Hello Everyone!  I thought that I should post my Guy Fawkes pictures before it got too late.  This year, we had our traditional 5th of November at the pond area again.  It’s been raining on and off so Gnome had to do another quick fix-it shelter this year.  I am very pleased with this years efforts; it is actually a huge tarp wrapped over a bending bamboo at the bamboo stand.  I am proud to present Munchkin and Gnome’s Bamboo Spaceship; because it is attached to a live bamboo, it actually hovers a few inches above the ground…hence the name…it’s also silver…  🙂

It was a very cosy shelter and we (six people in total) ended up sitting inside it because it was so comfortable.  We had the food fire directly in front of the spaceship so that the inside was kept warm and toasty for the entire time.

Oh and here is the Guy…thank-you to Panda for making it..this one looks quite jolly and relaxed.

This year, we had two fires going (Gnome like fires!!).  So there was the bonfire for the guy a few metres from the camp site and a food fire at the camp.

Much fun was had by all.  We had some of our home-made sorghum beer, hor d’oeuvre (see below) and of course, our famous M & G waffles.

I made these starters with moringa biscuits that I found in the Chinese supermarket; I used our home-made pesto sauce and sprinkled toasted sunflowers seeds on top.

Gnome was of course in charge of Fire 1 and Fire 2 (self-designated) and he also made the waffles.  We made yeasted waffles this time…they are a lot more crunchy and crisp when done on the fire…definitely the best way to eat them:

Yummy:

Ooooh, every year Guy Fawkes Night gets better!

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