50/50 Mixture of 1Q and BCA in a Santambrogio. This is a good mixture for slowly sipping on while you sweat and stew on the back porch in the relentless heat of a Sunday evening in September. It could be a lot hotter, it could be a lot muggier, but for September it’s still too much to bear. I sit an...

50/50 mix of 1Q and BCA in a bent Falcon with brandy bowl.

I’ve had a ridiculously long week and today is my only day off. Back to work tomorrow at 3 am. The weather has cooled considerably so I’ve just been relaxing on the patio with the dog, cat and a bunch of happy birds. First pipe early, with coffee, was some 3 Oaks Syrian in a Dunhill 5103 Cumberland....

The heat finally subsided for a bit, highs in the upper 80’s rather than the 100’s that we’ve had for weeks. Was able to enjoy a Parodi King today at work, it’s been a while. Thoroughly enjoyed it!

Picked up a cool little knife recently, a Casstrom Swedish Forest knife with curly birch scales. I just wanted it. It will become my ‘Roaming round the woods’ knife.

Welcome! What part of Oregon are you from? The wife and I are looking at property in the La Pine area for our retirement home. Deer and elk hunter, trout fishing junkie. Can’t wait to get back to Oregon and spend the rest of my days in the timber.

I’m sitting outside on the patio in the dark as I write this. It’s 3:30 am, 66 degrees, the world is soft and quiet and pleasant. There’s a light breeze and it’s carrying the smell of sun toasted grasses and tar weed up here from the field below. I have a cup of strong coffee and a bowl of Stokkebye...

McClelland St James Woods in a Radice straight pot, too dark for pictures. Sitting on the patio at 4:30 am with the pipe and coffee, just about the only time smoking is really enjoyable. I am SO ready for autumn and cooler weather!

Send it to me and I’ll evaluate and date it by subjecting it to small incendiary tests

Just got home from a 13 hour shift, relaxing with some Lane BLWB in a Santambrogio lovat.