Agree so much with the observations. Living in the Tradewinds of Maui no open flame candles for us, but electric luminaria candle with imitation flickering wick does the trick. It my bedside lamp and outside porch table light. Funny story is I painted ‘Pele pillar of fire’ depicting one of the many episodes of the eruption on the Big Island. Big at 20x40 and enjoyed it in my living space for a month while it dried and then took it to the gallery to sell. I found I missed it! The bright glowing flames warmed my space! I took it back home after a short time and it has a permanent spot in my home.
I have been keeping the lights low in my home at night ever since I spent months working in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. I have always been sensitive to light, but living out on those remote islands with no electricity helped me to discover exactly what you wrote about. It is so detrimental to keep those bright overhead lights on at night, especially for those of us who are already senstive to lights. It really does change the ambience and itʻs such a simple thing to do!
I do love my amber lights and my sunset glow. It helps my sleep and my wind down before bed. Funny how you find a habit that brings warmth and comfort without much effort. It’s all about the little things.
I really enjoyed it. When I first met my wife in Cambodia in 2009 it was like this, candles or lamps and very low lights running off car batteries. But everyone were happy and used to it. Like you it was a lot like camping.
Agree so much with the observations. Living in the Tradewinds of Maui no open flame candles for us, but electric luminaria candle with imitation flickering wick does the trick. It my bedside lamp and outside porch table light. Funny story is I painted ‘Pele pillar of fire’ depicting one of the many episodes of the eruption on the Big Island. Big at 20x40 and enjoyed it in my living space for a month while it dried and then took it to the gallery to sell. I found I missed it! The bright glowing flames warmed my space! I took it back home after a short time and it has a permanent spot in my home.
I love this story, Diane!
I have been keeping the lights low in my home at night ever since I spent months working in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. I have always been sensitive to light, but living out on those remote islands with no electricity helped me to discover exactly what you wrote about. It is so detrimental to keep those bright overhead lights on at night, especially for those of us who are already senstive to lights. It really does change the ambience and itʻs such a simple thing to do!
I do love my amber lights and my sunset glow. It helps my sleep and my wind down before bed. Funny how you find a habit that brings warmth and comfort without much effort. It’s all about the little things.
I really enjoyed it. When I first met my wife in Cambodia in 2009 it was like this, candles or lamps and very low lights running off car batteries. But everyone were happy and used to it. Like you it was a lot like camping.