Early Christmas Lights in Gatwick

I do wish the news media would cease all this human interest stuff. There was an issue with drones at Gatwick; flights were stopped; chaos ensued; two suspects have been arrested; things are back to normal - that's all we need to know; that's news. That Doris from Dagenham missed her mother's birthday and is distraught is of no consequence to me, nor that Sid from Blackpool has had to cancel his holiday in Spain. - that is not news. Too much news time is consumed by waffle.

Went to B and Q (can't do ampersands on this blog platform) to seek out a half decent Christmas swag for the fireplace on Thursday, but there wasn't a Christmas item to be had - all sold out. Whatever happened to the days when you'd decorate your house on Christmas eve? My God - it's not Christmas Day till Tuesday.

After adding a few battery operated fairy lights to the cartwheel candelabra I converted to candle power, I came up with an idea - to put a plug socket next to the ceiling fitting to facilitate mains operated fairly lights. The battery ones are too short and it takes two of them to go right around the wheel, plus the battery compartments are a tad unsightly.

I'll try to find something sympathetic that doesn't stand out too much. I could just wire some fairy lights in permanently, using the wire I pushed back into the ceiling cavity, but that would mean we couldn't change them easily. A good job for the New Year - perhaps New Year's Day.

In fact, there are several areas, specifically on the oak beams, where a plug socket or two wouldn't go amiss.