Obvious solution is obvious

[ladyofastolat]

This week we learnt:

A. A brand new uplighter shade made out of thin parchment-coloured material leads to a much brighter room than an old, broken (thanks to Wii Sports and drunken folk dancing) ochre-coloured shade, made out a fairly thick fabric and lined with the Dust of Ages.

B. When you remove a rotary drier that's been sitting in the middle of your rather small lawn for years, stuck permanently in the "up" position and now distinctly unpleasant, suddenly your garden looks MUCH bigger, MUCH nicer, and with a reasonable sized space to sit in.

In other words:

A. Reducing the barriers between light bulb and room leads to more light visible in room!

B. Removing large item from small space leads to a larger expanse of useful space!

The questions now are:

A. Why did this fail to occur to either of us years ago, when I first started complaining about the poor light in the room?

B. Why did this fail to occur to either of us years ago, when I first started complaining about the lack of useful space to eat al fresco summer dinners in?

Comments

[leesa_perrie]

Ah yes, I have been there too. Like the curtains in our bedroom, that were curtains I was given a good 5 or so years before meeting and marrying hubby. They were used in the flat I rented at the time, then put away for a while when I lodged with a family. Then got out again because we couldn't afford curtains right at that moment and they fitted our bedroom windows (all two of them).

They were a temporary measure. Nearly 17 years ago...

And I still don't like them!