Hobbies

[remy_lebeau8]

A couple of pipes I restored not that long ago.

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[LIVINRFANTASIES]

Denny---<-----that's me! The male half

I've never smoked anything but I miss my grand dads' pipe and the smell of pipe tobacco.

Still messing with old cars and camping now and then.

 

[remy_lebeau8]

I've never smoked anything but I miss my grand dads' pipe and the smell of pipe tobacco.

Still messing with old cars and camping now and then.

Pipes do have a distinct smell. Most blends smell pretty good. but I've been around some that are just horrible. That's partly why I do it. It reminds people of the past I sold one pipe to a guy because it was the exact shape and brand his grandfather smoked.

To me they're like pieces of art. The first pipe is from 1947 and the second is between 1925-1930ish. Most of the pipes I restore I sell online. Funds the hobby.

 

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Gardening mostly.

I'm on the trail of a rare, almost extinct member of the hibiscus family that once flourished here. Its called LIPSTICK HIBISCUS or SLEEPING HIBISCUS, and TURKS CAP. The bud never opens wide and is filled with sweet nectar.

Isn't that a malviviscus? I planted it in my garden and it became a weed. It is common here and is known as Turk's Cap. It is in the hibiscus family. I'd look it up but my books are still packed.

I forgot to say I collect coloured pencils and I got me a vinyard of 30 acres to give me some thing to do. I'm taking out most the vines and putting in rose bushes. Grapes aren't worth much at the moment. I collect fountain pens too and have projects underway that require their use. I also draw- love it. I repair the tractor and quad bike. I grow ornamental plants- mostly succulents. I like to sew- it's relaxing, saves a lot of money. I have to be busy, there's a lot I also do but not as much as what is already mentioned.

 

[LIVINRFANTASIES]

Denny---<-----that's me! The male half

I know very little about plants. Here in NW Florida we call those WEEPING HIBISCUS. We see them all over central Florida.
We had several small starts that made two large plants. It almost seems I just took cuttings off another plant and they grew.
One was in our front yard under our name sign for years. They grew well. For some reason they all died a few years ago.

About pipes. Rarely see anyone here in NW Florida somoking a pipe. Kids from 6 tp 106 are smoking cigarettes and other funny things.

 

[remy_lebeau8]

I know very little about plants. Here in NW Florida we call those WEEPING HIBISCUS. We see them all over central Florida.
We had several small starts that made two large plants. It almost seems I just took cuttings off another plant and they grew.
One was in our front yard under our name sign for years. They grew well. For some reason they all died a few years ago.

About pipes. Rarely see anyone here in NW Florida somoking a pipe. Kids from 6 tp 106 are smoking cigarettes and other funny things.

I've run into quite a few up here in Michigan. I'm part of three pipe smoking clubs.