We had a very nice bonfire night. Went round to my parents and had a lovely firework display, followed by the usual excellent food. I took along my lemon roulade and Trev made a pavlova. Guests were somewhat restricted this year, as dad is obviously not well and no one wanted the evening to go on too long.
Adrian and Pam had made a guy, which was a nice touch.
Reminded me of my childhood, when so much of the evening's fun was down to making the guy. I seem to recall that at one time it was just me who made it, but then as sibling rivalry took hold, my brother made one too. I also remember the absolute terror of the jumping jack - it made me extremely scared of fireworks altogether. One of my earliest memories dates from Purbrook (so I must have been under 7) and standing crying in the doorway, being shouted at by my mother, because I didn't want to go and see the fireworks at the bottom of the garden!
After the party Bruce and Trev came back to ours for a game of Trivial Pursuit, which went on till 3am - at which point James and Bruce declared themselves the winners! So we all trundled down to the shed to see what a mess I've made of it ..not really.
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