It's Drawtober the 26th and the prompt is Cauldron. I'm going a bit lateral here, because it's Kambarang, heading to second Spring, and not Autumnal at all, and my prompt list is Autumn themed.
When I was in primary school, in the late 70's it was decided by the powers that be that some campfire activities would happen. So we made damper, and Mum gave me a small piece of steak to wrap in foil and a potato to likewise wrap in foil and bake in the school fire coals.
It was great! I decided to make a billy for myself at home. So I got a baked bean can and asked Mum if I could have a wire coathanger, and spent an industrious afternoon getting the wire to the right length and boring holes in the billy to put the wire through.
I felt very accomplished at the end of it and my mum, grandmother and sister were all a bit startled that it turned out so well I think.
As a child, being able to make a practical object, that could be used over time, felt great. I hope all children experience what I did then.
Anyrate, in the old times, in Nyoongar country, this is the time to be moving toward the sea. The billycan was taken up with enthusiasm by swagmen and Nyoongar travellers alike, and billy tea was famous across Australia wide.
How to make billy tea. Get the fire going, unless it's fire ban time. Fill your billycan with water and put it over the fire. Onces it's boiling, cheer and put in enough loose black tea and a gumleaf (eucalyptus leaf) or two depending on how big your billy is. Don't mistake poisonous leaves for gum leaves, leave it out if you can't tell a gum tree from a 1080 bush.
Let it boil a couple of minutes and then take it off the fire. You can swing it around vertically ostensibly to settle the leaves and disperse the flavour if you like but you don't have to risk covering yourself and others in boiling tea if you don't want to.
Add milk if you want/have it, add sugar if you want/have it and enjoy.
I enjoyed the memories, and the colours drawing this. Ink and wash, dip and Diamine all the way. Kakimori steel nib and the glass dip. Inks are br Pick Me Up, Upon A Star, Salted Caramel, Spiced Apple, Fruit Cocktail, Sugar Snap, Wishing Tree, Fortune's Gold, and Lemon & Lime.
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