Around an open fire
Imagine the bliss of a summer evening.
Sitting there with crackers and marshmallows and chocolate making a tasty treat over an open fire. A campfire to be precise. Have you thought about the long term risks? According to a story I heard on the news this morning the particulates in a wood fire can be A cause for dementia. You do not need to set the whole of the West side of the continent on fire and then wait for the smoke to waft over to where you live. The danger might be closer to home. I know man has been cooking over an open wood fire for as long as man can remember but then again man’s always been a little crazy. Could this be the true cause of it all? I do not want to be someone setting the world on fire with silly ideas but neither do I want to breathe in the smoke from a campfire just because I can. We tend to think of such things as being what happens when there’s a large scale conflagration but maybe it’s the small ones with a bit of chocolate and marshmallow that are actually at the root of the problem. I was unaware of how many risks were waiting for me right at home. On a different note our house is back to being pretty much empty. The visitors have left. Is that all there is for this summer? Am I doomed to await a whole year before there is joy in the halls of the house? We shall see. In passing I have never made a s’mores so perhaps my risk is lowered. I also abstained from open fires either inside or outside. Too many other risks involved.
