***What Are You Smoking, October 2025?***
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A third of the way through this bowl of year 2013 Sutliff Dunhill Elizabethan Match in a 1982 smooth straight Dunhill Root Briar 31051 dublin with a tapered black vulcanite stem.
HU Makhuwa in an Altinay Spigot Pot and Diet Coke on the side.
Tigers-Mariners
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Smoking 2017 Top Hat in a Tekin meer.
Now smoking 1990s Edgeworth Ready Rubbed in a medium bend dark brown 2017 Don Warren 17 smooth straight grain rough top Dublin with a multi-brown cumberland stem and ferrule in the military mount style. Ice water and bergs is my drink.
Arango Balkan Supreme in a Lee Von Erck “A” freehand.
Stunning and unique pipe! Kewpie Time!
and an extra "thumbs up" for the Arango Balkan Supreme, which has ascended, since I bought a contraband ten ounces of this marvelous stuff, into my top echelon of faves! Apparently more on the way from the mysterious"Nathan", according to my sources!
Not only is that a really nice pipe, it suits you photographically . . . . it actually looks better on you than in the solo pic.
Low Country Natural Virginia and Burley in a Georg Jensen.
Wild weather day here with raging thunderstorms moving through and massive temp drop with the southerly change. Smoking some Star of the East Flake in a Castello
Now smoking Legacy Collection: King’s Watch (Per Jensen) in a 2002 smooth natural straight silver banded Ardor Venere Extra Fatta A Mano Maigret billiard, signed by Dorelio Rovera with a tapered black acrylic stem. Watching the Cubs-Brewers game. Daisy the Feral Princess has been snoozin' near my feet for a couple of hours. Harry the Hairy has been snoozin' in a comforter since lunch time. Tomato the Brave was laying on my feet for a while, then moved to the left side on my feet, and after he got up to eat some dry food, he wanted out. Sleepy Suzy is by my side. Molly Danger is snoozin' in the bed room.
Sunset bowl of Bijou in a Savinelli Miele 642.
Long day yesterday, but got a few smokes in. Because of the massive post canning/freezing cleanup, let alone the current (and thankfully fading case of eczema), not much for anything long. Smoked some Arango Balkan Supreme in the pipsqueak McQueen Barrel Rider, and a couple of Phillies Blunt Chocolate cigars, in lieu of the real deal, which would not be good for my scratching skills, lol. All decidedly great smokes. The Barrel Rider is not a longstem (6") but a terrific smoker that really likes this stuff.
The break-in saga continues in week 5, with the now troublesome Lubinsky Olive Military Mount (top of the trio in snapshot), pretty much broken in, it still balks at anything except the original break-in fodder, Captain Black Black Cavendish, which it likes. Tried Captain Black Cherry, followed by and then Smoker's Pride Cherry Cavendish, and it refused these offerings with a rather droll "Ho Hum. I like Captain Black Dark, but am still searching for a few stablemates on this attractive pipe. It'll have to wait until next week, as today and tomorrow are going to involve the middle pipe, the Peterson Tavern Rhodesian.
I have a strong feeling that the Lubinsky is going to like plain Englishes. We'll see . . . .
An interesting Skippable Drivel today. I think some of the luddite retro crowd here might like today's version. Below snap of trio.
Skippable Drivel: (@ cshubhra )
CS mentioned his retro stero/vinyl stuff the other day, so I've taken the liberty of picturing a snap of a couple of my retro-toys.
Pic is a bit dark, but shown is my Lloyd's Tube Powered AM/FM radio, dating from the sixties, sitting on a Sanyo DVD player from the seventies I believe, one of the first models to have a thumb-drive input built in. The Polk Audio speakers are a bit later in design, from the eighties. I'm not a historian, so I'm just guessing as to dates, just a user of old analog and early digital stuff.
Traded some old cameras and a couple of vintage airguns for this (and lots of others of this ilk from equally loony friends, who are also retro-users). I'll be hooking up this stuff from an old Viking 14" television to watch old DVDs and CDs in my living room. Dickering with Mike for an old Roberts reel to reel tape recorder, a Thorens Turntable, and a Nakamichi cassette deck. He's had his eye on one of my Linhof 4x5 studio cameras and a massive tripod to hold the monster in place. He'll get it, but I'll squawk a bit first, of course.
Loons are very common in the Prince George region. Will return somewhat sporadically for the next week or so. Time to get out for a day or two in hot pursuit of rainbows, whitefish and other assorted finny creatures.
Y'all have a good Wednesday.
The break-in saga continues in week 5, with the now troublesome Lubinsky Olive Military Mount (top of the trio in snapshot), pretty much broken in, it still balks at anything except the original break-in fodder, Captain Black Black Cavendish, which it likes. Tried Captain Black Cherry, followed by and then Smoker's Pride Cherry Cavendish, and it refused these offerings with a rather droll "Ho Hum. I like Captain Black Dark, but am still searching for a few stablemates on this attractive pipe. It'll have to wait until next week, as today and tomorrow are going to involve the middle pipe, the Peterson Tavern Rhodesian.
I have a strong feeling that the Lubinsky is going to like plain Englishes. We'll see . . . .
An interesting Skippable Drivel today. I think some of the luddite retro crowd here might like today's version. Below snap of trio.
Skippable Drivel: (@ cshubhra )
CS mentioned his retro stero/vinyl stuff the other day, so I've taken the liberty of picturing a snap of a couple of my retro-toys.
Pic is a bit dark, but shown is my Lloyd's Tube Powered AM/FM radio, dating from the sixties, sitting on a Sanyo DVD player from the seventies I believe, one of the first models to have a thumb-drive input built in. The Polk Audio speakers are a bit later in design, from the eighties. I'm not a historian, so I'm just guessing as to dates, just a user of old analog and early digital stuff.
Traded some old cameras and a couple of vintage airguns for this (and lots of others of this ilk from equally loony friends, who are also retro-users). I'll be hooking up this stuff from an old Viking 14" television to watch old DVDs and CDs in my living room. Dickering with Mike for an old Roberts reel to reel tape recorder, a Thorens Turntable, and a Nakamichi cassette deck. He's had his eye on one of my Linhof 4x5 studio cameras and a massive tripod to hold the monster in place. He'll get it, but I'll squawk a bit first, of course.
Loons are very common in the Prince George region. Will return somewhat sporadically for the next week or so. Time to get out for a day or two in hot pursuit of rainbows, whitefish and other assorted finny creatures.
Y'all have a good Wednesday.
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Nice pipes and love the Lloyd's radio!
Peterson Old Dublin in a Tom Eltang cherrywood.
Being that we're in October, I pulled out the Sutliff Pumpkin Spice. A small smoke in a Dr Grabow Duke. The Pumpkin Spice smells just like eggnog in the jar. 
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Thanks. I bought it on eBay a number of years ago. I was the only bidder. I got it for a song. Not sure why nobody else placed a bid; although it’s on the small side for a Von Erck. Excellent smoker, though.Stunning and unique pipe! Kewpie Time!
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