Pictured above is one of my international pipes, smoking (clutched in my stubby fingers... it's no wonder I never excelled at playing the guitar!). This is on our screened porch, which is a marvelous pipe smoking venue, amenable to peaceful contemplation among the tall oaks. During the winter months, I have taken more often to the Man Cave or, as it is affectionately called in our house, The Den of Manly Pursuits (or DMP, pronounced "dump") for my smokes.
The Dump is also where I keep most of my books, with a special shelf being given over to the works of Tolkien, Lewis, Belloc and Chesterton. At least three of these Four Patrons smoked a pipe. I don't know about Chesterton, but judging frim the time in which he lived, it would not be at all unlikely that he smoked a pipe occasionally, as well. I have personally only seen photos of him with cigars or cigarettes.
Sounds like a good day to drop in at my local pipe shop.
(Cross-posted at The League of Beaded Catholics)
TLBC all on one shelf?! I've run out of room and have had to revert to more primitive "stacks" in my own man-cave. Their books have this bad habit of multiplying...
Posted by: Michael | February 23, 2010 at 10:58 PM
Alas, yes. Much of what I read of the essays of Chesterton and Belloc I find online. Tolkien and Lewis were not as prolific and are more easily found in bookstores, especially used bookstores. The collected works of Chesterton would require more shelves than I have!
Posted by: Tim J. | February 24, 2010 at 07:41 AM
"It's International Pipe Smoking Day!"
Why does no one tell me these things??
Sadly, Wednesday is a no-go for me smoking my pipe, as I have choir practice in the evening. I have enough trouble singing without.
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You must have long shelves, Tim, to fit everything TLBC on them. I have two dedicated shelves of Tolkien (by and about) and a few each of LBC.
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