What Tobacco Are You Smoking? -July 2016

A  dash of Vermouth & lemonade in a long stemmed cup with ice to go with my Parker Rhodesian & 12 American aromatic mix....TG, just finished listening to another Gunsmoke radio episode, the alternative was a BBC Radio 4 drama , European arty chick literatti stuff,  it was a no brainer folks. I have fallen out with European literature it is to exclusively anti working engineer types like me, an online Newspaper international literature group turned on me like rats for my engineer workers perspective on English literature, I did time at University in English literature as well for my sins. The only books I read now in print  are the Gospel and related stuff , and listen to some related audiobooks . Except for the professional & amateur engineering magazines & "bibles" in print and e- format.

Salty Dogs plug in a Gabrieli double stack Dublin.

Now smoking Uhle’s 255 in a 2002 quarter bend sandblasted Stanwell Golden Danish 139 with a black vulcanite stem. Molly's ready to play now that the rain has ceased. She hates thunder storms.

Salty Dogs plug in a Gabrieli cutty.

Now smoking C&D Bourbon Bleu in a 2003 medium bent Ural meer with a lined and etched egg shaped bowl.

Now smoking Year 1926 Edgeworth Ready Rubbed in a very much appreciated 1979 brown, slight bend grain etched flat front Stanwell Rego 969-48 (09) with a black vulcanite stem.

GLP Abingdon in Peterson Antique Collection bent brandy/billiard for breakfast.
Amphora Full Aroma in a couple of cobs at work.

Bengal Slices in a Ferndown straight apple.

Afternoon gents.

Back from the office only to sit at home on a conference call for the next hour. No rest for the weary.

Loaded up some 3 Friars in my trusty Windjammer Bing.

Almost finished smoking Dunhill Elizabethan Match in an old favorite smooth 1977 Medley (GBD second) medium bend billiard with a flat underside with a black vulcanite stem. Listening to Vin Scully on the XM.

Ever had  one of those days you were sorry you got out of bed etc....been meddling in politics online etc...bad phone calls to " friends" , bad business calls...etc. In my " cell" ...etc
First smoke of the day & it is getting dark, it is a pleasure to chew on my Slav Folk pipe with the wooden mouthpiece and such an agreeable blend as Uncle Tom's. It is times like this I cling to a crucifix, no holy book is any good. But after a pipe and I might try a tot of Rum the sailors wonder in the doldrums, things will pick up tomorrow.
 I feel as musical as a slug or a homeless snail tonight 

Walked Pop in the twilight by the newish from about the 70's , " Midwest" tv pool bar and cars, young studs and their lasses , coming out after their revelry , young wannabe and his chick, having a laugh, strolling by , cars cursing the new 20 mph speed limit in their crazy rush. Pop has never been good on the lead when I adopted him as a four old castrated unwanted problem dog, he fights with me every step of the way , and he attacks big noisy vehicles, he is a target for all the little yappy toy dog terriers .
Listening to Gunsmoke , the new young gangs from bad quarters, going for gun lawlessness , what is fact & what fiction, " sticks & stones will break my bones but words will never harm me " an old saying of Mum.  Have a tot of Rum and second pipe of Blakemar yet to be filled..some people swear by talking to their dogs or parrots & some people talk to their plants or TV , I talk to myself on online forums.  But I am open to Parlez...irritated by this badly behaved IPad.

With all respect to your wide experience of tobacco & pipes, Jim ,  I never cease to be amused by some of the names of your blends, as regular as my pocket watches 

Seattle Pipe Club Plum Pudding in a dark brown rusticated Don Carlos stack bulldog for lack of a better description at the moment, drinking A&W Root Beer 10. Close to finishing my first tin. This is pretty good smoke but I probably won't buy anymore. It contains most of the same ingredients as G.L. Pease Quiet Nights but just doesn't shine for me the way that one does. Sometimes one simply hits the right niche.