***What Are You Smoking, October 2023?***

[judcole]

Lane RR in a Mark Twain.

 

[Dave760]

SWR Aromatic in a MM Morgan

 

[captpat]

HH Burley Flake in a Al Pascia Curvy

 

[Birddog66]

Took a lovely walk with WeeBay up to the old Norman church of St Micheal and just got home, it’s a beautiful autumn day and the first of the year that actually felt and smelled of Fall with a brisk nor’easter. I regretted not packing an English blend as it would have accompanied it very nicely but was content enough with Erinmore Flake in my ‘66 Jeantet President.

Now home with some more coffee and about to pack some Pelican in an Italian Commodore cutty, usually used for stronger Lat blends than this.
Top pic’s are the Norman tower of St Micheal’s and bottom the view north along the Ouse valley towards the hamlet of Piddinghoe and the historic town of Lewes and the South Downs national park.

 

[FoggyMorning]

Bayou Morning in a Irish Seconds.

 

[PaulRVA]

Took a lovely walk with WeeBay up to the old Norman church of St Micheal and just got home, it’s a beautiful autumn day and the first of the year that actually felt and smelled of Fall with a brisk nor’easter. I regretted not packing an English blend as it would have accompanied it very nicely but was content enough with Erinmore Flake in my ‘66 Jeantet President.

Now home with some more coffee and about to pack some Pelican in an Italian Commodore cutty, usually used for stronger Lat blends than this. View attachment 253581 View attachment 253582View attachment 253583View attachment 253584
Top pic’s are the Norman tower of St Micheal’s and bottom the view north along the Ouse valley towards the hamlet of Piddinghoe and the historic town of Lewes and the South Downs national park.

Beautiful pics. Thank you for posting those. Enjoyed seeing them.

 

[Cloozoe]

Did some snacking, and then smoked a bowl of year 2016 Wessex Gold Brick in an undated straight black sandblasted Kevin Arthur brandy with a multi-colored accent on the white acrylic saddle stem. This pipe was originally owned by Sante “FishnBanjo” Guiliani. Ice water and bergs is my drink.

@Cloozoe , do you have any of Sante's pipes?

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Alas, I don't, Jim. No idea what happened to them.

 

[FurCoat]

Love the stem, is that a custom cob or just the stem?

It's the Stuuby from Missouri Meerschaum. The one they offer at the moment has a red stem but the black stemmed one should be back soon. It's the same stem that's on the poker. I love the pipe.

 

[FurCoat]

Big W for the Volunteers tonight. Celebrating with a White Russian whilst smoking Dunbar in a Grechukhin and pondering the pros and cons of using the Russian defense against my rookie chess playing wife. Say what you like about the tenets of national socialism,Dude, at least it’s an ethos. Had a pregame bowl of Stonehaven in a Barling Meerschaum. GBO!View attachment 253496

I got some Stonehaven from this years drop and it is a night and day difference from last years release. G&S didn't hold back on the topping.

 

[PaulRVA]

Blatter & Blatter Canadian with HH Old Dark Fired and Cuban coffee.

 

[BCF]

Ratttray's Stirling Flake in the Boswell this morning, chugging coffee and getting my gear together. Had nearly 3/4 of an inch of steady soft rain all day yesterday. The creeks will be up without being blown out; I'm going fishing!

 

[RobNYC]

Three Friars in a Radice Sand Grain.

 

[Doctor Chopper]

EMP in a Peterson Jeckyl & Hyde. Sitting with the dogs in the garage on this cold day, as my smoking room is under renovation for awhile.

Second bowl is G.L. Pease Bankside in a Morgan Bulldog.

No pics as I am on call. Have to shower and get the smoke smell out of my beard before I get called in!

 

[The Amish Tyrant]

Before this I finished off a bowl from last night and was reminded that, years ago, on the old, cranky pipe forum I used to frequent, people would promote lighting up, smoking, say, half a bowl, then deliberately setting it aside for a few hours and then relighting in order to be rewarded with a smoking experience of unsurpassed superbiosity. If I remember correctly, the technique even had a name. Is that still a thing?

Delayed gratification technique.

For me, it is never intentional. Rather, I become a victim of circumstance (which is normally caused by my household).

 

[Dave760]

GLP Stratford in a Connoisseur full bent

 

[bluegrassbrian]

H&H S&S in the Musico Floodlight Special.

 

[Ben.R.C]

C & D Exclusive in an Abe Herbaugh bent plateau tomato with musk ox. This pipe was my first and only commission and I couldn’t be happier.

 

[HRPufnstuf]

Getting this morning off to a proper start, yestery morning was a complete disaster. Ovaltine Coffee, MM Legend, and Plum Pudding ... back on track!

 

[alwayslit]

Last night’s pipe. WCC 558 in the rain. Pic is of the Mormon temple driving the Beltway.

 

[Tate]

Five Brothers in the Marxman Jumbo.
Going to be smoking Five Brothers through all the newly restored pipes.