I guess I come from a line of people that can build a good
fire. I mean as I was growing up we
nicknamed my Grandpa, fire bug. See he
had several hay fields & ever year he would light them on fire. So I spent a lot of nights fighting
fires. When you have a fire on a hay
field it just takes a small wind to come & get it out of control. Of course there is a reason to set a hay
field on fire. It makes the hay grow
better for the next year & burns up all the weeds & thorns you don’t
want in the hay.
But I tell you want my Grandpa always seemed to be very
happy when lighting these fires. He
would be almost singing & dancing while lighting them! This always seemed weird to me, but if it
made him happy then, You Go Grandpa!!
Needless to say my mom is able to build a pretty good fire
also. Of course she isn’t one to set the
fields on fire. But she can make a good
fire in the stove for heating the house.
She taught me how to build a fire also.
I don’t have wood heat to heat my house.
So the only time I get to use my fire starting skills is when we have a
bon fire.
Building a bon fire is a art form & I am a artist at
it. Even if I don’t seem to have the
best materials for starting a fire, I still seem to be able to get it
going. I’ve had friends & family
make comments on how well I’m able to get a fire going. I know you say well anyone can make a fire. But you would be mistaken. I’m talking about making a fire without using
lighter fluid or gasoline. I’m mean
that’s just downright cheating!
To build a good nice hot bon fire you have to have the
patience to build your foundation. If
you don’t get a good foundation for you fire going first, when you put the
bigger wood on the fire it’s just going to go out. Then you’re left in the cold. You don’t want to be left in the cold do
you? I mean what fun is it to have hot
dogs & marsh mellows to roast if you don’t have a fire to roast them on?
