Talbert Pipes- Happy Holidays! (and new pipes!)

[Trever Talbert]

Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and all of that good stuff to everyone 
on the Talbert Pipes mailing list!  I've been busy with the FdP pipes 
for so long, it seems like ages since I last sent out a mailing.  I hope 
everyone is having a fun and enjoyable holiday season without undue 
stress!  Once again, thank you all for your continuing interest in my 
work and for helping me through another year in this fun "summertime" 
job I seem to have gotten into.  It's still a hoot, and I'm coming up 
soon on ten years of full-time pipemaking!

In other news, the blog is finally active again.  It's been sitting 
rather dead for a good while now, but I hope to be bringing it back to 
life as we slide into the new year.  We've had a tough time of things 
these past two months, and I really just didn't have the time nor the 
energy to type out zippy blog articles, but I hope to get it back into 
gear as we enter 2007.  As of now, there are two new blog posts-

the Christmas Tankard, my little seasonal pipe:
http://www.talbertpipes.com/2006/12/christmas-tankard.html

and an article about the different ways to approach creating a pipe - 
not technically, but philosophically (Think:  More artsy babble and a 
weird-looking pipe).  "Pipemaking without a Net":
http://www.talbertpipes.com/2006/12/pipemaking-without-net.html

I also have an extra FdP poker here with a beautiful horn stem, and a 
sandblasted Morta Classic in a bent, squat poker shape - Both of these 
will probably be shipping to P&P unless someone on this side of the 
ocean expresses quick interest.

Thanks very much for all the business, and I hope everyone has a fun and 
cheerful holiday season!

-- 
Happy Smoking,
Trever Talbert
http://www.talbertpipes.com

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