First Bonfire of the year
By Faye
@FayeHazel (40230)
United States
May 6, 2022 11:35am CST
Yesterday evening I went to a fire at my friend's place. It is always a nice, informal gathering. I got to take my mom with me happy to say - nice to have her meet the people and relax with a fire. Right now my hair still smells like smoke, but that's ok.
Do you like bonfires?
Photo: Pixabay
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@moffittjc (128832)
• Gainesville, Florida
8 May 22
S'mores is a must at bonfires!
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
6 May 22
Oh! I love them. But I have not been to one since the pandemic started. Hopefully we get to attend one soon. Right now it's summer here and bonfire is out of question
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@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
9 May 22
I hope you get to enjoy a fire soon. Oh wow, what months is it summer weather for you?
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
11 May 22
@FayeHazel In India, we have long summer from April to September. Luckily our city has a pleasant weather throughout the year. We don't get extreme temperatures like other parts of the country.
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! Marshmallows too?
I guess I've only been around fire pits. Our friend had a huge one in her huge backyard . . . a bunch of us parents and kids were able to be around it. Warm and cozy 
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! @FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
16 May 22
@much2say Yum! I like black on the outside lol
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@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
9 May 22
Oh yes, always marshmallows :-) I like them black how do you like them?
Nice! I hope you get to enjoy that fire more
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@1creekgirl (44560)
• United States
6 May 22
I know that was fun for you and your mom. We have a fire pit in the back yard and a "shack" to sit in away from the mosquitos.
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@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
9 May 22
Thanks! I love your idea about the shack. We used to know some people who had a similar screen building it was really nice
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@1creekgirl (44560)
• United States
9 May 22
@FayeHazel At first we'd sit in lawn chairs, but the bugs here are so bad, we decided to build a small screened in shack (our kids call it the love shack, lol), then we put in a bed that has a back that can be raised like a lawn chair, so that's nice and comfy. Later we added a small fridge/freezer, a ceiling fan, small air conditioner, and roll up blinds that can be lowered when the air is too cool.
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@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
9 May 22
@1creekgirl Wow that sounds really cozy and nice
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@moffittjc (128832)
• Gainesville, Florida
8 May 22
I love bonfires! That's part of the reason I love going camping so much!
Where I live now I can't have fires in my yard, but I have a buddy that owns 40 acres of land outside of town and we'll often go there and sit around a big bonfire with lots of friends.
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@moffittjc (128832)
• Gainesville, Florida
9 May 22
@FayeHazel HOA restrictions. But there is a huge forest behind my property that I could sneak back and build fires, but I don’t want to take any chances of burning the place down! Lol
@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
9 May 22
Aw no. Why can't you have fire in your yard? It's nice your friend has that space though
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@kaylachan (84757)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
6 May 22
When I was younger, camp fires were to hot for me, so no, I wouldn't really like a bond fire.
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@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
9 May 22
Thanks, it's a great one - found it on Pixabay
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@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
9 May 22
Yeah, I think same thing. :-) Ooo, what kind of fire pit did you end up with?
@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
9 May 22
Cozy is a great word :-) Oh yeah, mostly visit and sometimes people will bring a drink or something to cook over the fire. It would be a lovely meditation setting too actually now that you mention
