When we arrived, the effigy was lying on a table in the yard and several men were tying him down, which The Bairn found fascinating and necessitated a little history lesson.
Me: A long time ago there was a man who tried to blow up an important building.
The Bairn: What do you mean he tried to blow it up?
Me: He tried to make the building explode.
The Bairn: Are you talking about dynamite?!
The Bairn was really, briefly, thrilled with this holiday--dynamite, hot chocolate, a little man.
He was not so much a fan of the fire.
Oh, and there were traditional carved neeps (turnips) hanging around the yard. The roots make creepy beards.
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