Smudge

   Kids being the fun filled critters that they are, love to play outside in the evenings. But in the summer, the skeeters lay in wait for any blood filled animals that venture outside in the evenings.

   I remember a long time ago, we didn't have stuff like repellants. We used small smudge fires that smoked the area, chasing the mosquitoes away. Sure, we got a few bites, but all in all, we won the battle and played our hearts out.

   We'd build a small fire out of dry wood and then go and gather a large bunch of green grass. Then we'd cover the fire with grass and the clouds of smoke would cover the area. Then as the smoke faded, we'd play our hearts out. Being a kid was pretty nice sometimes.

   I invite you to visit "The River Calls" blog site each day for a small look into what life was like a long time ago.

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Good Reading,
Ron