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Post by antb on Jan 19, 2017 1:50:31 GMT -5
41F and cloudy, a likely break in the rain today. Eggs topped with cheddar, cottage cheese and coffee for breakfast. Now smoking Esoterica Penzance in an Altinok meerschaum and drinking hot green tea with lemon. Heading to the county recycling and waste management center today. Ah, what a way to start a day! Retirement seems to suit you just fine Mark! Count your blessings again mate! |
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Post by JimInks on Jan 19, 2017 1:52:50 GMT -5
Half way through this bowl of Uhle’s Perfection Plug Burley in a 1979 black sandblasted medium bend Savinelli Non Pareil 9606 Billiard with a military mount horn ferrule and black vulcanite stem.
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Post by antb on Jan 19, 2017 1:53:04 GMT -5
G'eve folks , Wednesday afternoon, , lunted to a new locale cafe an Algerian newbie, had an Americano coffee outside under cover, they have not got the hang of coffees nor British English yet, sat & puffed on my MM Ozark cherry mini pipe with Cap'n Black , I took along Ali my Gerbil in his little box & chatted with Ali & the passers bye....had a cheese butty & slices of melon for a lunch at the cafe with the cars , lorries & buses pouring out fumes. Then lunted beside the park lake with my gerbil Ali & the settled Canadian geese & Swans & mucky cygnets, ducks & coots & the little Dab ducking for food, enjoying some banter with passers, bye with their dogs & lovers, joggers & gangs, families & wannabees. The sun was setting behind the grey sky. A pied snipe made a quick look. Fed Pop & pets. Puffing on a fine English in my Parker Rhodesian. See Y'All. And...ah, what a way to spend a day! Makes me aspire to the near impossible dream of retirement. |
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Post by antb on Jan 19, 2017 2:01:16 GMT -5
Cooler morning on the West Coast of the Dark Continent. Fire season in the Western Cape with fire warnings daily and fire fighters stretched to the max. Could smell the smoke from fires more than 100 kilometres away this morning. Quiet time on the balcony this morning with Frankie and Pippin (well, quiet time for me that is; the two rascals were playing up in the rafters and on the roof!)  Thor's Day, therefor Sam Gawith 1792 Flake in the Goussard workshop poker, Gold Roast in the mug and gratitude in the heart. |
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Post by JimInks on Jan 19, 2017 3:17:24 GMT -5
Not far from finishing this bowl of Jim's Evolving Work Blend in a 2003 Stanwell Golden Danish 56 Rusticated Canadian with a black vulcanite stem. I did finish work for the day, though.
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Post by JimInks on Jan 19, 2017 3:48:49 GMT -5
Now smoking HU Red Fox in a 2003 straight grain Karl Erik Ekstravagant A medium bend freehand sitter with a black acrylic stem. Relaxing and reading. Undercover Molly's sleeping under her favorite blanket, and Suzy's getting ready to sit by my side. They've had an exciting day doing very little.
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Post by JimInks on Jan 19, 2017 4:41:26 GMT -5
Last smoke of the day is Edgeworth Ready Rubbed Match in a 2015 Basil Meadows smooth straight thin shank and black ebonite stem with an aluminum band Bing Crosby Merchant Service replica. Watching a documentary on the Assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
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Post by sidstavros on Jan 19, 2017 6:07:27 GMT -5
Greetings from Greece, last night we had rain here in Athens but today the sun came up from early the morning.  Briar Patch Country Pleasure - Golden Gate, double espresso plus cool water in my side. Ian Richardson I believe, perhaps the best ever. In the early 80s he was contracted to cover six episodes; however, due to legal complications only two were released in America, The Sign of Four and, of course, The Hound of the Baskervilles. Both were shown as HBO exclusives when it was still worth paying for, not so much now. Jeremy Brett was more impulsive that's why i like him more, I.Richardson could make lot of success if they had let him play more episodes but you can still watch him as Joseph Bell in Murder Rooms: Mysteries of the Real Sherlock Holmes. |
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Post by antb on Jan 19, 2017 9:39:27 GMT -5
Mystery Blend of leftovers in MM Legend whilst contemplating this evening's smokes.
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Post by peterd-Buffalo Spirit on Jan 19, 2017 9:45:20 GMT -5
...early AM...Dunhill Flake...now, R. Lewis Oriental in an Ardor DR Urano Fantasy bent apple...
...up next...Dunhill Royal Yacht...
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Post by Deleted on Jan 19, 2017 10:19:02 GMT -5
41F and cloudy, a likely break in the rain today. Eggs topped with cheddar, cottage cheese and coffee for breakfast. Now smoking Esoterica Penzance in an Altinok meerschaum and drinking hot green tea with lemon. Heading to the county recycling and waste management center today. Ah, what a way to start a day! Retirement seems to suit you just fine Mark! Count your blessings again mate! Many Thanks! Some changes coming next year. Planning my course this year. Busy morning. Smoking Mac Baren Va #1 in a smooth James Upshall Tilshead Canadian, drinking hot black tea with lemon and getting ready to head out and about today. My standard McClelland #5100 and smooth 1/8th bent natural colored Basil Meadows Rhodesian in my roll up today. |
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Post by papipeguy on Jan 19, 2017 11:00:22 GMT -5
Lane Ltd. Ready Rubbed in a MM cob.
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Post by JimInks on Jan 19, 2017 12:14:12 GMT -5
Starting off my smoking day with Uhle’s 300 in a 1982 smooth slight bend straight grain Ben Wade Martinique freehand sitter with a wide top and a black vulcanite stem. A bottle of Grape Nehi made with pure cane sugar is my drink.
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Post by JimInks on Jan 19, 2017 14:09:36 GMT -5
Now smoking Spillproof's Blind taste test C in a 2001 Karl Erik Ekstravagant A medium bend with a pointy bottom and a wide top with a black acrylic stem. Watching the MLB talk on MLB TV, and getting ready to clean a few pipes.
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Post by JimInks on Jan 19, 2017 15:08:57 GMT -5
Now smoking Spillproof's Blind taste test B in a 2016 PSF POY quarter bend black sandblasted Vermont Freehand egg with an aluminum band and a tortoise shell colored acrylic saddle stem. A bottle of Sprite is my drink.
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Post by JimInks on Jan 19, 2017 15:53:58 GMT -5
Now smoking John Aylesbury Sir John’s Flake Virginia in a 2014 Savinelli Gaius smooth brown slight bend black acrylic stem and ferrule 320KS author. A bottle of Sprite is my drink.
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Post by sidstavros on Jan 19, 2017 16:43:04 GMT -5
' Speraaa from Greece, a bowl of Samuel Gawith FireDance and later a cup of Passiflora incarnata before bed.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 19, 2017 17:45:54 GMT -5
Great Dixter in a Missouri Meerschaum Pony Express cob.
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Post by JimInks on Jan 19, 2017 17:59:44 GMT -5
Not too far from finishing this bowl of Edward G. Robinson's Pipe Blend in a 1980s black sandblasted slight bend Savory’s Argyll 281 Cherrywood with a black vulcanite stem.
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Post by JimInks on Jan 19, 2017 18:09:37 GMT -5
Now smoking Rattray’s Dark Fragrant in a 1978 smooth full bend Lorenzo Adria Standard 733 flame grain egg with a black vulcanite stem. Ice water and bergs is my evening drink.
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Post by JimInks on Jan 19, 2017 19:01:23 GMT -5
Now smoking MacBaren Raw Classic in an egg shaped medium bend smooth Burgundy colored 1985 Caminetto with a black acrylic stem. Phone chatting about comics.
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Post by Baboo on Jan 19, 2017 19:29:38 GMT -5
Very nicely aged PS Luxury Bullseye Flake... Always good, on the order of Escudo, sometimes better...
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Post by papipeguy on Jan 19, 2017 20:00:26 GMT -5
Marlin Flake in a Rattray Marlin Zulu. Kinda makes sense.
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Post by papipeguy on Jan 19, 2017 21:12:50 GMT -5
Dunhill Dark Flake in a 1962 Dunhill Shell billiard.
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Post by JimInks on Jan 19, 2017 21:24:24 GMT -5
Part way through this bowl of the best durn tobacco ever made: year 2001 VaPer Three Nuns in the first pipe Trever Talbot made when he went to France many years ago. It's a smooth straight Algerian briar Billiard bowl with a long Canadian stem, unbranded. Have enough left for a couple of bowls. Relaxing after a wonderful chicken and rice dinner.
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Post by peterd-Buffalo Spirit on Jan 19, 2017 22:03:28 GMT -5
...final pipe of the day...War Horse Bar in a gp. 3 Dunhill chestnut apple...
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Post by papipeguy on Jan 19, 2017 22:05:22 GMT -5
3P's in a Layton strawberry wood bent apple.
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Post by JimInks on Jan 19, 2017 23:00:28 GMT -5
Part way through this bowl of vintage Penzance in a 1990s smooth Peterson Captain Pete XL80 bulldog with a black vulcanite stem and p-lip. Watching Mannix.
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Post by JimInks on Jan 20, 2017 0:32:38 GMT -5
Now smoking MacBaren Acadian Perique in my trusty 1970s smooth three quarter bend Peterson System Standard 305 with a black vulcanite stem. Working and listening to the BBC.
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Post by antb on Jan 20, 2017 1:26:29 GMT -5
Started off my normal hectic Friday work day with Peter Heinrichs Special Curly in my first pipe, a beechwood Clipper half bent brandy/billiard. Coffee x 2.
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