Thank You Thomas Edison

Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.

Chinese Proverb

Two young men from a nearby village came to the flat today to install new light fixtures. They seemed pretty young to me (but they're all looking young to me now) yet they knew their business and paid attention to details. They immediately identified my new lamps as Khan el Khalili fixtures, which seemed a bit derisive at the time; however, when they stood back to admire their work they admitted that the lamps were lovely.

I love the geometric patterns of Islamic design. 

I won't have any problem reading in the living room with the new 15 watt energy-efficient bulbs.