Friday, January 11, 2013

Trim That Wick


Number One Son Will taught me how to trim the wick on a candle. You just grab the bendy part of the burnt wick (not while it is burning) and pinch it off.

Then a match will light the candle swiftly and cleanly. The candle burns with an upright flame and the pool of wax stays clear.

Trimming a wick is sort of like pruning an apple tree. The old is removed so that the new will be better.

It's a lesson, this wick trimming. Get rid of the burnt off stuff. Start fresh. It is a good thing to think about at the end of a work week and the start of the weekend.

Copyright 2013
Wanda Hayes Eichler


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