Sutliff Virginia Flake in a Stanwell WO Larsen 2015
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Sutliff Virginia Flake in a Stanwell WO Larsen 2015
A couple minutes away from smoking Dunbar in a post WW2 Pre-Republic Peterson Dublin straight smooth X155 Bulldog with a sterling silver band and a black vulcanite p-lip stem. A cup of hot tea is my drink.
Well today was cleaning day.Unfortunately not pipe cleaning.Instead I've been
reclaiming my living room and dining room.For the past two plus years,my wife and I
have secluded ourselves to the master bedroom with limited use of the remainder of
the house.This was to allow our son and his S/O to have something of privacy and
a sense of living apart from us.By moving them to an apartment we now want to use
the rooms ourselves.With all the toting and cleaning,I have only managed to finish
the bowl of LL Dark Red I started last night and then lit up a Felipe Dominacan cigar.
That got me kick into the LV room to smoke it,so I popped a Guiness Draught and
read thru a couple chapters of "In Search of Pipe Dreams". Good book,good drink,
and a good smoke in a quiet room.Yeah,life is improving.
Now smoking St. James Flake in a straight sandblasted pre-transition Barling Exel 249 Fossil T.V.F. black billiard with a silver band and military bit. Ice water and bergs is my drink.
Old Colonial in a medium bend beater 1979 Aalborg natural freehand made by Nording with a black vulcanite stem.
C&D Mixture Monster 3 in a 1979 no name French briar smooth full bend egg with a black vulcanite stem.
Happy Indigenous Peoples Day everyone. First pipe of the day is Dunhill Elizabethan Mixture in a Mark Tinsky 6 panel rusticated apple with a amber stem.
Starting off my smoking day with Stonehaven in a 1984 black sandblasted straight Dunhill Shell 4103 Billiard with a black vulcanite stem. A bottle of Mountain Dew made with pure cane sugar is my drink. Watching Mad Dog Russo.
Kaywoodie Relief Grain.......
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Half way through this bowl of aged Hal O’ the Wynd in a smooth three quarter bend 1970s Charatan Belvedere 4211DC with a black vulcanite double comfort stem.
H&H Anniversary Kake in a virgin MM General. This is one tall bowl and will probably take me until the start of the of the Red Sox / Indians game to finish.
Half way through this bowl of Edward G. Robinson's Pipe Blend in a 1982 black sandblasted paneled slight bend Savinelli flat bottom sitter with a black vulcanite stem.
Special Latakia Flake in a 1990s smooth Peterson Captain Pete XL80 bulldog with a black vulcanite stem and p-lip.
Outman Cigars Spiced Rum in a 1979 smooth natural signed Rossi 1886 OomPaul 124 with an amber acrylic stem.
Finished off all of the turkey and pie with a bowl of Golden Days of Yore in a straight billiard Kleenest Delux
Alexander Bridge in a Bruce Peters bench made pot @Tobias Lutz sent this blend to me awhile back,
not sure how long he cellared it but with about 8 months in a jar it's aged nicely,really tasty!!
The last of my stash of Condor Ready Rubbed in a 2002 IMP smooth full bend egg shaped meer with a black acrylic stem. Ice water and floaty widdle icebergs is my evening drink.
C&D Billy Budd in a Grabow Savoy
FVF in a 2014 Savinelli Gaius smooth brown slight bend black acrylic stem and ferrule 320KS author.
He did two blends for me and one of four for the group that I wanted a pound each of. (I think it was C blend.) We were going to perfect the customs and roll them out when tragedy struck. I think he was going to have a tasting in the group and the winner would receive a Barling from his collection. I recall being worried Chico's blend was a shade more approachable than mine. He called me and I convinced him he didn't owe us anything and he should take time to celebrate his wife's recovery and to take care of his granddaughter. And mourn his son. He said he would be back and that's good enough for me, I loved that guy...Quote:
Originally Posted by Emperor Zurg
@NeverBend , wherever you are...
I also tried emailing Pete,if you hear from him let him know our thoughts and prayers are with him and his.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alligator Gar
Granger in a black 1997 Brebbia Jubilee 925 silver banded grain sandblast briar calabash with a black acrylic stem.
Things have been awful, to be honest lol. I haven't had time for a damn thing, work is absolutely nuts-o. I don't even have the time to smoke!Quote:
Originally Posted by Emperor Zurg
Pretty soon things will die down (hopefully) and then I will be able to light up and be more reg around here.
How are things with you?
Dunhill 221B Baker Street in a 1970's medium bend big bowl rusticated Sienna colored Savinelli Estella with a pearl grey stem.
Angler's Dream in a straight black sandblast undated Savinelli Hercules 115EX pot with a black vulcanite stem.
Heine's Blend in the very first pipe I ever bought ($2.49) in 1974; a smooth three quarter bend Dr. Grabow Omega with a black vulcanite stem.
Puffing Solani 633, Virginia with Perique -- my favorite VaPer. Half a tin left for this rotation cycle.
Just finished smoking Jim’s C Blend in a smooth medium bend straight grain 2001 Karl Erik Ekstravagant brandy with a leaf engraved silver band and a black acrylic stem. A bottle of Sprite is my drink.
Part way through this bowl of Jim's Va/Bur in a 2003 smooth medium bend Peterson Sherlock Holmes Series Baskerville with a sterling silver band and black vulcanite p-lip stem. Watching Mad Dog Russo.
Enjoying a bowl of @Bruck #33 in a Short Snorter....
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MacBaren Raw Classic in an egg shaped medium bend smooth Burgundy colored 1985 Caminetto with a black acrylic stem.
Just finished smoking Low Country Pipe & Cigar Guendalose in a 1977 smooth Rubino (Lorenzo) Oom Paul with a black vulcanite stem.
Edward G. Robinson's Pipe Blend in a 2014 Basil Meadows smooth slight bend squashed tomato with an aluminum band and a black pearl acrylic stem.
Now smoking MacBaren Burley London Blend in a 2001 black sandblasted three quarter bend Rinaldo Lithos YY bulldog with an amber colored stem. A bottle of Cheerwine is my drink.
Finally getting around to the first pipe of the day, SPC Mississippi River in a MM Country Gentleman. Been having trouble with the internet connection, so Comcast sent someone out to check it out. Turns out we had multiple problems. Squirrels had chewed the insulation off the cable where it comes of the pole. There was a metal connection piece that performed some function that I still don't understand, it was bad. And last, but not least, the modem was "missing some code" and we needed a new one. After the repairs were done I fired up the laptop and ran a speed test. Where I had been getting download speeds ranging from 12 mbps to less than 1 mbps, I'm now getting a steady 108 mbps. I'm a happy camper and best of all it didn't cost me one cent.
The Country Gentleman is my favorite of the line. Comcast is usually pretty good about fixing my problems with my internet connection here in East Tennessee too. I had to call them early this morning to get my email flowing again; it had stopped working at 1:00 in the morning. I had to wait on hold for 30 minutes, but they fixed it on their end very quickly.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pugsley
12 year old Penzance in a black pebble finish straight 2003 Cavicchi C. Fatto A Mano lovat with a black acrylic stem.
In a Howal......
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Now smoking St. James Flake in a 1986 three quarter bend Bacchus face CAO meer with a dark amber colored acrylic stem. Ice water and bergs is my evening drink.
The best durn..wait thats Jim's line. Strang in a Stanwell HCA while enjoying a beautiful day off work.