What Are you Smoking 07/2019?

Greetings. Escudo in one of the many MM Polished Morgan cobs laying around. 100% pineapple juice on the side.

About a third of a bowl left of Esoterica Brighton in a black sand blasted straight 1998 XXX Ashton lovat with a black acrylic saddle stem. The ceiling fan sure is helping the tobacco burn faster. Ice tea and bergs is my drink.

Now smoking year 2010 Dunhill Flake in a slight bend 1968 group 4S Dunhill Shell 475 cherrywood with a black vulcanite tapered stem.

Vintage Holland House Aromatic, cold beer, yakyak news radio, hotternhell outside....

About a quarter of a bowl left of Watch City 4th Nun Returns in a straight black sandblast late 1990s 2 star Ferndown Bark squashed pot with a tapered cumberland stem. Ice water and bergs is my evening drink.

The afternoon continues with Bengal Slices in the James Upshall saddle apple billiard. Cool water on the desk.

Linfield in morta applw w 9mm fillter

Just finished smoking BriarWorks International Country Lawyer in a smooth straight 1980s James Upshall Walnut pot with a black vulcanite tapered stem.

Now smoking Bald Headed Teacher in a medium brown, smooth octagonal paneled bowl and shank, medium bend 2016 Tim West Book Keeper 6 with a black acrylic saddle stem.

Relaxing after a wonderful thick New York strip steak with a baked potato and green beans. Dessert was strawberry shortcake. Now smoking Dan Tobacco Salty Dogs in a brown rusticated slight bend 1982 Savinelli Non Pareil Estella 99 Acorn with a pearl brown lucite ferrule and military stem.

2014 Christmas Cheer in a Peterson Summertime B10

A quarter of the way through this bowl of Smoker’s Pride Mellow Taste in a smooth straight pre-transition Barling 313 T.V.F. EXEXEL pot with a black ebonite saddle stem. Going to work soon.

Smoking HH Old Dark Fired in a Savinelli Spinosa 320 KS with water on the side. Watching Eureka, Season 2.

Good evening, gents. While Valerie was having her hair done, I spent a very pleasant hour in one of my favorite bar/restaurants in Alameda, CA, called "Speisekammer." It's been there for a long time. The barmaid was experimenting, coming up with new cocktails and recruited me as a a taste-tester while I was having my pint of Weltenberger. Not surprisingly, arrived home and had quite a satisfying nap.

More or less awake now, and working on dinner.

Arango Balkan Supreme in the much-loved JB (Cramptholomew) Devil Anse stack. Cool water on the side.

Part way through this bowl of McClelland 5100 in a smooth straight WW2 Pre-Republic Peterson Sterling Canadian with a sterling silver band and a black vulcanite p-lip stem. Working and listening to the Red Sox-Jays game on the XM.

Sounds like a fun afternoon, Martin.  I really miss my favourite hangouts.

Alas... The old neighborhood has been sacked by the hipster vanguard- An early casualty in the war of gentrification.  haha  Bunch of Google employees standing around on $15 taco night- comparing the tartans of their ironically-worn flannel work shirts and discussing how overrated The Stones are and how underrated ELO is.   Any of you guys into real estate speculation, should make friends with a local musician or artist.  They can tell you when the yuppies are going to steal a neighborhood from the cool kids a few years before it becomes common knowledge.

I'm just  grumpy cause I couldn't smoke a pipe today. haha  It was miserable outside and I don't want to smoke inside, as I'm helping the landlord install a new water heater tomorrow.  Not that he'd mind terribly, but I should show enough respect to at least pretend not to smoke inside. haha 

Looking forward to a pipe with you guys tomorrow.

Part way through this bowl of Dunhill Elizabethan Match in a 1982 smooth straight Dunhill Root Briar 31051 Dublin with a black vulcanite tapered stem.

Did a little snacking and am now smoking Wilke #515 in a 1998 smooth straight Butz-Choquin Bistro 1501 pot with a black vulcanite saddle stem.

A third of the way through this bowl of D&R Raccoon’s Accent in a pre-1980s straight dark brown Comoy's Sandblast 186 billiard with a black vulcanite tapered stem. Still at work.

About a quarter of the way through this bowl of D&R Raccoon’s Delight in a 2004 Stanwell EM 2004 black sandblasted straight billiard in a gold accent ring on the shank and gold “s” on the black tapered acrylic stem. Work's done for the day, and I'm reading baseball box scores.

Black & Elegant Truffle.

Escudo marked 2014 in an MM with forever stem. Coffee. Wow... Can't wait till open a tin at ten years. Can't imagine much better than this.

Exquisite pipe, Sid!

5 Bros in Chinese Flowerdy Ceramic Apple

Same pipe for another bowl of 5B and now Escudo ND

Just finished smoking early 70s Douwe Egberts Nord-Sund in a smooth unfinished brown slight bend 2015 Savinelli 320KS author with a tapered black vulcanite stem. Time for lunch.