Twinkly Lights - but not quite 25,000!

"Twinkle lights are the perfect metaphor for joy. Joy is not a constant. It comes to us in moments - often ordinary moments. Sometimes we miss out on the bursts of joy because we're too busy chasing down extraordinary moments. Other times we're so afraid of the dark we don't dare let ourselves enjoy the light."
-Dr. Brene Brown -The Gifts of Imperfection

"250 strands of lights, 100 individual bulbs per strand, for a grand total of 25,000 imported Italian twinkle lights."
National Lampoons Christmas Vacation

Love all the National Lampoon films - but especially this one. Dull and miserably wet day here. Was up at 4 a.m. finishing yet another long letter about the non-appearance of our double glazing, so was not in too bright a mood. But then the doorbell rang and our lovely postman delivered my new replacement fairy lights for the stairs. I'd left the last set up a couple of Xmases ago because they cheered me up, but they finally failed last week. These new ones are brighter and were just the thing to raise my spirits.
See the National Lampoon lights: