Candle Night at ThePete's Place!

A Picture Share!, originally uploaded by thepetecom.

TheFiancee & I enjoying Candle Night

To learn more about Canlde Night, check out my earlier post on it or check out a post at TreeHugger.com to learn more.

We had a good time not using any electric lights at all for two hours Saturday night and we did really get an idea of how we humans tend to rely a bit too much on electric lights. Every time we'd enter a room, even with a candle in our hand, we'd have to fight the urge to hit the light switch. We ate dinner by candle light and when I realized I had forgotten the salt in the kitchen, I jumped up and made my way into darkness. Then, I came back to the table, picked up a candle and tried to move quickly back into the kitchen only to see the flame on my candle almost snuff out. I then moved much more slowly.

Electric lights sure are great, but Candle Night was a great way to force myself to slow down and think about things. I hope it becomes more popular next year.