Well, it's a beaut. Congrats!
Pipe Of The Day (POTD)
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For the first time ever I had some bowls in summer (my cigar season).
Packed two cobs yesterday. One from a mystery jar. I believe I dumped all my Aro samples in it a couple of years (8?) ago and now it just has a mild sweetish note to it. It burns easy without a bite or dottle so I will use it more regularly.
Second one was Amphora Full which was initially too goopy and sour for me. A couple of months in the jar mellowed this leaf as well and while not perfect it was a pleasant enough smoke.
Packed two cobs yesterday. One from a mystery jar. I believe I dumped all my Aro samples in it a couple of years (8?) ago and now it just has a mild sweetish note to it. It burns easy without a bite or dottle so I will use it more regularly.
Second one was Amphora Full which was initially too goopy and sour for me. A couple of months in the jar mellowed this leaf as well and while not perfect it was a pleasant enough smoke.
My Farrago mixed blend in a beautiful Bertram.
Ending the weekend on a high note...
This morning, post-workout and -breakfast, I loaded some well-dried Capstan Blue plus Edgeworth Match, about 60/40, into my new-to-me Keyser billiard with the military mount. It's funny, but this is the second time I've had a smoke longer than my usual with this model. Earlier it was some Newminster 400 flake plus C & D Alpine Lodge. In both cases the initial smoke after the relight ran to some 35 minutes, and a third match yielded about 5 more. Maybe it was the slow-burning quality of the Virginia flake -- but it's odd that both times they occurred in this pipe.
GH Rum Twist in a Fairchild Prince
AimlessWanderer
Remember to forget me!
Gawith Hoggarth No.27 Perique Flake in a Parker bent Dublin
Car-stoved Fillmore in a Radice Rind with cold Dominican coffee.
That looks like it smokes great!
The fraternal twin to yesterday's pipe (a matched set from 2000)...
ylekot
On the lookout for a purse
Wow there is some eye candy here!!
I'm up a bit earlier than I planned. Some Carter Hall went into my Georg Jensen small sandblast billiard, the "captain's pipe," for a pleasant cool 30 minute smoke with my coffee. I'll have some toast & peanut butter before I trundle off to shave and shower. Perhaps today won't be a bad one!
Thanks! Some of the nicest birdseye I've ever seen from Peterson. An LE run of 1000 sets (these are #798)...
This evening's enjoyment is some Plum Pudding Reserve in my 2021 LE Micah, accompanied by a new bottle...
Today’s smoke was interesting. Smoked some Vauen Tradition #2 in the Stetson received from the PIF earlier. Mixed feelings on this. The pipe smokes well as does the leaf; however, I’m getting a perfumy undernote that I can’t tell if it’s from the leaf I’m smoking or ghosting from a previous smoke (possibly Lakeland essence?). So I’ll try this blend out in one of my cobs and see how it goes. Otherwise, it was a relaxing day with a storm brewing in the distance 
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The Stetson had a basic cleaning, but not restored. I didn't smoke it, so I can't tell you if it's the pipe, but I wouldn't be shocked at all.Today’s smoke was interesting. Smoked some Vauen Tradition #2 in the Stetson received from the PIF earlier. Mixed feelings on this. The pipe smokes well as does the leaf; however, I’m getting a perfumy undernote that I can’t tell if it’s from the leaf I’m smoking or ghosting from a previous smoke (possibly Lakeland essence?). So I’ll try this blend out in one of my cobs and see how it goes. Otherwise, it was a relaxing day with a storm brewing in the distance
Maybe a bowl sweetening is in order.
Yeah, I think you’re right on this. I’ll do that when I do a cleaning as well.
It's raining in fitful bursts today, and it's likely to continue into the evening after I get home. Which means? A pipe tonight! Maybe some SWR in my old Prince of Wales apple . . .?
With all the Speakeasy talk yesterday...
SWR it was last night, but rather than the PoW apple, I went with the French no-name Lumberman. Very nice post-dinner smoke while I watched Buffy.
