I avoid emphasising that she invited herself and I lead her upstairs.
She sits on the long side of the bed.
«Did your father do that too?» indicates a watercolour painting.
I nod.
Then she is impressed.
«Do you also have a pink Himalayan salt lamp?»
«Yes, it's a gift from an ex ... friend of mine.»
She turns on the lamp and turns off the bedroom light.
«Come on, sit here next to me.» She then says: «Do you know that this lamp gives off a positive aura?»
«I keep it there because I find the orange colour it gives to the room warm and welcoming.»
She explains: «The salt heated by the lamp attracts the positive ions and releases the negative ones, restoring a balance in the air. You should always leave it on.»
«It also facilitates sleep, but only if I turn it off.»
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