What Are You Smoking Pages.

[JimInks]

Now smoking the last of this tin of year 2015 H&H Viprati in a 2000s brown quarter bend sandblast Pierluigi 140 brandy military mount with a silver cap and a caramel acrylic saddle stem.

 

[AlphaWarrior]

Savinelli Two Dot with 60s Escudo Navy Deluxe rehydrated with a splash of Bacardi. Takin it easy today...

 

[JimInks]

Enjoyed a tasty lunch, and have a third of a bowl left of year 2020 Watch City Rouxgaroux in a smooth medium bend 2021 Peterson POTY Natural 4AB No. 6/500 military mount with a silver cap and a tapered black vulcanite AB stem. Lavazza Classico, neat, is my drink on this chilly, rainy day.

 

[Swede]

I found my missing pipe! One night I wanted a pipe, but it was cold and windy, so I went under the front porch. There's a little concrete bunker down there, and a door into the basement. Wife called for dinner, and I set it down and forgot about it.

Enjoying the Lane 1Q that was left in the bowl!

Reminds me of finding a cob under the BBQ grill cover after about 3 years. We switched to a gas grill, so I forgot it. Still smokes good!

 

[JimInks]

Half way through this bowl of Watch City English Ernie-ental in a straight dark brown and tan rusticated Peterson 2023 Saint Patrick’s Day 264 Canadian with an Irish flag colored ferrule and tapered black acrylic stem. Chatting with the fella who gifted me the pipe. In return, I turned him on to the Ernie-ental blend.

 

[JimInks]

Almost a third of the way through this bowl of year 2013 Capstan Blue Flake in a straight 1924 Dunhill’s “Shell Briar” patent pot 7 with a tapered black vulcanite stem.

 

[Balisong]

It was a nice day to leave the solstice behind and begin the Christian New Year! Appetizer pipe is GLP Abingdon in a Rob Roy and another cup of Ethiopian Yirgacheffe coffee.

 

[Jacob Jack]

Change of pace. I have a fair amount of pipes, and since I don't have any work right now, I figure I should give some of the neglected ones some action. Some of these pipes used to be in a regular rotation when my collection was smaller. I also have a fair number of estate pipes that I have cleaned that I have not smoked, and have been giving thought to that.

Jim, can you put a number to how many pipes do you have in total? Maybe you could catalogue them?

 

[JimInks]

A third of a bowl left of year 2013 Esoterica Tilbury in a smooth medium bend 1999 Peterson Sherlock Holmes Series Milverton with a sterling silver band and a black vulcanite p-lip stem. Had a little feral drama on this rainy day which I'll write about later.

 

[JimInks]

Jim, can you put a number to how many pipes do you have in total? Maybe you could catalogue them?

I catalogued those in use in a rtf file. I have many estate pipes not smoked. I understand why you're interested, but I have several hundred and that's a lot to go through.

 

[Singed]

Earlier, I did a set of walking reps, and smoked a bowl of Watch City American Cut Plug Mixture in a smooth medium bend terracotta Peterson POY 2023 X160 464/1100 military mount egg with a silver cap and a tapered black vulcanite AB stem. I sure am glad Ernie Q and I made this blend.
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I've a third of a bowl left of year 2021 HU Directors Cut in a smooth slight bend dark brown 1940s-1950s Comoy’s Blue Riband 228C prince with a tapered black vulcanite stem.
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I love this little Comoy Jim, it's so simple.

 

[Singed]

Eccentric in my Rattray's today X2. Had a bowl of MM 150th in the figure meer. Unveiling in a week!

I'm very glad I had the Rattray's repaired this fall, Missed it more than I thought.

 

[Haebar]

It was rainy all day today. Went walking this morning at 6:30 but had to turn back after a half mile with a pain in my left calf. Guess I'm going to have to get physical therapy because it hasn't been getting any better, despite taking it easy on it. Drove to the library this morning but other than that it's been a quiet day at home. Smoking some Old Joe Krantz in a meerschaum pipe.

 

[Balisong]

I'm in the mood for sweet so I loaded a Let Freedom Ring Rob Roy with Peterson Flake and poured a glass of apple cider. I'm watching YouTube, The Virtual Pipe Club, Meet JimInks after reading the post from @AlphaWarrior.

 

[WarneOut]

Been loading up back to back bowls of GH Balkan Mixture in the Altinay rusticated tomato meerschaum today. I've found myself gravitating more toward these small bowled pipes recently.

 

[JimInks]

Relaxing after a wonderful salad, chicken legs and green beans dinner with strawberries for dessert. I'm close to finishing this bowl of 2019 C&D Yorktown in a smooth medium bend 2021 Peterson POTY Terracotta 4AB No.108/500 military mount with a silver cap and a tapered black vulcanite AB stem. Community Coffee, neat, is my drink. Getting ready to download a bunch of cat photos.

 

[JimInks]

I love this little Comoy Jim, it's so simple.

I agree. That's one of the things I like about old pipes. I have some fancier ones, but the simple shape pipes have a charm of their own that some people miss out on.

 

[JimInks]

Close to finishing this bowl of Wilke Wall Street Light in a post-WW2 straight smooth brown pre-Republic Peterson’s Dublin 3 Shamrock bulldog with a nickel band and a tapered black vulcanite p-lip stem. This blend has much less perique (10%) than the regular Wall Street (which was my idea that John Brandt blended). This version was my idea, too, as I wanted a lighter BurPer for this pipe.

It’s rained all day, and I let Daisy the Feral Princess in because she goes to my studio to sleep, and doesn’t cause any trouble. I haven’t seen Tomato the Brave at all. Abner the Eager showed up and wanted in, so I let him eat inside. But Sam the Scamp suddenly showed up and snuck into the house before I could close the door. He waited until Abner ate, and after some growling by Sam, Abner came into the den by my feet for safety. Sam ate and stayed in the kitchen for a short while, but came to the den and growled at Abner who ignored him. I made sure Sam saw me rubbing on Abner so he’d understand that Abner was wanted here. Sam jumped on my lap for attention, bathed himself, and then he walked around behind the den chairs not knowing what to do. Finally, he jumped on the sofa and laid on the clean sheets. I rubbed on him, and he nibbled on my hand. Then licked the spot he nibbled on.

Sleepy Suzy was a couple of feet away from him, and Sam started growling at her. I scolded Sam about it and starting rubbing on Suzy who was quite calm; much more than I expected. That let Sam know she was okay, and he stopped growling. An hour has passed and both cats are snoozing’ in their respective spots. That’s some progress although Molly Danger would not handle this well at all. She’d chase Sam to the back door. So, when Molly comes out, Sam will have to go outside or there’ll be nothing but trouble. I don’t see that changing because Molly absolutely hates the ferals.

 

[RudyN]

Boswell Northwoods in a Boswell Bent Freehand.

 

[JimInks]

Enjoyed a tasty golden delicious apple, and passed the first quarter of this bowl of Wilke Back Bay Light in an undated straight smooth brown pre-Republic Peterson’s Sterling bulldog 150 with a sterling silver band and a black vulcanite saddle p-lip stem. This blend has much less perique (10%) than the regular Back Bay (which was my idea that John Brandt blended). This version was my idea, too, as I wanted a lighter VaPer for this pipe.

Here's a few more photos regarding my previous feral update.