Fire Camp

Last Saturday night it was perfect weather to have a campfire in our fire ring. One of my wife’s sister’s and her grandson, Carson joined us. Carson is the one with the little dog, Lucy. Carson is seven and a bit of a character. A number of years ago he referred to the campfire as “Fire Camp”. Since then we have always referred to it as fire camp.

Years ago Carson determined there needed to be fire camp rules as well as a fire boss! Carson helped document the rules and Carson is always the fire boss. The rules I can remember are 1) you must bring a buddy to fire camp. Then you must ask each other how their day went. Further rules dealt with safety issues. No firearms or cigarettes allowed! Other rules were included for adding wood to the fire in a safe manner.

The wood needed to be gently set into the fire on the upwind side. My wife broke the rules by dropping the log into the fire on the downwind side. The sparks flew up and Carson informed us she was in violation. He then said it was okay because it was her fire so she could break the rules. Fire camp with Carson is very entertaining!