A Third Generation Girl Scout By Susan Hanniford Crowley

Growing up, I spent many happy years as a Girl Scout. I always came home exhausted, with twigs in my hair and smelling of campfire smoke, but I was happy.

There is nothing like having corn on the cob that you cooked by pushing the husk-covered corns into the hot coals of a firepit. Foiled-covered baking potatoes cut in half with butter between are placed on or in the coals. We folded foil packets with a piece of chicken, butter or oil, and veggies which were then placed on the coals. This is coal cooking when they are still hot after the flames die down. Everything tasted out better than best.

Singing and telling stories around the campfire was fun. I told stories about things that go bump in the night but always with a hero or heroine who wins the day. We made up songs. We had talent shows.

Camping in a tent or a tent on a platform or a cabin is all the same fun. We made friends and talked after lights out or until we passed out from exhaustion. I loved listening to the rain hit the tent at night. Critters in the darkness beyond the tent chirped. The wind whistled in the night.

When I grew up, I became a Girl Scout Leader and passed my knowledge and sense of fun to another generation. My daughters grew up in my troop.

This past week, my oldest granddaughter became the 3rd generation in our family to have a great time at Girl Scout Camp.

Long may the Girl Scout Camps give their unique gift of teaching skills, creating friendships, and just being fun!

Stay safe and have fun this Summer of 2022. For those in the USA, Happy July 4th!

Truly,

Susan
Susan Hanniford Crowley

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