Now smoking KBV Mona Lisa Overdrive in a medium bend 2001 Ural lattice Rhodesian with a yellow with white swirls acrylic saddle stem. Ice water and bergs is my drink. Working on a review of this blend, which goes on sale tomorrow.
C&D Yorktown in a Savinelli Antique Shell 504. Has the initial EB, Enea Buzzi who was a partner till 1953 and when they split opened his own company called Brebbia.
Enjoyed a tasty lunch, and am smoking KBV Hand of Gotz in a black pebble finish straight 2003 Cavicchi C. Fatto A Mano lovat with a black acrylic saddle stem. Working on a review of this blend, which will be on sale tomorrow.
About a third of a bowl left of Wilke No. 515 in a smooth dark medium bend 2021 Peterson Heritage Brown POTY 4AB No. 45/500 military mount with a silver cap and a tapered black vulcanite AB stem. This was the blend Basil Rathbone smoked. Just posted three reviews at TR: two Ken Byron blends that go on sale tomorrow and today's newly released Wilke Surbrug White Label.
Now smoking first release 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.
A bit over half way in a pre dinner bowl of CS Shepherds Pie in an extra large I. Baglin hand carved meer. Orange spice tea aside. This is a big pipe, bowl is 1" by just over 2" deep. Watching doves chow down on the feeder.
Relaxing after a wonderful salad, chicken legs and green beans dinner with strawberries or dessert. I'm a quarter of the way through this bowl of Erik Stokkebye 4th Generation Evening Flake in a smooth medium bend 2021 Peterson Ebony POTY 4AB No. 422/500 military mount with a silver cap and a tapered black vulcanite AB stem. Community Coffee, neat, is my drink. Watching Wanted: Dead or Alive.
Up early to clean off the wife's car, she starts work at 6AM! I've finished my early morning Diplomat filled with GH Balkan Mixture so I opened a 2017 tin of London Mixture. I dedicated an MM Let Freedom Ring to the blend and I am enjoying my first pipe full of London Mixture since last summer.
Big bowl of Hobbits Weed in the Sav Hercules with strong Columbia Peaks coffee. Only time for one bowl as I have to go ride in a Legion memorial procession for a fallen brother.
Close to finishing this bowl from a first production tin (2013) of 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.
Close to finishing the last of this tin of year 2001 VaPer Three Nuns in a 1938 straight black grain relief Dunhill OX Shell bulldog with a silver band repair with a black vulcanite saddle stem. Lunch follows this smoke. Lavazzo Espresso, neat, is my drink.
Enjoyed six cheeseburgers and a slice of chocolate mousse cake on an off diet day, and have about a quarter of a bowl left of this sample of H&H Chatham Manor in a straight black sandblasted, smooth dark brown top bowl 2021 Jim Brown stack bulldog with a tapered black vulcanite stem. Did a second set of walks, too.
Now smoking first release 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. Ice water and bergs is my drink.