WRITER'S PANTRY #82 It's the time of year I wish I were young enough to go on an old-fashioned hayride, if I could find one. I'll just settle for fond memories. Submitted to Poets and Storytellers United, October 17, 2021.
HAYRIDE HISTORY
Once upon a long time ago in the times that used to be, October was not complete without a hayride and weiner roast in the woods. Mode of transportation was a hayrack pulled by a tractor. A hayrack was a flat bed wagon used for hauling baled hay from field to barn--large enough for a group of friends. A bumpy ride through the woods led to a clearing, and an awaiting campfire surrounded with bales of hay or straw for seating. Delicious roasted weiners were followed by s’mores--a sandwich made of graham crackers, a chunk of Hershey chocolate and a roasted marshmallow to melt it all together. YUM! By now the sky was a carpet of stars, the air crisp, and the campfire popping and sending sparks skyward. Time for the traditional ghost stories and campfire songs while the campfire does its magic. After a time, the fire banked, we reluctantly head back out of the woods, carrying with us a happy memory that will last a lifetime.
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I've never been on hayride! But I did dress as the Scarecrow from the Oz one year.
ReplyDeleteSounds wonderful! Nothing like a good campfire – but we don't have those particular hayride traditions in Australia (though I know them from my fiction reading). And thank you – at last I understand exactly what s'mores are. I always thought they were just roasted marshmallows.
ReplyDeleteThere is a delightful children's book about Summer in the Dr. Seuss series and a ride in the back of a hay wagon is prominently featured.
ReplyDeleteYour lovely hayride and campfire memories are to be treasured for a lifetime. Also love your vivid images; the sky was a carpet of stars...I can imagine the place and the fun. :)
ReplyDeleteHow wonderful! I can practically smell the fire and the treats. Such beautiful memories.
ReplyDeleteThose were fun, I was introduced to SMORES at one of those after I been in Texas for a while. You told yours well. I'm glad you liked your 56, my Sunliner I bought new also. About ten years later I bought another, a 56 four door hard top. There weren't too many of them made.
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