Some fun this morning! First, a celebration of the awesome new small batch 356 Revival. Then, Ken Sigel has a Pete Geek Challenge for us, with an Ephemera Prize…
PSA: See 2023 System Day Challenge at end of post Not being overly enthusiastic about Dunhill pipes and the online fervor they can create in an online auction, coupled with…
I had thought to finish up the B shapes this time around, but placed a half-serious bid on eBay and found myself the winner, to my consternation (at first), but…
(Banner by Jonathon Estes CPG: 307 Meerschaums) PSA CPG MUG & COASTER EVENT See last post for details--here's the order form: CPG MUG & COASTER EVENT Long as Tobacco’s…
If you’re a Pete Geek and don’t know the name Sandra Bondarevska, it’s time to learn it. Sandra is a Latvian journalist who lived in Dublin for decades, along…
Banner: River Nore, with the Eamon Langton Pub in the background, Kilkenny, June 9, 2009. Readers of Patrick O’Brian’s Aubreyiad will know what I mean when I say not…
PSA Be sure to join me for the CPG 2025 Pipe of the Year Reveal this Sunday! BORN FROM THE SHADOWS: ANNOUNCING THE 2025 HALLOWEEN LINE A Conversation with Glen…
by Mark Irwin with James Walsh and Dan Butler Cassette: Top left: Killarney 02BB, 9mm filter, MITROI; Top Right: Killarney 02BB, pointed stinger, MITROI Middle Left: System 3…