The Brass Returns — Antique Candlesticks and Candlelight for Winter.

In spring, the candlesticks came off the mantelpiece. The brass would return in autumn, as it always does. And so it has.

The light goes early now. By half past four the inglenook has gone dark, the old brick holding on to the last of the day’s warmth. So the candles go in. Three antique brass candlesticks, none quite matching, are gathered on the dark painted table within reach of a match…