05/11/2010 - Day 118

Remember, remember............actually, what are we remembering?  Is it just me that thinks Bonfire night has been brushed aside for Halloween now?  I have to admit we are guilty.  When I was young, I had never heard of 'trick or treat'.  It was a damp night, with a bonfire, and a few fireworks that never quite lived up to expectations!  But now we carve our pumpkins and get ready for the steady stream of children coming to our home, dressed in various costumes, all in the hope of receiving a treat.  And bonfire night?  Alfie had to resort to sitting on his stool, by our back door, watching the pretty colours of fireworks going off somewhere in the neighbourhood.........