sense memory
The Chole's live on a 5 acre sanctuary in the middle of...nowhere. So nice to sit by the stream this afternoon with my Dad catching up and sharing some laughs. I appreciate that my parents instilled a strong love for nature in us. Most summers growing up, our family would pack up the camper and head off for some coastline for 6-7 weeks. Lots of camping, lots of vehicle breakdowns, lots of memories.
The aroma of the campfire around here brought back a memory.
One of the many things we learned from my father was that the quickest way to start a fire was by using gasoline.
One autumn evening in Arkansas, my father decided to pour gasoline onto the fire, you know, to expedite the process. Would it surprise you that the fire followed the gas into the tank? Quickly reacting, he pulled the can away spraying "fireballs" all over our campsite. As you can imagine, this brought another level of excitement to both the seasoned and novice campers near our site, not to mention the forest preserve police.
Conveniently, firecrackers we had recently purchased were in the vicinity. I believe over 100 fireworks went off that evening as my mother ran into the camper flushed with embarrassment and the rest of us frantically stomped out the fires all over our site.
I don't think we're allowed back:)
Being a city-slicker, it's been refreshing to be out in nature for a few days.
The aroma of the campfire around here brought back a memory.
One of the many things we learned from my father was that the quickest way to start a fire was by using gasoline.
One autumn evening in Arkansas, my father decided to pour gasoline onto the fire, you know, to expedite the process. Would it surprise you that the fire followed the gas into the tank? Quickly reacting, he pulled the can away spraying "fireballs" all over our campsite. As you can imagine, this brought another level of excitement to both the seasoned and novice campers near our site, not to mention the forest preserve police.
Conveniently, firecrackers we had recently purchased were in the vicinity. I believe over 100 fireworks went off that evening as my mother ran into the camper flushed with embarrassment and the rest of us frantically stomped out the fires all over our site.
I don't think we're allowed back:)
Being a city-slicker, it's been refreshing to be out in nature for a few days.
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