Hello everyone!

Well, after several months away due to an extremely hectic work and life (Please don't ask, I just do not have the strength...) I am slowly on my way back to the world-wide online community and my friends that such contains.

Firstly, I would like to thank all of you whom have been emailing me, and since I have been 'unplugged' it will take me a bit to go through all the backlog. So sorry for not responding till now, I did not mean to slight anyone, truly I did not, so it is high on my list to answering you all ASAP. Thank you for your patience!

Now, this blog will be devoted to my enjoyable hobby of pipe and cigar smoking. I smoke tobacco for the main, yet also enjoy several herbal blends along the line of Kinnick-Kinnick and the like.

Word of advice for some of you just starting to venture out, dedicate your briars to either tobacco or the herbals but not both. Trust me, it is very nasty so don't even bother. LOL!

Currently, my main, daily smoking blends are Mac Baren Golden Extra, G. L. Pease Barbary Coast and House of Windsor Field & Stream, the last which is getting very hard to get a'hold of since it is extinct far as i know. (Tragedy! Argh! Sighs...) Still, fingers crossed I expect 5 10 ounce tins to arrive in a few days. Whew!

Also just picked up a couple ounces of McClelland Red Cake. Mild and not too bad...

For Aros I like some HoW Chocolate Cream. use one of my Trypis pipes for that.

Beyond that, I enjoy the Drew Estate C-note teeny cigars as well as their Krush ACID tin line. the ACID Blondie is also nice, and I picked up a 5 pack sampler of Cold Infusion Tea as well to try.

Even more standard are cheroots. I favor the Bandidos Mild n' Sweets which come in a fun burlap sewn-up bundle of 60. These I pick-up from Cigars International, a rather cool place to shop online.

For snuff, it is Gawith Apricot all the way! Bzzzz! Hehe!

Will be posting some photos of my latest HUGE (for my) purchase, since I'm just thrilled to death to be able to shop a bit once more.

Bah, just got the word that Knox Cigars has closed their online shop, which is a bummer since I really like their three House blends. Well, thank goodness they still take phone orders.

Okay then, on that note I'll close this first foray entry, but will be back with a tone of new images of all my latest pipes--I've a LOT more of them now then currently available on my website and a whole lot more other stuff, news and tidbits. Like I said, been too busy and there simply has been no time.

Till then, Cheers and Happy Puffing!

MJ