get back to the high country and my elk hunt.
Taking my first spin of a wonderful unknown era (definitely pre or early republic) carved Pete 363/313 bent dutch (no COM or shape stamp), courtesy of @Chalaw87.
Breaking it in after a stummel scrubbing ala rebornpipes I did with some Five Brothers.
Grateful every day
Taking my first spin of a wonderful unknown era (definitely pre or early republic) carved Pete 363/313 bent dutch (no COM or shape stamp), courtesy of @Chalaw87.
Breaking it in after a stummel scrubbing ala rebornpipes I did with some Five Brothers.
Grateful every day
Virginia Slice in this Santambrogio. Iced tea.
Found this spyderco knife sharpener in my junk. Never tried it. Testing it out with a meer and oriental silk.
SB, how long does the Elk season last out there??
KC, please let us know if that sharpener does any good at putting an edge on your knife. I never got a really good edge using one similar.
Now smoking year 2015 D&R A.B. Rimboche in an undated slight bend, smooth flame grain Wessex Standard egg with a brown accent on the black vulcanite saddle stem. Going to clean a few pipes.
Loaded up the Peterson Pub Pipe with silver cap with some 23’ Kings Fool while I cook up the 10lbs of collards for Thanksgiving and Christmas and New Years
I’ve been on a vaper caper today. Started off with Rouxgaroux, then Chenet’s Cake, and finally CRFP all in the same Wessex Canadian.
Late afternoon smoke, Gatlin-Burlier Gatlin Burley 
in a beautiful Ural Meerschaum, carver unknown. Black coffee on the side, as usual.
in a beautiful Ural Meerschaum, carver unknown. Black coffee on the side, as usual.- Status