Sorry all for the lack of postings. Perhaps I was setting my sights too low to really keep this blog updated with just updates from the cigar side of the business. So, from this point on, you'll find something new here... Pipe Postings!

And, to launch things off, I'd like to give you a few little tidbits. The first is that come Monday, I'm off to Turkey with Tom from the store here to meet with our carvers and check on the status of our latest order. I'm very excited for this as this is a whole new expreience for me. I'm going to be learning at the feet of the master, Jerry who we bought the IK Meerschaum business from. I truly can't wait to see what we bring back. I'll try and make postings here documenting the trip.

 In them meantime, above is a picture of one of our more "interesting" pipes that we've got in the store now. Perhaps I'll find some better examples now that we are down to just three of these beauties. Enjoy!

On another note, found this great posting from TheNonist on his blog about the fine art of meerschaum carving. I would argue with him though, about the fact that pipe smoking is a dead art and that the only use for meerschaum pipes is for smoking stuff other than tobacco.

 Au contraire mon ami! Pipe smoking is becoming again, or at least as popular as any smoking habit will be due to the anti-smoking zealots sticking their noses... sorry, didn't mean to digress. Anyways, don't forget to check out his posting to see the fine work done by these old masters...