Anachronisms.

Have you ever watched a Christmas program set in the time of Charles Dickens or some such other vague period in history when Victoria reigned and debtors prisons prevailed, and wondered why an orange or an apple in the Christmas stocking was such a treat? 

I know. 

Or, at least, I know now. 

When chocolate and ice cream cost more than you care to pay, and fruit is only slightly less expensive, suddenly a trio of pears or a pair of peaches become a treat! A rare find! And if the sweetness of the fruit somehow makes it worth the price you paid, then you know you are, indeed, in possession of a treasure. 

Even the kids appreciate it. They ASK for fruit. “Are there any pears? Can we have pears for a treat?”

A pair of peaches for N1190 or $7.75! 

Here’s another antiquity for you: Ever wonder why people in books are always spying through keyholes? In every house I grew up in, deadbolts were never large enough to peek through, and bedroom doors only had locks with push buttons on one side and a little hole on the other, just wide enough for a paperclip or bobby pin. But here, you will be glad to know, that if I ever needed to spy through a keyhole, the doors in my house would be most accommodating.

Keyhole ready for spying.