The power went out all across town 6 hours ago. It was funny, because the school bells wouldn't ring and I couldn't finish my programming on the computer. It was mildly annoying because I had no food in the house after moving last week (1 apple was found in the car) and the shops were all shut so I couldn't buy anything. I wasted the last hour of daylight driving to the next town to buy candles and the last lighter in all of existence. Then I suddenly felt very stupid - this was way harder than if I was in our 10th C camp because I was unprepared for it.
The biggest concept rattling around in my head this evening, as I sit here in the dark with 2 candles dangerously close to my hair is how important sunlight is. My 10th C smith worked set hours. He was not a shift worker. There was no option for working back late to finish a project. Sun up on a reasonably clear day when there was sufficient material in the workshop = work time. I'm going to try using that principle.
Maybe working only in day time will limit the number of manic hours I spend crouched overa tiny model in electric light, busting my back muscles. Maybe sunlight will show the shadows differently to inside lights that come from several sources at once. Maybe I will learn something else fantastic about working in sunlight. It would definitely be cheaper andsafer than working by flames inside a wattle and daub house with flammable furniture and roofing materials. There are some real up sides to not burning to death.
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