***What Are You Smoking, Sept. 2022?***

[PipeIT]

Yes yes @OzPiper a fine day of reflection had here at the the #edgeoftheworld and my thoughts have often drifted to Elizabeth and her forebears, what a truly remarkable lady. My days here are spent surrounded by the old Van Diemens Land Pastoral Company (hence my user name) which up until very recently still operated under Royal Warrant only to be consumed by the voracious appetite of Chinese interests. I’m heavy in thought as I pen this whilst smoking Latakia flake in a 999 and drinking Guinness and my thoughts drift towards Ireland now the very root of my existence. My family arrived here in Hobart Town in the April of 1822 via Bengal on the “Medway”. Mmmmmm it reminds of a saying my great grandmother would utter, “time flies like the weavers shuttle”. Happy smokes everyone
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Seen Taz buzzing around lately? LOL

 

[The Clay King]

Is this your friend Nathan?

Ragnar the Mighty Warrior, the Viking who died with his sword, is honoured at his funeral

A VIKING re-enactor called Ragnar the Mighty Warrior, who has died aged 35, was honoured by dozens of fellow enthusiasts at his funeral yesterday.

www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk

Sorry to hear mate...

@PipeIT Yes. RIP...

 

[PipeIT]

I love that Dr. Grabow of yours! She's a looker for sure! I'll bet she smokes just as good!

Thanks!

It is an amazing smoker, as nice as some of the pipes I’ve smoked costing 5x more, I was lucky to get this.

The front has a really wild blast to it, almost spider web looking when you are holding it, not sure if you’ve seen this before.

Aloha

 

[VDL_Piper]

Seen Taz buzzing around lately? LOL

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I have actually we have a group of them out the back of the farm in a very quiet spot. I should go out one night and get some current pics for you all as they are fascinating animals.

 

[PipeIT]

I have actually we have a group of them out the back of the farm in a very quiet spot. I should go out one night and get some current pics for you all as they are fascinating animals.

I was just saying before, for all the members around the world, it would be really great if they posted some scenery pics, when having a puff.

Please do, can’t wait to see the Little Devils, pun intended LOL

 

[JimInks]

A quarter of the way through my last smoke of the day, which is Wilke No. 515 in a smooth dark medium bend 2021 Peterson Heritage Brown POTY 4AB No. 45/500 military mount with a silver cap and a tapered black vulcanite AB stem. This was the blend Basil Rathbone smoked.

 

[The Clay King]

Just finished my last summer bowl, C&D Folklore (sample) in my Stefano Santambrogio bent Rhodesian. Had a very laborious day cutting down a dead tree with nothing but a 21" bow saw and pure arm strength, so this one is well-deserved, I think. Happy to be done, relaxing with a beer, and celebrating the arrival of my favorite season.

Bird report: House finch, Common raven, White-breasted nuthatch, Dark-eyed junco (early this year!), and Anna's hummingbird. It was 39 degrees this morning...looks to be a doozy of a winter up here in the SoCal mountains. I bet we break our record (since we've been up here anyway) of 6 degrees.

Happy Autumn everyone!

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@Servant King Well done for cutting down the tree by hand saw. I'd have helped you if I'd been around!

 

[The Clay King]

I was just saying before, for all the members around the world, it would be really great if they posted some scenery pics, when having a puff.

Please do, can’t wait to see the Little Devils, pun intended LOL

@PipeIT My favourite places for a puff are Cromford and Old Brampton churchyards and the Wellington Monument on Baslow Edge.

 

[condorlover1]

Good Morning everyone! Drinking coffee and cleaning a few pipes before I start my day.

 

[judcole]

Amphora Original in a Mark Twain.

 

[highwindows]

Bryonic slices in a Tilshead

 

[manny816]

Our best blend in a Peterson PSB Billard.

 

[Brendan]

Amphora Burley in a Savinelli Fantasia 111KS

 

[captpat]

Cuban Mixture in a GBD Perfection Rhodesian

 

[LotusEater]

Presbyterian in a Ben Wade Hand Model

 

[Jwebb90]

Scottish Cake in a Barling’s Make Ye Olde Wood.

 

[UB 40]

Smoking “Old Man’s Pipe Story” (White Burley/ Orient/ Perique) in a clay “De Croon Schotten”.

 

[JimK]

Good day all! Starting with MIddleton's Carter Hall in a fist-filling large Nachwalter smooth Freehand with plateau rim and short saddle stem.

 

[OldWill]

Ashley's No. 44 in a digital meer.

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

Wessex Gold Virginia Flake in an Altinay.