What Are You Smoking? - August 2019.

Last smoke of the day is early 1970s MacBaren Burley London Blend in a smooth medium bend 2011 Rinaldo Collection Fiammata Silver Line 7 Odea 04 flame grain bulldog with a silver band and a tortoise shell acrylic saddle stem. For those who may be wondering, age really hasn't changed this blend much. It lost a very small amount of sweetness and is a tad more savory than when it was fresh. Otherwise, the production was consistent from this time until its 2014 cancellation.

Carter Hall in a Cobbler, whilst I mowed the lawn. Up next, Golden Extra in my usual.

Half way through this bowl of old Edward G. Robinson's Pipe Blend in a 2014 Basil Meadows smooth slight bend squashed tomato with an aluminum band and a black pearl acrylic stem in the military mount style. A bottle of Mountain Dew made with pure cane sugar is my drink.

Relaxing after a tasty spaghetti and meatballs lunch with some cantaloupe for dessert. A third of the way through this bowl of Peter Heinrichs Curly Block in a mid-1970s black rusticated straight Savinelli Estella 915 KS billiard with a green pearl acrylic saddle stem. Have enough open stash left for a smaller bowl. Watching the Braves-Dodgers on this hot and humid day.

Hey Jim, you going to the Richmond show?

Cairo, in the usual.

Now smoking Wilke #515 in a 1998 smooth straight Butz-Choquin Bistro 1501 pot with a black vulcanite saddle stem. This was Basil Rathbone's tobacco of choice.

Second Breakfast in a Cobbit

Now smoking Art’s Virginia in a 1980s White Pipe straight, smooth rhodesian meerschaum with an acrylic yellow cream colored saddle stem. A very relaxing blend. Too bad more can't be made. Ice tea and bergs is my drink.

Half way through this bowl of C&D Small Batch Sun Bear in a tan sandblasted medium bend 2001 Rinaldo Sahara 2 Acorn round at the shank, pointy at the opposite top with a tapered black acrylic stem. Ice water and bergs is my evening drink.

Dunhill Royal Yacht... hope never to run out of this jewel of a smoke!

Just finished 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. Watching the Cubs-Pirates game. Almost time for dinner.

Dark Bird's Eye in my usual.

'Evenin' gents. Busy Sunday. Attended a Cream Tea for a friend's birthday... quite delightful. Enjoying a bowl of C&D Crooner in the ol' Savinelli "Der Bingle." Cool water and a Bloody Mary on the sideboard.

Relaxing after a wonderful cheese shrimp and green bean dinner with some cinnamon apple raisin cobbler for dessert. I'm about half way through this bowl of Erik Stokkebye 4th Generation: Small Batch Aged Virginia in a 2002 smooth natural straight silver banded Ardor Venere Extra Fatta A Mano Maigret billiard, signed by Dorelio Rovera and a black acrylic tapered stem.

I hope everyone is well. Busy weekend here. I managed to get 1 pipe in today. Yorktown in my BP PotY.

The no smoking signs at the hospital are pics of cigarettes and vapes. Does that mean its pipe friendly here?!?

About a third of the way through this bowl of Watch City VaPer Test Sample #1 in a smooth straight Lane era Charatan Executive Extra Large stretch apple with diagonal channel cuts on the lower right and left of the bowl along with a black vulcanite double comfort stem. This pipe was formerly owned by actor William Conrad. Watching Elementary with Sleepy Suzy by my side. Molly is snoozin' on a cat nip toy.

Frog Morton Cellar in the JB Devil Anse Stack. Cool water on the side.

Now smoking the last of this tasty sample of year 2005 Orlik Old English Curve in a straight sandblasted black billiard 2013 PSF POY Kaywoodie with an amber colored lucite tapered stem. Watching a documentary about Annie Oakley.

JimInks wrote:Now smoking the last of this tasty sample of year 2005 Orlik Old English Curve in a straight sandblasted black billiard 2013 PSF POY Kaywoodie with an amber colored lucite tapered stem. Watching a documentary about Annie Oakley.

I used to live about a 1/2 mile from one of Annie Oakley's houses.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annie_Oakley_House

Cramptholomew wrote:Hey Jim, you going to the Richmond show?

Cairo, in the usual.

I am.

Just finished smoking Wilke Surbrug’s 71th Street in a 1979 no name French briar smooth full bend egg with a black vulcanite stem.

Did a little snacking and am now smoking Amphora Original (Brown) in a medium bend dark brown 2017 Don Warren 17 smooth straight grain rough top Dublin with a multi-brown cumberland stem and ferrule in the military mount style.

Last smoke of the day is Great Outdoors in a MM Polished Morgan Cob with a blue and white swirl Forever stem. Cool water is my beverage. Haven't been sleeping well, but tonight's probably the night. See you blokes tomorrow.

Now smoking Edgeworth Ready Rubbed Match in a very much appreciated 1979 brown, slight bend grain etched flat front Stanwell Rego 969-48 (09) with a black vulcanite stem. Phone chatting about President John Tyler, who served from 1841-1845, was born in 1790 and still has two living grand sons.

Not far from finishing my last smoke of the day: P&W Nut Brown Burley in a 2016 PSF POY quarter bend black sandblasted Vermont Freehand egg with an aluminum band and a tortoise shell colored acrylic saddle stem. Been reading baseball box scores.