Remember, remember, the 5th of November.... The last time a man entered in to the "houses of Parliament" with an honest intention!

Every 5th of November, here in the UK, we remember the failed attempt of Guy Fawkes to blow up King James the first and the rest of the dishonest lot in the houses of Parliament. Guido Fawkes (aka Guy Fawkes) became synonymous with the Gunpowder Plot, the failure of which has been commemorated in the UK as Guy Fawkes Night since 5 November 1605. Since then tradition dictated that we burn his effigy on a bonfire, commonly accompanied by fireworks.

We only had a few fireworks and we let them off relatively early as to not annoy our neighbours. Our dog isn't bothered by the loud noises and flashing lights, in fact she's quite happy to sit and watch them with us and scrat he's to come out if we lock her in!!

A heavily pregnant Mrs W, my (not so small) 3yr old and the dog, all sat on my makeshift steps watching me light the fire down in the "secret garden"

Secret garden?? Yeah, living out in the middle of no where, the land at the back of the house leads down to woodlands and a river. Its fenced off to stop 1/2pint from ever getting down here without us. Hence "secret garden" as its kept locked behind a hidden fence....

There's just something so calming about a small, controlled fire. We sat there, ate hotdogs and drank our hot chocolate.

Is this the face of a potential serial killer or what?? I think he enjoyed it, he wasn't too fussed on the fireworks, but I think we definitely have a little pyromaniac on our hands....

Luckily the rain held off and we sat there for an hour while the fire burnt out.

As a responsible adult (questionable) I made sure the fire was fully out before heading back indoors. The spent fireworks were made safe and disposed and it all went off with out any injuries. #winner

So until next year, stay safe and burn some stuff...