September 8

Yep, it's a covered wagon lamp.

It's vintage, too, made by prisoners in the Nebraska penitentiary. My husband's grandparents owned it first, and we somehow ended up with it. For many years, because we thought it was unspeakably corny, it had a cozy spot in the attic. On a whim, we brought it down, gave it a new light bulb, and set it on top of the TV armoir in the living room. The light is on a timer, so if you go down the street at the right time of night, you can see a bit of light coming out of the top of the wagon cover.

Lubbock, Texas