This resurrection project cannot be descibed as a mere restoration. It started in August 2021 when my wife and I returned to Bulgaria a year after leaving this our home of 15 years. One of our special places we visited and a place of respite during our time in Bulgaria was a little lazy fishing …
It’s nice being inside working on the next pipe in the queue with the cold outside here in Golden, Colorado. Last night it was 3 degrees outside…. The next pipe on the worktable is another pipe I acquired in February 2019 from a seller in West Hartford, Connecticut. The Lot of 68 pipes on the …
The next pipe on the table brings back very good memories. Our 15 years living in Sofia, Bulgaria, provided many opportunities to visit our neighbor to the south, Greece. One such visit was in April 2018 when I attended a conference on better understanding of the Eastern Orthodox Church and its impact on Eastern European …
Continue reading Pipe Picking in Athens, Greece – An Unbranded Slightly Bent Oval Shank Billiard
The next pipe on the worktable came to me in the Lot of 68. In February 2019 a seller located in West Hartford, Connecticut, placed this lot on eBay and my final bid won the day. These pipes were placed in the ‘For “Pipe Dreamers” ONLY! online collection where pipemen and women can find and …
Continue reading New Life for a Savinelli Punto Oro 602 Italy Bent Egg
After some time, I’m finally back to the worktable. The detour from the worktable came in the form of driving a 26’ U-Haul truck from Golden, Colorado, to Mission Viejo, California. My wife and I helped our daughter, and her family make the move to sunny Southern California where our son in law found a …
Continue reading Refreshing an Unbranded Italian Rusticated ‘Seahorse’ Finish Volcano
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