And……………we're back!

Happy International Pipe Smoking Day, everyone!  It’s been quite an absence from me, and I apologize.  I had a string of holiday (almost/planned) travel, two bouts of serious sickness, and a trip to the Dominican that have really interfered with my writing.  I’ve been dedicating what smoking time I’ve had toward Half Ashed during the past month, but hopefully I will be able to also get back into the swing of things here on The Cigarmy now.  I have a couple of new reviews that will post up over this weekend, and a serious facelift to the site coming in the coming weeks.  I hope you haven’t all gone away at this point, and will stick around.

My first bowl of this #IPSD is Lagonda, an interesting blend from Greg Pease.  Probably not my favorite of his blends, but not a bad offering at all.  It’s hitting the spot this morning as I type this.  My first pipe of the day is a 1954 Dunhill small billiard.  This pipe came to me as one of those amazing surprises.  I bought a lot of about a dozen pipes from eBay, of which this was one.  In fact, I had no idea it was a Dunnie until after I got the package.  I bought the lot with my eye on another pipe altogether.  I cleaned up the other pipe, and had a new stem made for this one (complete with Dunhill spot)….et voila! I had myself a 1954 Dunill for $5 plus the cost of stem.  That’s a bargain that’s hard to beat.  It smokes well, and has grown accustomed to calm, latakia-laden blends.  I dig it.

Anyway, thanks for stopping by again, and I hope to get a bit more in the groove during the coming days and weeks.  Be sure you hop over and check out Half Ashed.  We’ve had no delay there, and continue to do a 2+ hour show every Friday night – broadcast via Cigar Federation.  It’s a blast, and I think most anyone can find a niche in our chat room.