Month: April 2021
A Road Trip and a Visit to The Country Squire Tobacconist in Jackson, Mississippi
Blog by Dal Stanton
This story started with a snow blizzard in Golden, Colorado, which made me long for the sunny, balmy weather of South Florida and with a serendipitous question to my wife: ‘Do you want to go to Florida?’ Her positive response set in motion a road trip which embarked barely 48 hours later heading to visit family in Port St. Lucy, on Florida’s east coast. The 48-hour countdown included packing my ‘Pipe Restoration Mobile Unit’ and contacting friends and family along the 2K+ mile trek who would ‘offer a room at the inn’ so we would not have to stay in COVID prone motels and hotels. So, joyfully I hung my snow shovel and my wife topped off the myriad of bird feeders under her care with oil rich sesame seed, and we headed to Florida on a road trip yearning for warmer weather!
During our couple…
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Pipe #1 of 7 – An Amazing Transformation of a Bruyere Extra Paneled Billiard
Blog by Dal Stanton
I love restoring pipes. It reminds me of how life can be harsh resulting in broken people that need help and a second chance. This sentiment is at the core of the collection of ‘broken and needy’ pipes in virtual ‘Help Me!’ baskets where what is required of would-be commissioners is the challenge to see the potential hidden under the grime and brokenness. This is why the collection is called, ‘For “Pipe Dreamers” Only!’ benefiting the truly broken and needy – the Daughters of Bulgaria – helping women and girls who have been trafficked and sexually exploited. Darren saw the potential, not just for one pipe but for 7. In November he wrote:
Greetings from Cornerstone Presbyterian Church in Pennsylvania, (and welcome back to the US)! Thank you for your labor and love of pipes! It is with no small joy that I’ve tracked…
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The Pipe Steward 