CLEANING THE GROVE W/ A REWARD!

       Along with Fall window cleaning another ritual was cleaning the grove just north of our farm home. They were primarily very old mature soft maple.  Mid afternoon or after school, my mom and us kids would go and rake from end to the other and also pick up fallen limbs and put it all in to a pile at the far end. 

        What made this task so much fun was knowing that we would be roasting some hot-dogs over that open fire along with other yummy stuff. There was something magical about that bonfire at dusk or just after it turned dark. It sure beat the heck out of gas or charcoal grills. It least it was a lot more fun!