tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post4768709649559468102..comments2023-10-24T09:29:32.492-04:00Comments on the golden fish: guy fawkes daystevenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-52052626308146479142009-11-05T20:33:40.828-05:002009-11-05T20:33:40.828-05:00I haven't been to a bonfire on guy fawkes nigh...I haven't been to a bonfire on guy fawkes night for years: too cold and too wet, usually. But you've made me feel quite nostalgic, maybe I'll light a little fire in the garden at the weekend and get a catherine wheel!Erylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06008344023000459577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-75997528500243817032009-11-05T16:30:18.028-05:002009-11-05T16:30:18.028-05:00thanks reya!! i try to leave the teaching behind w...thanks reya!! i try to leave the teaching behind when i get here but i think it's a bit of a mindset. my blog used to be almost all like this posting - find a subject, unpack it, pass on the knowledge. it's a good thing for hiding behind!!!! have a peaceful dc evening. stevenstevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-69077648902032563552009-11-05T16:29:00.696-05:002009-11-05T16:29:00.696-05:00thankyou bee. i remember burnt sausages on a bun f...thankyou bee. i remember burnt sausages on a bun from at least one bonfire evening. lovely and hot and juicy on the inside but thoroughly carbonized on the outside!!!! have a lovely evening. stevenstevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-21202383268120882092009-11-05T16:28:04.819-05:002009-11-05T16:28:04.819-05:00hi jane - fireworks are still a huge favourite exp...hi jane - fireworks are still a huge favourite experience for me as well - although i have never bought any - well except for the little cherrybombs that i used to have when i first came to canada. have a peaceful evening by the harbour!!! stevenstevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-80445061368046949262009-11-05T16:26:37.591-05:002009-11-05T16:26:37.591-05:00hey dunkerswick welcome!!! i follow the bbc online...hey dunkerswick welcome!!! i follow the bbc online and that's the only way i'd know of the terrible flooding that's going on up there. the treacle toffee taste still fills my mouth and mind when i think of those nights as a young english boy 'round the bonfire. pure magic!!! have a lovely evening. stevenstevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-39313818944781548412009-11-05T14:24:51.397-05:002009-11-05T14:24:51.397-05:00Thank you so much for explaining Guy Fawkes Day! Y...Thank you so much for explaining Guy Fawkes Day! You're a very good teacher.<br /><br />Hung, drawn and quartered, eh? Whoa ...Reya Mellickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13076092659507965666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-1542442611842479402009-11-05T12:46:16.054-05:002009-11-05T12:46:16.054-05:00What a very good explanation of this archaic tradi...What a very good explanation of this archaic tradition! And now it has just become "Bonfire Night" -- and will be celebrated on the weekend, when it is more convenient. Later tonight, I am making my Bonfire Chili (although I think that burnt sausages are the traditional fare).Beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02375981493145612394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-66732814165474799762009-11-05T11:45:50.321-05:002009-11-05T11:45:50.321-05:00"Remember, remember the fifth of November wit..."Remember, remember the fifth of November with gunpowder, treason and plot.." That's all I remember. I wonder if there's more to that ditty. The smell and the size of those bonfires in the UK is what I remember the most. And thanks and ugh about the REAL ending of Mr. Fawkes. Silly old Guido (as I read he called himself). <br /><br />On July 4th here in the US the poor pets are terrified of the fireworks ("Rockets' red glare, bombs bursting in air" etc.). We live overlooking a harbor and there are folks who go nuts with the illegal fireworks they can purchase on the local Indian reservations. It's quite a show though:)Jane Moxeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03771039102502842946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-45509067396647233662009-11-05T11:08:17.527-05:002009-11-05T11:08:17.527-05:00The rain continues to pour here in the North West....The rain continues to pour here in the North West. Fortunately many of the organised public displays dont take place until the weekend so maybe it will have dried out a little by then. When I was younger a bonfire wasn't complete without treacle toffee.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-71780650658759323972009-11-05T06:58:28.354-05:002009-11-05T06:58:28.354-05:00oh titus that's a shame - well nip into london...oh titus that's a shame - well nip into london, perhaps there's still some under the h.o.p. have a peaceful rainy day. stevenstevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-41573470502189792052009-11-05T06:57:40.849-05:002009-11-05T06:57:40.849-05:00rachel that's too funny!!!! i can only imagine...rachel that's too funny!!!! i can only imagine the gobsmacked look on the little kid's faces...... stevenstevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-4599789798161822132009-11-05T06:56:55.128-05:002009-11-05T06:56:55.128-05:00hello coastcard - lovely to hear from you, and hea...hello coastcard - lovely to hear from you, and hear from you, and hear from you again!!! i love the hobbit. fourty years ago, i heard the hobbit read to me by my grade six teacher. i have read it several times since but this is the first time in twenty years. it is a magical, gorgeous tale with so many reminders of times gone past in my life but most especially it is an escape!!! i'm hoping that the film that is scheduled to come out sometime soon is half as good (or better than half as good). have a lovely day!!! stevenstevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-71405495748191961592009-11-05T04:58:46.374-05:002009-11-05T04:58:46.374-05:00Thank you steven. Raining here so heavily at the ...Thank you steven. Raining here so heavily at the moment we're going to need barrels of gunpowder to light the bonfire!Titushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16380213493011623153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-9556470330437407202009-11-05T04:05:07.055-05:002009-11-05T04:05:07.055-05:00Just realised my first message may have vanished i...Just realised my first message may have vanished into the ether! Off out now (so won't re-write comments now), but greetings on Bonfire Night from the UK. A great post, Steven.Caroline Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05203454486693014969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-90965891184987802022009-11-05T04:03:43.282-05:002009-11-05T04:03:43.282-05:00P.S. Hope you are enjoying The Hobbit, a favourite...P.S. Hope you are enjoying The Hobbit, a favourite book of mine. I love Mr Bilbo Baggins!Caroline Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05203454486693014969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-30213601673794321782009-11-05T04:02:14.401-05:002009-11-05T04:02:14.401-05:00Good morning from Wales, UK. A fascinating post.
...Good morning from Wales, UK. A fascinating post. <br /><br />Yes, Steven, Bonfire Night, and like you I have some happy memories of those bonfires and fireworks. There is definitely something about the crackle of dead leaves on a fire and the smell of toasted marshmallows and roasted chestnuts (hmmm); but - alas - it's a night that our pets hate because of the bangs, and I guess it must be terrifying and dangerous for wildlife (e.g. sleepy hedgehogs) in our gardens, too. <br /><br />We have a theory that the smoke hangs in the air and is the harbinger of autumn mists and fog. Wonder if anybody can verify (or contradict) this.Caroline Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05203454486693014969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-79880453762005888652009-11-05T03:57:18.776-05:002009-11-05T03:57:18.776-05:00Thanks for this, Steven. My mum's favourite tr...Thanks for this, Steven. My mum's favourite trick to do, every year (groan), is - when the kid says "penny for the guy, missus" - to give a few coins then pick up the guy and walk off with it!Rachel Fentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10046917627054462214noreply@blogger.com