... It doesn't look like I did much today!
I am home alone, except for four dogs, eleven chickens and a goldfish that lurks in one of our water tanks. 30% is having a spa break in Ashby de la Zouch. She has attempted to describe what goes on there, and I have to say, it really doesn't sound like my idea of fun.
So, having attended to all of the livestock, except the fish, how did I occupy my time today?
A couple of weeks ago we took delivery of three curtain poles for the dining and sitting rooms. The order also included a set of replacement wall lights for the snug. Earlier this week some rather nice LED Edison type bulbs arrived, followed by some round head, japanned screws, a day later.
I had now run out of excuses. It was time to replace the rather unpleasant light fittings* that currently illuminate the snug.
Most of my day has been spent removing the old fittings and replacing them with the new. It wasn't overly complex, but I did need to excavate the plaster behind the fittings to make space for the chocolate block connectors ... The new fittings have a lower profile than the old, with less space behind them.
As the light faded, I had replaced three of the four fittings, and had vacuumed up the mess. I only experienced one inadvertent surge of 240v mains down my arm, and can report that the new lights look rather nice. They tie in nicely with the iron curtain poles, are far less fussy than the original lights and are in keeping, whilst adding a slightly modern twist.
I am now sat in the warm glow from the new lighting. I'm well chuffed.
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* Reproduction Victorian/Edwardian brass fittings with the most unattractive bulbs installed. We had always planned to replace them, so have never bothered to fit shades in an attempt to make them more acceptable ... In hindsight, I wish that we had!
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