Hand made Monday http://www.1stuniquegifts.co.uk/blog Do use this link and look at the lovely things on show today, well worth a visit.
Another 5th of November – I must be getting old
as they seem to come round so quickly these days. A trip down memory lane is called for I
think.
My memorable bonfire years are the 1940’s, Some describe as “The good old days” but I
believe this title grew from the fact we didn’t know or have better to judge
them by. However, I digress.Fires in the back garden, pretty fireworks, Roman Candles, Waterfalls, and the like. No such thing as Health and Safety, we all threw wood on the fire regardless. It was part of the fun as we knocked on neighbours doors asking for something to burn and made our own Guy Fawks to stick on the top or push round the streets asking “Penny for the guy”.
I remember it was always so cold you had to stand fairly close to the fire to keep warm ending up with red faces. Dad threw potatoes in, we threw in loads of conkers and waited for them to explode and if the money stretched far enough we had marshmallows on sticks to roast.
If you were extra lucky next door had better fireworks than you and you could watch them too.
By the time I had children garden bonfires were a thing of the past but we did have community ones on the nearest piece of waste ground organised by a few Fathers and we pooled our fireworks.
Now it has changed again and although, obviously things are much safer for our little ones and more environmentally friendly, I do wonder who enjoyed it most, our home made fun or the youngsters of today with the more commercial, (pay to go) and very organised ones we have now.
