tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149217012399643733.post6801583654735529320..comments2023-12-06T00:48:23.734-08:00Comments on Daily Writing Practice: Friday October 11th, 2013Marchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14952331166517430843noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149217012399643733.post-7882120068450551792013-10-24T23:52:22.944-07:002013-10-24T23:52:22.944-07:00Greg - ah, I suspected it might have something to ...Greg - ah, I suspected it might have something to do with Guy Fawkes. Thanks for the history lesson :)Marchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14952331166517430843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149217012399643733.post-56043625155492679002013-10-22T01:46:38.394-07:002013-10-22T01:46:38.394-07:00Bonfire Night celebrates the failure of Guy Fawkes...Bonfire Night celebrates the failure of Guy Fawkes and his co-conspirators to blow up the Houses of Parliament in 16-something when James I was opening them. James I got the throne after Elizabeth I died, and he was also James VI of Scotland, thus uniting the two countries, which lead to various amounts of resentment. There may have been religious issues as well, as Elizabeth I had maintained the Church of England which her father, Henry VIII founded, and not supported the Catholics, so that whole period has a lot of persecution going on for your beliefs.<br />So on November 5th we build bonfires and burn effigies of Guy Fawkes (they're still called 'Guy's to this day, and remember... to eat toffee apples and set off fireworks :)Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08503319830584828982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149217012399643733.post-40627777071358890912013-10-21T14:44:24.483-07:002013-10-21T14:44:24.483-07:00Greg - I suppose I could just Google it, but what&...Greg - I suppose I could just Google it, but what's Bonfire Night all about?<br /><br />Oh dear. Hahaha... poor Derek.Marchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14952331166517430843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149217012399643733.post-37042817347370773732013-10-12T00:51:19.060-07:002013-10-12T00:51:19.060-07:00Happy Thanksgiving then! I think you manage to su...Happy Thanksgiving then! I think you manage to surprise me every year by reminding me that Canadian thanksgiving falls on a different day to the U.S. one. I should put it in a calendar or something.... We have no public holidays now until Christmas, but we do get Bonfire Night which no-one else does :)<br />I hope the market is less draughty this week (yes, I've been reading your catchup on the comments)!<br />The lobster escaped <i>again</i>? I'd say they should call him Houdini and make him a pet... Lovely scene that you've described though.<br /><br /><b>The lobster</b><br />"Lobsters mate for life, you know."<br />"Really, Derek?"<br />"And... I've been going to these tantric classes...?"<br />"It's as red as a lobster... but put it away now or I'll get the scissors out, Derek."Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08503319830584828982noreply@blogger.com