What Are You Smoking - December 2017

Earlier, it was Edward G. Robinson's Pipe Blend in a 1982 black sandblasted paneled slight bend Savinelli flat bottom sitter with a black vulcanite stem. Now, just finishing C&D Burley Ribbon Cut in a 1970s slight bend black sandblasted Comoy's Silver Cloud 624 sitter with a silver pearl gray acrylic stem. Watching Mad Dog Russo.

Earlier, I smoked a bowl of RO Perique Blend GP-11.

Now smoking H&H Louisiana Red in a 2007 Peterson St. Patrick's Day bent billiard with a sterling silver band and vulcanite stem. I'm drinking a cup of tea.

HH Vintage Syrian in a Savinelli billiard with a comfortable saddle bit.

That will make you sing things like "The square of the hypotenuse of a right triangle is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides"

Well, it's been 20 months since I have enjoyed one of my pipes. Had some lunch earlier, sat out on the patio, and enjoyed a starter bowl of McB Original Choice in a Swiss Alex Kapeller "Black Majesty" freehand. It's sooooooo nice to be able to relax and enjoy my pipes again.
Have a great weekend folks, and most of all...enjoy your pipes.

Just finished smoking D&R Windsail Silver in a 1983 Ben Wade Duo 65 smooth Poker with a black vulcanite stem. Ice tea and bergs is my drink.

2005 McClelland Christmas Cheer in a smooth 1/8 bent Grade P James Upshall apple, drinking Sprite Zero and listening to ESPN radio.

About to take this lovely-smelling Erik Peter's 1855 for a first date in a fresh cob. I received a nice fat sample bag from our very own PeteGuy. I salute your generosity, Sir.


I would also like to mention that I have been out of town at hunting camp and it was a pleasant surprise to log in and see some of you guys asking after me. It's good to be back and I am enjoying catching up on some of the posts I missed.

Hope you all had a great Thanksgiving. Mine was okay. I had a couple buddies over and we got so drunk that I forgot to thaw the turkey. haha A frozen 20 lb turkey took roughly 10-11hrs of cook time. Still juicy though. The real trick is keeping it wrapped instead of basting and letting it rest for an hour or so prior to carving.

No luck at hunting camp. I made friends with a stray dog that followed me around for a bit, but that was all the action I got aside from plenty of beer drinking, pipe smoking, and feasting on unhealthy camp food. Those are the real reasons I go anyhow. Let some other guy drag a dead animal around in the woods.

Just finishing up the bowl of Lane's Medal of Valor in the no name bent billiard. This is really tasty, haven't had any latakia in many weeks, and this is the first time I'm actually smoking comfortably inside in months. Since I moved I can't smoke inside the apartment. It's terribly affecting my pipe smoking.

Enjoying some St James Flake with a little Ennerdale mixed in in the Cobbit Elf.

Cat pictures are the best reason for ending the internet.

Winding down this first Friday of December with the match version of that old classic Barking Dog, in the Orlik Virgin 182 (Pre-Cadogan) billiard.