518. Sandra Bondarevska’s Stage Version of THE PETERSONS OF IRELAND + Recent Releases
If you’re a Pete Geek and don’t know the name Sandra Bondarevska, it’s time to learn it. Sandra is a Latvian journalist who lived in Dublin for decades, along with over 20,000 other members of the Latvian diaspora–which is said to number about half a million souls worldwide. The global diaspora first emerged when
517. Collector’s Corner Gallery: Matthew Ramsey’s River Collection and Ken Sigel’s Kapp Bros. Carving Shamrocks
Banner: River Nore, with the Eamon Langton Pub in the background, Kilkenny, June 9, 2009. Readers of Patrick O’Brian’s Aubreyiad will know what I mean when I say not long ago I wrote to my “particular friend” Clint Stacy CPG that this time of year seems to land us in the existential doldrums where
516. Five New Refurb Ideas Used on an 05a Dublin System Estate + Winston’s World Cup Fundraiser
IMPORTANT PSA AT END OF POST Since I was a kid I’ve had a disability called strabismus, which means I have little depth of vision and tend to run into things or knock things over. For several years after I had eye surgery Mom would take me out of school and after therapy we’d get
515. Pete Geek Nate Lynn Returns With His New Revere Cigars Brand! (+ A Cob System Creation from the Nebraska Pete Geek)
A GRAND JULY 4TH TO YOU LATER THIS WEEK! It’s a delight to welcome back Nate Lynn CPG, who has I do believe visited the Peterson factory more than any living Pete Geek. It’s been a minute since we last heard from him, so you may want to begin at the beginning, not more
514. SPECIAL BULLETIN: The Final Installment of the Carroll of Carrollton Commemorative Drops Wednesday 6/24 + A Visual History of the Series
Revised 06/25/2026 SPECIAL BULLETIN Lá na nAithreacha Sona Duit! Happy Father’s Day! The Complete Carroll of Carrollton set, courtesy Mike Lohsl I invite you this week to unplug from your devices, unwind from your workday cares, light your favorite Pete and join me in Peterson’s celebration of America’s Semiquincentennial on July 4th. According to
513. Pete Geek & Blender Martin Kollman // CP Mark Twain Cobble // Return of the Wax Inlay “P” // “Briar to Pipe” Video from Chicago Pipe Show
Brew a fresh pot and fill your HAND-MADE, PUB pipe or perhaps two favorite Petes! PG & TOBACCO BLENDER MARTIN KOLLMAN I met Martin Kollman at the Las Vegas Pipe Show a couple of years ago after corresponding with him via email for awhile and then enjoying some of his fabulous No Name Tobacco
