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Wednesday 28 September 2022

Let There Be Light

"These lamps are exquisite!" 

Lisa admired the old lamps that she found in the attic.

"These were used by your grandparents. They didn’t have electricity in those days..." Lisa's mother answered.

Lisa's face lit up! 

"Could we please have lamp-light dinner tonight, mother?" Lisa proposed.

"First, let’s check if these are still functional", her mother said.

Photo Prompt- Rochelle Wisoff-Fields
 

The old oil in the attic served its purpose well.

The lamps shone bright.

The light fell on their faces.


The door-bell rang suddenly.

“We see no lights today. Is everything okay?” Their neighbours asked.


"Please join us for Lamp-light dinner!" Lisa’s mother offered.


100 words fiction for Friday Fictioneers.

How often do your neighbours drop in?

You might have had a candle-light dinner. But. have you ever had a lamp-light dinner?

Please share in the comments below.

13 comments:

  1. Wow! The only time we had candle and lamp-light dinner was in my school days, when the power used to go off. Now we have an inverter. Now we realise the charm of candle / lamp-light dinner. Should do that.
    One of my neighbours does drop by.

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  2. Nice to have neighbours like that, pretty rare these days!

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  3. Lamp light dinner! Interesting. What is the menu?

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  4. Lamps do provide a great atmosphere.

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  5. A warm and uplifting tale. Neighbors who check on other neighbors. Lovely.

    Granonine

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  6. There is a lot of fun in your story of the family coming together to remind themselves of their grandparents past times.

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  7. I like where you went with this story. :-)

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  8. I held a candlelit dinner party a couple of weeks ago, but noone checked on me!

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  9. I like the homey feel to your story, which got even better when the neighbors checked in.

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  10. Sounds like a tradition in the making 🥰

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