Job Satisfaction

None of these tasks were on my to-do list for the day, but what the hell, they were all high in job satisfaction.

• Today I have got my flickr photos back in my sidebar! hooray.
• I have discovered where the white leghorn chickens are laying their egg, and retrieved 12 eggs.
• I have oiled a squeaky door, why did I not do that weeks ago?
• I re-strung some Christmas tree lights from circa 1948

Mum was talking the other day how as a child they never had any Christmas decorations in the house and that when in 1948 she and dad got their first home, they bought a Christmas tree and some light; the lights were used all through my childhood, we still have them, so I got them out of the loft, it took me back a bit seeing dad writing on them, with the details of the bulb size and wattage, just the sound of the lamps rattling together takes me back to my childhood; the wiring was more than a little dodgy.

The men of our house were a bit disparaging of them, maybe it was the nursery rhyme theme,I explained it was a ‘retro’ look and tough, I was going to do it anyway.

It came as no surprise to find when I took the bulbs out, that there was bits of silver foil in and amongst the connections, it was just the sort of thing my dad was always doing; so with a bit of modification I have got them threaded on to new light; originally they were just white lights, but I have used coloured one, I am rather pleased, and I know mum will be delighted to see them lit again

Part of the inspiration too get these light working again came from our weekend in the Borrowdale area, where I found a wonderful little cafe, called ‘Temporary Measure’ in Main Street in Keswick; it was filled with all sorts of ‘retro’ goodies as well as nice tea and cakes, and the young and talented proprietors create clever, witty canvas prints, take a look you would be to late to order for Christmas now though.

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