Just A Guy

 Remember, remember the Fifth of November

Gunpowder, Treason and Plot.

I see no reason why Gunpowder Treason

Should ever be forgot.

Though not celebrated in the US, the fifth of November will always be Bonfire Night in this house.  

Bonfire Night or Fireworks Night is another name for the annual celebration of Guy Fawkes Night.  On 5 November 1605, Guy Fawkes was arrested while guarding explosives that had been placed beneath the House of Lords (like the US Senate).  To celebrate the fact that King James I had survived the attempt on his life, people lit bonfires around London, and later the Observance of 5th November Act enforced an annual public day of thanksgiving for the plot's failure.  

Nowadays in Scotland though, Bonfire Night is mostly a chance to don hat, scarf and gloves and celebrate in the freezing cold at large organised events centred around a bonfire which is too hot if you look at it but too cold if you turn your back on it while waiting for the extravagant firework display which scares animals and children alike.  But it's still one of my favourite celebrations.

Not surprisingly we didn't manage to find a bonfire or fireworks display this year, so we crafted some of our own.  Sadly, we didn't even manage to enjoy the traditional feast of bangers (geddit?) and mash (sausage and potatoes), Bonfire Fruit Salad and Firework Cake either.  But I did manage to locate a pack of sparklers:

And Happy Birthday EB!