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Remembering Blessed Miguel Pro

By From http://www.musingsoverabarrel.com/ • Nov 23rd, 2023 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

This was originally posted November 23, 2013, and shared nearly annually on this date. Given the growing anti-religious furor infecting our country, and world, it’s worth remembering the heroes of persecution of recent memory.November 23 is the Fe…



Happy Thanksgiving

By From http://www.musingsoverabarrel.com/ • Nov 22nd, 2023 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

It just wouldn’t feel like Thanksgiving if the holiday didn’t kick off with this. It never gets old.

“As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly.”

Happy Thanksgiving!

Cheers!
[ This content originated at Musings Over a Barrel ]



Quiet Solitude – Drinking and Smoking

By From http://www.musingsoverabarrel.com/ • Nov 20th, 2023 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Like many, the majority of my time enjoying cigars and adult beverages occurs either alone or sitting with my wife. Even when I am outside smoking “alone,” Colleen is home and we frequently still chat. I’ve been accused of being an introvert, and that…



Five O’Clock Friday: Coffee or Whiskey

By From http://www.musingsoverabarrel.com/ • Nov 17th, 2023 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

It’s a problem easily solved with Irish Coffee.Have a great weekend.Cheers!
[ This content originated at Musings Over a Barrel ]



A Chilly Night Smoke and Sip

By From http://www.musingsoverabarrel.com/ • Nov 16th, 2023 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Anyone who reads these Musings for any length of time, knows I am no fan of cold weather. It takes me a few weeks to accept and adapt to the season change. After a celebratory dinner recently I was in need of some “digestive” time. And it was cold out…



New Riff Single Barrel (Again) and Viva La Vida Cigars

By From http://www.musingsoverabarrel.com/ • Nov 13th, 2023 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

I’ve been looking forward to smoking the Artesano del Tobacco Viva La Vida cigar since it arrived in the October Luxury Cigar Club monthly shipment. I’ve smoked this cigar line produced at the AJ Fernando factory in the past. Both the lancero and …



Five O’Clock Friday: It’s Soup Weather

By From http://www.musingsoverabarrel.com/ • Nov 10th, 2023 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

It will warm you on the inside too.Have a great weekend.Cheers!
[ This content originated at Musings Over a Barrel ]



Lunch Hour Range Visit

By From http://www.musingsoverabarrel.com/ • Nov 9th, 2023 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

It’s that time of the year when the daytime temperatures can vary by 25° or more from one day to the next. I took advantage of one of the higher end of the spectrum on a recent afternoon to scoot over to the range for some brief trigger time. I only t…



Another Cool Evening Smoke

By From http://www.musingsoverabarrel.com/ • Nov 7th, 2023 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

After a long week of activities that did not include a chance to relax with a cigar, I was looking forward to the start of the weekend. I’d been eyeing the CAO Flathead V660 cigars resting in my humidor for a couple months, waiting for the opportunity…



Halloween Chocolates

By From http://www.musingsoverabarrel.com/ • Nov 6th, 2023 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

The evenings when we walked the neighborhood with our son and friends on Halloween are but memories now. I admit I don’t always look forward to jumping up and down to answer the door repeatedly, but most years we participate, remembering the thrill it…