First a brief sortie with Granger in a new MM hardwood straight apple. Even with the codger blend in it, that pipe gets hot awfully fast. So after dinner I loaded some Gentleman Caller into my small bent GBD apple, and that worked much much better.
Pipe Of The Day (POTD)
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Altinok meer (Sav 321 author shape), 2018 GLP Gaslight.
AimlessWanderer
Remember to forget me!
I turned in quite early yesterday, and the bowl of Ennerdale in the Ben Wade Reader I packed yesterday evening, never got finished. I'm finishing that off this morning, and some Louisiana Flake I rehydrated overnight, seems to have resumed a smokeable condition, if I don't fancy sticking to Ennerdale all day.
If I fire any of the Louisiana Flake up, it'll either be in the Nording Compass, or Parker Poker. Although it's a Perique blend, it's also lightly topped, so I tend to use my "miscellaneous" blend pipes for that.
If I fire any of the Louisiana Flake up, it'll either be in the Nording Compass, or Parker Poker. Although it's a Perique blend, it's also lightly topped, so I tend to use my "miscellaneous" blend pipes for that.
Sutliff's Briggs Match in a new MM Mark Twain cob.
I'll have to try some of that Briggs Match soon.
A short afternoon smoke of the Stanwell straight billiard from Blue Room Briars out on my step. As I unpacked the Stanwell from the pipe box, I had to lift out the box of Carter Hall. Ah, thought I to myself, 'tis perfect. A half bowl, a 20-minute smoke, 1 relight.
A short afternoon smoke of the Stanwell straight billiard from Blue Room Briars out on my step. As I unpacked the Stanwell from the pipe box, I had to lift out the box of Carter Hall. Ah, thought I to myself, 'tis perfect. A half bowl, a 20-minute smoke, 1 relight.
Stanwell Hans Christian Andersen II in churchwarden config, with The Country Squire “Old Toby”
Sydney P. Ram pear with Match Walnut (my wife’s favorite)
On a warm breezy evening after a hot day, 3 pipes. Sansepolcro in a Radice Rind Billiard; Pembroke in a Mahogany Calabash; The Beast in an Arley Curtz straight Apple w/bamboo shank. A celebration of sorts. A few weeks ago, my dogs (not their fault) spilled half a cup of coffee on my desk, part of which ended up on my laptop keyboard. I dumped it out and wiped it down; it remained running. Good news. It put itself to sleep at some point and the next morning would not rouse itself. Bad news. It remains dead. Today I had the time to chat with a HP service tech who concluded, after a number of tests, that the machine was dead. He advised HP would send a box for me to ship the laptop in for repairs. I enquired as to the cost. No worries, my accident insurance will cover all costs. Unbeknownst to me, and my wife, who purchased the computer for me a year and a half ago, I have an extended warranty with accident protection. A happy day! Moral of the story? Buy the insurance, or don’t leave your dogs alone with a cup of coffee next to your open laptop; perhaps both.
Glad to hear that despite a setback everything turned out alright in the end.
Posted in the Friday Savinelli thread: this morning, a mix of Half & Half plus Edgeworth Match in my pocket sandblast Savinelli 404. This mix has become a regular thing for me on Fridays for some reason. Each by itself is great, but the Match reduces the chance of tongue bite from the H & H should I puff too fast; and even in a small pipe like the 404, I can get 20-30 minutes' worth of smoke.
Lamboley Dublin
Match B. S. 759
Match to Balkan Sobraine
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AimlessWanderer
Remember to forget me!
Nording Compass
Louisiana Flake
Louisiana Flake
An early morning pipe as we wait for the tropical rain to either arrive or go away: the Italian Colossal lightly-bent billiard loaded with Sir Walter Raleigh Original. Usually I puff SWR in my Peterson 307. But someone here mentioned the notion that aromatics often smoke "better" (whatever that can mean) in a tall bowl. So I tried the Colossal. A cool smoke, 25 minutes with 1 relight, partly outdoors in a moderate though hardly cool breeze.
Riding yesterday evening’s Sav Roma 673 into this morning, with a couple bowls of SWRA, as a Saturday treat for Mrs. C.
Then back to the rotation, and some LLRR for the day.
Then back to the rotation, and some LLRR for the day.
Haunted Bookshop in a Savinelli Series III 673.
Lamboley/Match PA
My wife won’t let me smoke PA in the house so I’m running an experiment with Match PA. So far no complaints so obviously not a perfect match
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My wife won’t let me smoke PA in the house so I’m running an experiment with Match PA. So far no complaints so obviously not a perfect match
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My wife won’t let me smoke anything in the house.
Tanganyika Kilimanjaro meerschaum lined cherrywood, loaded with McClelland Coyote Classic
Marlin Flake in the 2013 this afternoon...
Comoy's Cask No.4 in the Savinelli Series III 320.
