Can't wait?

Next meeting is scheduled for Saturday 12th November, which feels ages away! If anyone fancies meeting for a pipe and a pint (or beverage of your choice) before then, on the weekend of the 5th/6th, feel free to get on touch.

October meeting.

The light, persistent drizzle didn't deter Myles and myself from a pleasant afternoon's pipe smoking!
We had a bit of a Mac Baren themed meeting: Myles tried the 7 Seas Cherry Blend and I tried some "Mixture, Scottish Blend"...both of us being very happy with the experience, although Myles prefers the slightly stronger flavours of Cherry Ambrosia. We also got through some St Bruno and Orlik's Bull's Eye.
We both showed off our latest pipes...my Peterson's Kildare and Myles' Freehand Missouri Meerschaum corn cob.

A reminder.

Don't forget, there are still raffle tickets left for the Peterson's 314 pipe, £2.00 per ticket, so you could be walking away with a very nice pipe at a very low price! We've also got a selection of tobacco for members to try for free...if you haven't got a spare pipe let me know as I bring a few of mine to meetings (they've all been cleaned regularly so they're ready to smoke) and you are welcome to borrow one.
I'll be picking up a couple of tins, from The Pipe Shop, during the week so there will be a varied selection of blends to try next Saturday.

Another Holmes link.

The Self-Important Scotland Yarders: The Sherlock Holmes Society of Scotland

Knowing how much overlap there is, between pipe smokers and followers of the great detective, I thought there might be some interest in Scotland's only Sherlock Holmes society.

We've made the paper again!

Peter Ross: The briar brothers - Scotsman.com Living

The nights are drawing in.

As it doesn't feel like we've had a proper summer this year, it feels a bit premature to note that it's getting noticeably darker and colder in the evenings.
However, it's unavoidable so I'd like to switch the meetings to a weekend afternoon. If there are no objections, the second Saturday of each month, from 2.30 pm...this will make the next meeting on Saturday 8th October.
Hopefully this should give us a better chance of not needing thermals, hats and scarves for a bit longer!

August meeting (2).

I was hoping to post a live update but whilst The Cuddie Brae has wi-fi, it's a bit patchy outside :(

Four of us made it today: Colin, John and myself were happy to welcome a new face...Graham has been smoking a pipe for years but has only recently discovered how much wider the choice is nowadays.

John and I tried some of the Mac Baren 7 Seas Cherry Blend: very nice although it might have benefited from allowing it to dry a bit before smoking. It's a mild blend but has a very pleasant room note. Colin and Graham sampled the Mac Baren Navy Flake and both gave it a solid thumbs up! I thought they might as I already think it's a lovely smoke. I think there will be at least a couple of tins being bought in the near future.

I sold several raffle tickets for the Peterson's 314 but will carry the draw over until at least the next meeting, so please come and try your luck :)