@KA9FFJ; Back in the 90's, the kids moved out and our previous dog had to be put down and I moved into second in command. Now I'm back to third in command. The only thing I out rank in this house is our goldfish.
Happy Labor Day everyone. After mowing, trimming, and grilling, I'm taking a break with some Frankenblend in a Frankenpipe. Labor Day is a great holiday because I don't have to work... Oh wait, I haven't worked for 14 years... nevermind...
Just back from a 4 day golf trip and had a blast. 20 guys total made for a manageable group and the weather was absolutely amazing. Yesterday evening I settled in on my back screened in porch with some Loire Valley in a @Corey562 artisan pipe. Lovely... just lovely...
Smoking my Pete PPN 2023 loaded with a mix of Flandria “Le Cerf Ardennais” Semois and C&D “Espresso”. I’m glad I mixed the tobaccos, I don’t think I could take the Semois straight. It’s still a bit overpowering, but I’ll “Cowboy Up” and power through.
Sutliff Mark Twain in a Smoker's Haven bent. Don't rush this blend, or it will have a tendency to bite. Take your time and it will give you a good experience...
Now I'm taking a break this afternoon from helping the wife with house cleaning (happy wife, happy life), with some MacBaren 7 Seas Royal in a reworked and restemmed noname. I have a feeling this was a practice pipe, and the shank was so short I decided to fit it with a shank extension. I still find it hard to believe it is one of my better smoking pipes...🤔
For the last month or so, I've been smoking "Granger" exclusively. I've smoked a 7 oz. can and just received another from 4Noggins (the least expensive source I could find). I remember when I was a kid, Granger was for sale at Bucks Store in Bloomfield Missouri where my Grandfather worked most of his life. The cans were bigger back then, or maybe they just seemed that way because I was smaller. Anyway, now that I'm a codger it seems to fit me just fine. I've smoked it in most of me Savinelli pipes. Just a couple shown below.
I introduced my friend to pipe smoking this weekend and bought him a mm cob pipe. He really likes it. I let him try LL7 since that is easy, good tasting and leaves a good room note. I don't have pictures but we had a bourbon, a pipe on the Atlantic beach. Life is good!
Smoking some G.L. Pease “Temple Bar” in an American Smoking Pipe Company by Mark Tinsky, Group 6, 2-Star Bengal from 2014. It was/is my first, and only, (new) artisan pipe.
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Winston is just trying to remind you who's the boss...😏
Back in the 90's, the kids moved out and our previous dog had to be put down and I moved into second in command. Now I'm back to third in command. The only thing I out rank in this house is our goldfish.
You'd think seniority would count for SOMETHING! 🙂
Great pipe!
Nice. How old?
Seniority don't stand for nothing around here. It must be political.
After mowing, trimming, and grilling, I'm taking a break with some Frankenblend in a Frankenpipe.
Labor Day is a great holiday because I don't have to work...
Oh wait, I haven't worked for 14 years... nevermind...
I think Peterson quit using bone for the “chimney/extension/condenser” sometime in the 60’s or before.
Sounds like you worked your tail off on labor day to me 😜
Yesterday evening I settled in on my back screened in porch with some Loire Valley in a @Corey562 artisan pipe.
Lovely... just lovely...
...and some smoked Italian red 🍷
Very nice 👍
Don't rush this blend, or it will have a tendency to bite.
Take your time and it will give you a good experience...
I have a feeling this was a practice pipe, and the shank was so short I decided to fit it with a shank extension.
I still find it hard to believe it is one of my better smoking pipes...🤔