Manly Pursuits

Tobacco shops are a bit like gun shops -- they are primarily a male domain.  Yes, women can smoke cigars or pipes, just as women can own firearms.  All the same, pipes, cigars, tobacco, and such accouterments all seem to fall among the hobbies and pursuits of men.  Nevertheless, while perusing a gun shop is rather intimidating, perusing a tobacco shop is an entirely different experience.

Yesterday, Herself visited the tobacco shop with Beloved Husband and Cherished Friend so that they could look at (and procure) pipes.  It was most enjoyable.  There is something very pleasurably sensory about the tobacco shop:  the gleam of the wood polishes, the smooth or complex tactile sensations of the pipes and the cigars, the aromas of the tobaccos.  The colors and shapes of the lighters.  The humidity and the scent of the enormous humidor room.  The magnificently beautiful humidor boxes. Marvelous.

The proprietor gifted Herself with a very small cigar before they left.  Oooo!  Herself has never smoked, and is both intimidated by and interested in the experience of smoking the cigar.  We shall report back afterwards. Stay tuned....