Gunpowder, Treason and Plot
I see no reason why gunpowder season
Should ever be forgot.
An age old English tradition remembering Guy Fawkes.
As children, we had bonfires and fireworks in the back garden. Hot dogs and beefburgers with Jacket Potatoes cooked in the embers of the bonfire.
We had a coal fire in the lounge where Mum used to roast hot chestnuts on the coal shovel.
I'm not sure how my eldest brother used to feel about all this. After all, it's his birthday today. I'm not sure whether he liked having a bonfire party on his birthday every year or whether he would have liked a trip out for a change some years.
The morning after bonfire night always has a specific feel to it. There seems to be a smokiness hanging over to the morning and there's always the sticks from the rockets to find laying about in the garden.
These days people have fireworks, but rarely have bonfires in the back garden, they are left to the official functions, Health & Safety and all that.
Happy childhood memories,
Happy birthday Bruv!
2 comments:
As kids my younger sis & I lived in Cyprus .. with our parents .. where we weren't allowed to have private bonfires because of fire hazzards in such dry conditions. I remember for some years the army & airforce always put on a fantastic show some miles from where we lived & laid on free transport there & back. There were lots of stalls handing out free food & drink &n the fireworks were so much better & lasted for so much longer than a private party could ever afford. Prior to that we used to go to the army bonfire on our estate & all mums used to make food towards it. Mum used to make toffee apples, I remember & fudge & toffee. Happy days!
Ah yes, I'd forgotten about homemade toffee apples. And didn't the stick ALWAYS fall out??!!!
We always made bonfire toffee in Home Economics once I was at the High School. Just mountains of sugar and treacle - no wonder we spend so much at the dentist these days.
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