Old school - #363

We lost power last night for a couple of hours, at the exact moment we sat down to eat supper. Once we were finished and got the table cleared, the homework still needed to be done and I needed a picture. :)

I don't get many opportunities to use my oil lamp, but every time I do, it brings back many happy memories from my childhood.

Have a great day!

[Kerry McCarthy]

Lovely warm glow! Nice composition.

[Mona]

Love the narrative. Great composition, wonderful warm light and nice shadows. Funny to see that G. holds the pen the same way as I do.

[Pam Knowler]

Beautiful mellow glow to this image, Love the shadow of the lamp. We had a power cut last night too but it came straight back on thankfully before I had time to get the candles out. I think we had better get prepared for the winter and have them to hand. I wish I had a lovely oil lamp like yours!! Fav!

[Islandgirl]

Love the warm glow and shadow of the oil lamp, great use of a power outage!

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Great shot. I love the lighting and the story it tells.

[~*~ Jo ~*~]

Lovely warm light, lovely scene

[Elizabeth]

Incredibly beautiful lighting and I love the shadow of the lamp!! This photo tells your story so well! Fav!

[Deborah McGavock]

A warm and homely light. Much nicer than cold electric.

[Julienne Jones]

That's a fascinating shot! I love the way the red glow highlights her hand and the pencil. Fav

[Vera]

This lamp is beautiful! And the light is produces. Great photo.

[Kathy]

I love the lighting.

[summerfield]

very nice shot, i love the warmth it conveys. i, too, grew up with gas lamps, and read books with a candle underneath my blanket.

[GaryW]

I really like this! Like the color, but especially like the shadow of the lamp against the wall.

[diane day]

great composition, I love the lighting and the shadows.. Congrats on pp and tp

[Dianna Coile]

I'm a sucker for that warm light. Lovely shot!

[Marta]

Very very pretty. I like the way her hand is positioned.

[Babs]

Lovely shot. No power for a couple of hours is quite romantic but any longer and it gets to be rather a pain.

[Kim]

The lighting is pretty!

[Nova]

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A BIG "THANK YOU" for sharing your kind words and your stories too. I truly appreciate them all. :)

Ms. V, I'm glad we have flashlights now, as my girl would be, like you, reading by candle light in her room too. And I hope she would never put one under a blanket. I'm hoping you did not burn your house down. :)

[summerfield]

@novab - no, i didn't, but managed to give the blanket a nice pattern of holes. :-)

[Nova]

@summerfield hahaha :D

[Stephanie Swift]

Light and comp and shadows are just beautiful Nova, fav.

[Barb Newcomb]

Love the lamp! You don't see them much anymore.