Recent content by Ralph

CoRo to celebrate UCONN’s 6th National Championship!

Thanks! Edey still got 37, but that was the poison UConn chose. They held the rest of the team to 23 points and only one three pointer. Curious how he (and UConn's Clingan) will do in the NBA as it really isn't a big man's game anymore.

Largest point differential in NCAA tournament history. Twelve straight tournament wins by 13 or more points. Incredible. I stormed the court at MSG in 1988 thinking the NIT Championship would be the pinnacle of UConn hoops. Man was I wrong. I am going to dig something special out of the...

Stanwell Melange in the B10 and repping my alma mater in front of tonight’s big game.

First smoke in the new Peterson. Quarter bowl of my favorite custom shop blend, "Joe".

Went to a local pipe shop to buy an entry level $30-$50 briar and my wife liked this one. I would have been an idiot to argue! Trying to pin down the age of it. It’s a Fermoy B10 fish tail. Searched the hell out of it and can’t find much. Found some completed auctions on Worthpoint which leads...

Fantastic idea!

This is my great-grandfather’s 1930 permit for curing tobacco which he did on his farm in Simsbury, CT. I spent a lot of time on this property in the ‘70s and ‘80s and the curing barn was still standing at that time. The Hartford County Mutual Fire Insurance Company is still in operation today...

Thank you! The JKU is a 2010 that I bought new. It has 150k on it and has been a fantastic vehicle!

Just finished refurbishing a bureau my Dad made over 60 years ago. I now have all my smoking accessories in one spot. Lighters, cutters, punches, ashtrays, humidors, pipes and tobacco, etc., it’s finally all together. The first pic shows what it looked like two weeks ago and then pics of the...

I have four cigar ashtrays but none of them could double as a pipe ashtray. Also replaced the original mortise and tenon connector. I picked these up at an antique shop for holding tobacco.

Just scored a killer deal on a box of Foundation The Tabernacle Lanceros from Thompson. Ordered Thursday, arrived today.

Stokkebye 52 Proper English.

A new Meer just arrived. Very happy with it!

After a pretty crummy bidding experience with one vendor on eBay I picked up a Rusticated Bulldog from another vendor. It arrives tomorrow!