***What Are You Smoking, September 2025?***

[Kobold]

Having some match field and stream in a Kaywoodie with some water. This pipe is still ghosted with a Lakeland but I kind like it.

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

Avo Fogata Toro playing golf today. Good day, shot a 78.

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

Rocky Patel Edge while playing golf.

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

Oliva Serie V No 4 While playing golf.

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

9/20 MB Virginia Flake in an Altinay.

 

[Sobrbiker]

Starting my first official day of retirement with Briar Fox in my morning Pete SPD 2011 69. View attachment 414513

Congrats!!

 

[xrundog]

OJK in a late 1920s Frank Italian Briar 5 panel pipe.

 

[Goblin_Walrus]

Had an Arturo Fuente Casa Cuba Doble Quattro earlier, when I thought the sun was my everlasting companion.
Now that I’m observing evidence to the contrary, I am also enjoying a bowl of 23 Cringle Flake in my Cob of Cobs. The rain chased us home

 

[cshubhra]

Another cigar: Rocky Patel The Edge Sumatra

 

[gord]

Today's Smoke: Just having dinner now - time for a quick smoke post before going back to the apple grinder. One pipe today, mid-morning as an apple break. My most recent Ropp purchase, about 4 months ago I think, the Ropp J06. Now broken in, and the quest begins for the perfect fit. Began today with a nice aromatic, TobaccoBarn's Cimmeron. Full flavoured, with a touch of Vanilla. About 40 minutes or so, what I expected. Will give the pipe a break for a few days and try something else.

Outdoor break about two hours later, a Kwiki Chocolate cigar. Nice. Will post and try to do some catchup review at dusk. A tiny Skippable Drivel below the pic.




Skippable Drivel: I've received several comments on my outdoor use of empty 35mm film canisters for tobacco. They're excellent, and have an advantage of being super easy to load. No tray necessary . . . .



Simply wrap your hand around the pipe, and use your thumb and fingers as a funnel. The Ropp J06 is great for this because of its large bowl and shallow shape, but I use this technique for all of my travel pipes, and sometimes indoors now if loading from a jar if the pipe suits. Hardly ever spill anything, and if I do, it's almost not worth picking up.
Cheers 'till dusk.

 

[PrivatePiping]

KBV Night Mare in an SMS bent Rhodesian, with an Aperol Spritz my wife made me. The fruity notes of each are pairing nicely.

 

[Eireprof]

OGS in a Peterson Irish Harp 106

 

[JimInks]

Relaxing after a wonderful salad, orange roughy and snow peas dinner with strawberries for dessert. I'm a quarter of the way through this bowl of year 2020 Pfeifen Huber Virginia Golden Flake in a 1938 smooth straight brown patent Dunhill R 115 bowling ball apple with a tapered cumberland stem. Community Coffee, neat, is my drink. Watching the Braves-Cubs game with Sleepy Suzy by my side. Molly Danger is on m'lady's lap. The ferals are outside and fed. No funny stories so far today, but they seldom let me down on that score.

 

[Thepipehunter]

Cornell and Diehl Sun Bear Navy Cask in a Savinelli 101 Tigre.

 

[tmcg81]

Some Westminster from 2020 in a Savinelli Roma Lucite bent pot.

 

[Scottmi]

The Aperitif in my Mastro de Paja 3AL Egg and some Grog. Sitework done, pier blocks set and squared. Dusty, tired and satisfied. A good day!

 

[depriest1022]

Enjoying a fall like evening with capstan blue flake (2019) in a mm wizard cobbit. I did some baking on Friday

 

[tfdickson]

2007 Tudor Castle in my Suhr oval shank billiard.

 

[Scottmi]

Congrats! Got to say I’m jealous. Looking at 5 more years.

Enjoy these last 5 years and max out your 401k/IRA contributions. I just learned last year about a "catch up" extra contributions. If you can do those (I think they allow this when you are "old" enough..), max them out, too!

 

[Scottmi]

Last of my LJ Peretti Blend No. 52 in a Vauen Mokka. Tomorrow I’ll start my sample of 333 and I’m looking forward to it.
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Two of my favorite Peretti blends!