The stick

We drove up to Newcastle today for a 'festive' over night trip before the big event, and the annual exchange of gifts.

While the kids were in bed we watched the TV.
Here the in-laws sit in their allotted seats.

Grandma has her radar tuned and deftly lifted her glasses to avoid a profile shot.

The cardboard-tube-constructed-stick you see between them is in fact an instrument of genius... you hold it while in a seated position and poke the light switch for an on or off effect... effort saving at its best.