Part of the “Gemütlichkeit” (pleasant social environment) thing in Germany is to have things darker and more intimate. And bedrooms around the world tend to have reduced illumination. My bedroom is lit by a side lamp powered by a 10 watt fridge globe on the more private occasions, so it has a very low light level indeed. But one's eyes adjust of course. 10w is sufficient.
I will get back to that but I now want to comment on a TV program that I did not watch. The only TV I watch these days is the Melbourne cup, a great event.
There was apparently on TV a program called "The Bachelor", in which a lot of young women were introduced to one lucky man in the hope that one of the ladies would become the love of his life. There were all sorts of activities before the man made his choice and the viewing public had the challenge of deciding which lady he would choose.
There was apparently a broad consensus that one lovely lady, Nikki Gogan, would be his choice. She was in love with him. But he in fact ended up choosing another lady, which caused him to be called "the most hated man in Australia" at one point.
All that it of course is just leaves in the wind and is already well on the way to being forever forgotten. There was however one picture from the final episode that was repeatedly broadcast. It was a picture of Nikki receiving the bad news. And it was in fact so frequently reproduced on the net that even I eventually noticed it. And I could see why people were fascinated by the picture. To me it had a Mona Lisa quality. See below.
It is somehow an image of a quality lady.
So now we get back to light levels. Anne wears her hair in a style similar to Nikki's and has a similar-shaped face. So when I kiss her in my bedroom I am reminded of Nikki. I have my own Nikki Gogan! The low light level erases most of the evidence that I am kissing a lady in her 70s. Now, isn't that a good thing? Romance is not dead!
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