The Cigar Life

Thursday, October 17, 2024 Cigar this afternoon while Dale went on a walk. Smoked a Hoyo de Monterrey Excalibur #1. These have always been one of my favorites although I went for a long while without them and only recently picking them back up again. Did a little bit of reading as I sat in the sunlight. The most recent book I've been enjoying is A Year at Clove Brook Farm by Christopher Spitzmiller. He takes the reader on a month by month journey of all the goings-on at his estate in New York's Hudson River Valley. I remember visiting out that way when Sam at Becky lived near West Point. It's a beautiful area. The book is full of wonderful pictures.  Had an Old Fashioned to go along with the cigar. Dayum they go well together.   Dale sat with me for a bit.  We said hi to Marcia as Andrea was taking her out on a walk. 

Saturday, June 15, 2024 My new Old Fashioned glass arrived with the mail this morning. Couldn't wait to fill it with an Old Fashioned.  Lunch with Noel at W.A. Frost in St. Paul. Picked up some cigars at Stogies On Grand including a couple Camachos, my new favorite. Lot's of rain today. Set up in the garage around 5 pm.  The rain prevented Marcia, the evil Cockapoo next door, from being outside. Andrea got some kind of clicker that emits a high frequency tone that only Marcia can hear. She clicks it when the dog starts barking and it startles her and quiets her down so Andrea can tell her to stop. It's somewhat effective. However, it's nice to get a break and not have to listen to her at all. The sound of the rain was so relaxing.  I really need to working on straightening out this garage but I'm not gonna worry about that right now. We've gotten so much rain this spring and it's nice to see everything so lush and green.              ...

Wednesday, April 3, 2024 Late this morning I stepped out to the back stoop to light up a cigar.     Shortly after doing so the next door neighbor let out her obnoxiously hyper Cockapoo, Marcia. She'll bark at you incessantly and it doesn't matter how well she knows you.     I walked around to the side of the house so Marcia couldn't see me. However it was incredibly windy and the side of the house was like a wind tunnel. The wind made my cigar burn unevenly and it was nearly impossible to relight it to even-it out. The wind kept stealing the flame from the lighter. After many attempts I finally got the cigar lit again. Between Marcia and the wind this was a less than optimal cigar smoking experience.