Enjoying some GH Brown Flake Aro in the Medico sandblasted special offer egg. With Bushmill's and soda on ice. 
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Navy Flake in a clay. Just enough left to fill my small clay bowl. I enjoyed the Sunset Flake & Gawith Hoggarth I got in Nottingham. Eddy (I met him at Nottingham Pipe Show) says he LOVES the photo of Jason the blacksmith lighting my pipe with an ember from his forge!
Going to get my zero waste groceries / toiletries today; got 8 containers for refilling. Saving my pipeweed packets for when I go to Buxton again, probably next year now. Not much single use with me!
Going to get my zero waste groceries / toiletries today; got 8 containers for refilling. Saving my pipeweed packets for when I go to Buxton again, probably next year now. Not much single use with me!
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@Puff nstuff Sounds like a baccy for the King's Clay!
Passing the quarter mark of this bowl of year 2014 Edgeworth Ready Rubbed Match in a 2018 full bend smooth Terracotta Peterson XL315 System Standard military mount with a nickel cap and a flared black vulcanite p-lip stem.
There's little more satisfying than providing an all-you-can eat situation for a feral cat, and watching them put away the usual feline grace, and just stuffing themselves. We used to have a tomcat that would come by and I'd feed it. I eventually built up enough trust where he'd let me pet him. The one day, as he was getting to the bottom of the dish, I went to take it to get him a re-fill, and he kind of pawed at me. I thought he was playing. He thought he was giving me a very clear message not to touch that dish. When I tried to pick it up a second time, he scratched the hell out of me, and I jerked my hand away and gave him some choice words. After that, the trust was gone, and I'd have to leave handfuls on the ground outside the gate, because he wouldn't get close enough for dish feeding in my presence. I was kind of bummed, as I'd liked him, and thought we were building a good relationship
Now smoking C&D Carolina Red Flake w/ Perique from 2020 in an MM Little Cutty
Now smoking year 2020 Angler's Dream in a 1984 Stanwell Antique 124 egg with a smooth brown front and a black sandblasted back with a dark gold ferrule and black vulcanite stem in the military mount style. I may end the day with this smoke.
White Horses in a Ser Jac with the rest of the coffee.
I'm not surprised by what happened although I know it would have upset me, too. It's hard for feral cats to lower their guard, and keep it lowered. In the past, I had a couple of ferals who came by to eat nearly every evening. One of them did for three years, and neither one of them would ever take a chance of trusting me. They get scared very easily, and your reaction scared him more. If you don't mind a bit of advice, yelling at an animal is one of the worst things you can do. They don't understand what yelling is, and they take it as you being mean to them. That especially goes for outside cats.There's little more satisfying than providing an all-you-can eat situation for a feral cat, and watching them put away the usual feline grace, and just stuffing themselves. We used to have a tomcat that would come by and I'd feed it. I eventually built up enough trust where he'd let me pet him. The one day, as he was getting to the bottom of the dish, I went to take it to get him a re-fill, and he kind of pawed at me. I thought he was playing. He thought he was giving me a very clear message not to touch that dish. When I tried to pick it up a second time, he scratched the hell out of me, and I jerked my hand away and gave him some choice words. After that, the trust was gone, and I'd have to leave handfuls on the ground outside the gate, because he wouldn't get close enough for dish feeding in my presence. I was kind of bummed, as I'd liked him, and thought we were building a good relationship
Now smoking C&D Carolina Red Flake w/ Perique from 2020 in an MM Little Cutty
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Daisy the Feral Princess is the only feral who understands me when I tell her not to do something. Sometimes the others do, but not too often. Tomato the Brave is not very intelligent, but he is loveable. Harry the Hairy understands when I tell him to leave the other ferals alone. I use a fairly quiet tone, shake my finger at him, and get in between him and whoever he might be intimidating. I repeat this every time, and he has mostly figured it out, although when I leave, he'll go back to his behavior.
Sleepy Suzy and Molly Danger behave most of the time. Suzy handles criticism well most of the time. I'm very low key with Molly because she's a very skittish cat, and has been so since we got her over twelve years ago when she was about a month old. I never let them go outside, so it was easier to work with them regarding their behavior.
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OJK in an Irish Seconds Calabash 05.
Huber English Balkan in sandblasted Ser Jacopo Maxima
You’re a character all right! Did you already post a thread somewhere before about your affinity with clay pipes and why? If so could you re-post the link? I am interested because I do not fancy them whatsoever but there must be something about them. Thanks!
@JoburgB2 I got into clay pipe after seeing re-enactors smoking them at living history events.
Jason the blacksmith says he enjoys lighting my pipe at the Viking & Redcoat events
Two Friends Redwood in this Tim West pipe. 
Good morning everyone, I’m starting with a home mix this morning and some community coffee black.
Hi, How do Celebi meerschaum compare to others? His prices are very good. I have one old unmarked meerschaum that I need to bring back in the routine and was looking for another.
Good morning. Wilke Butterscotch Black Cavendish in a Crown for the drive to work. Coffee, black.
Got some 10 year old MacBaren Mixture going in an MM Diplomat.
A small bowl in the Kai. Hu Delight.
Nothing like a one day work week!
Exclusive in the Briarlee Illustrious.
Time to make the donuts.
Exclusive in the Briarlee Illustrious.
Time to make the donuts.
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