Brandy and Pipe Tobacco

Thirty-something biologist and college professor in the South. Anglophile and generally conservative. Pipe smoker and martini/scotch/brandy drinker. Mostly gay, but not your daddy. Proud owner (and occasional driver) of a 1989 Jaguar XJ-S Rouge Collection.

strawberryjayne-deactivated2021:

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Photo by Linda Mellor

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vaninnavaninni: “Maria Callas rehearsing Alceste in La Scala, 4 April 1954. ”

vaninnavaninni:

Maria Callas rehearsing Alceste in La Scala, 4 April 1954.

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To be fair, you technically could….

To be fair, you technically could….

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longislandairpower:

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Vulcan.

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livesunique: “ Skibo Castle, Dornoch, Highland county of Sutherland, Scotland ”

livesunique:

Skibo Castle, Dornoch, Highland county of Sutherland, Scotland

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gentlementools: “An adequate ride ”

gentlementools:

An adequate ride

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goodreadss:

“It is a lonely feeling when someone you care about becomes a stranger.”

— Lemony Snicket, When Did You See Her Last?

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thesorrowsofgin: “Aug. 31: Manhattans. ”

thesorrowsofgin:

Aug. 31: Manhattans.

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thesorrowsofgin: “Aug. 26: Concorde. ”

thesorrowsofgin:

Aug. 26: Concorde.

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Apparently the “Ten-year Challenge” has been a thing this year, so to celebrate the end of the year and of the decade, here’s mine. Biggest improvement: learning to use pocket squares.

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The Jaguar in Winter

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winterhill-aria: “ Cabinet of the Apoxyomenos, Vatican Museums ”

winterhill-aria:

Cabinet of the Apoxyomenos, Vatican Museums

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Sorry to everyone I’ve missed lately…

I spent most of last week on the road traveling to see friends, and most of this week dealing with family and the holidays. Not at all a bad time, but a busy one that resulted in an inadvertent hiatus. Merry Christmas to you all.