a new light

Not so long ago, the light in the kitchen looked like this:

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It must have been put in when the former owners redid the kitchen, and, since we had other things to spend the money on, L. and I decided to re-install it when we replaced the wiring.

However, it mysteriously stopped working one cold, dark night. Sean-the-electrician confirmed that it had blown its internal fuse due to its faulty design. So, for a few weeks we had this:

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I am happy to report that as of last week, the light in the kitchen looks like this:

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And I am perhaps a little too happy that it now matches the spot lights in the living room (which look like this:

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)

the sadest porch light

Months ago, when we were still stumbling over heaps of rubble piled along the front walk, L. and I decided what we need is a porch light. Being eco-minded, we thought we'd go for something solar powered. Being good neighbours, we didn't want it to be too bright. And, being a suspicious bugger, L. wanted something we could bolt to the house.

I'm a bit ashamed to report that with one thing and another, it wasn't until last week that we finally put it up.

The porch light, finally in place:

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However, it seems that with all of our requirements, we've ended up with a decorative, rather than illuminating porch light:

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Indeed, last night, it wasn't until we were nearly at the door that, squinting, we said, 'Ah, look! there's our new light':

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So, until we get around to buying a more powerful one, we'll have to rely on the light provided by the street light, our neighbour's much more impressive porch light, and, on occasion, the moon:

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More on beds

Lukas and I have a problem. We got the new, 6 inches larger bed without....um...trying it first.

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(Bed in box)

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(Bed on frame)

Once the bed was released from its vacuum packaging and we spent a few nights on it, a trend became obvious.

I (she-who-needs-10 hours-of-sleep-and-then-some) am going to bed at midnight and waking up at 7 and humming happily whilst making breakfast.

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Poor L., on the other hand, (he-who-goes-to-bed-at-2am-and-wakes-up-annoyingly-5 hours-later) is feeling less chirpy in the morning.

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Difficult decisions await....

In other news, the light that was in the bedroom when we bought it, has been cleaned up, broken glass bits have been removed, and it's found a new home in the little room - adding a bit of glamour to our storage.

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Also, we've added to our art collection with this lovely wood block print (from eBay, of course). Now, we just need to find a frame...

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