Iluminating Thoughts...

As the evenings are drawing in and the year is coming to an end, I was delighted to find an old candlestick holder to lighten up the dark moments as I ponder over the growing need to move out and move on. As my somewhat premature New Year's Resolution is to buy a full-blown antique chandelier to suspend from the ceiling of my future home - wherever and whenever that will be - this rather modest little candleholder with its chiselled chandelier pendants - 'pampilles' - is hopefully a taste of grandeur to come, in terms of illuminations at least. I came across it in the antique shop where I found my Staffordshire dogs, so it is in good company although nothing changes that astonished look in their eyes! Meanwhile, I have this magical little glass ball filled with twisted twigs and tendrils to look at so even the simplest illuminations can cast a spell on a winter's night...