Shedding some light...

There are some quite exceptional lampshades in our house. Most of them are pretty sticky with dead flies and browned with age though so they're going to be removed, washed and sold on trade me. And then we'll probably spend a lot of money on some replacement retro lampshades...



I have the pleasure this weekend of changing all the incandescent lightbulbs for energy-saving versions. I managed to buy 21 bulbs for $10 (GBP3.80) in the Queen's Birthday Weekend sale at Mitre 10 last Sunday (plus a step ladder) and hope that I should be able to get around most of the house with those. With a bit of luck, the lights won't dim then when the radiator heats up...