Tonight we celebrated the Queen's birthday long weekend with lots of good company, good food and of course - lots of good fire!
I did think to myself standing outside on this beautiful cold night in front of a fire the size of a small house - why?
What do the queen, and this bonfire have in common? I am told it has something to do with
England, and 'Guy Fawkes Night' and the execution of Protestant Martyrs... Hmm, not very festive...
I also discovered that it may have something to do with a celtic festival, originally called a bone fire, where they burned animal bones to ward off evil spirits...
Note: this is not an evil spirit, this is Jamie!
Anyway, we wished the Queen a happy birthday and had a good strong cup of tea to celebrate!
Shell xx
