A local ranch created a brand new amphitheater on the outskirts of town last summer. This year they announced that Willie Nelson and Family would be doing a show, so I grabbed a few of the boys for a show in the first part of May.
Since Willie is still doing tours at 87 years old, I jumped on the chance to see him live. Secretly, I also like that when Christian is older and people ask him about his first concert, he can tell them he saw Willie Nelson when he was 12.
Quietly making noise,
Fletch
Thirty years ago.
A sandwich changed everything
Twenty four on wheat.
Quietly making noise,
Fletch
Christmas 2016 and how a delayed real estate transaction helped us focus on the true meaning of Christmas and allowed us to share some deep memories together as a family.
Read MoreAfter joining an online pipe forum and slowly learning how to search for and enjoy the purchase of estate pipes, one of my new favorite places to search for used pipes has been at local antique shops. As fortune would have it, my initial attempt at finding a decent estate pipe was a giant success.
In our local antique and consignment shop, I walked away with a beautiful estate pipe. In the photos below, you will see a beautiful Dunhill Rootbriar pipe that is dated from 1977. If you take a close look at the grain and the stem and the inside of the bowl, you will see that after almost 40yrs, this pipe is still in really great shape.
Here is where it gets really good. Most of my readers will not appreciate the acquisition of pipes, so I need to explain this purchase a little more. For some, acquiring a Dunhill pipe is an important piece of their pipe collection. I have two Dunhill pipes that I've purchased in pipe shops. So, to find a great quality pipe like this on my first venture is impressive enough, but to have it be a nice 40yr old quality pipe is remarkable.
Now, the only downside is that I peaked out on my first attempt and I think every pipe will sit deeply in the shadow of this beautiful piece of history.
Quietly making noise,
Fletch
