I don't know why she thought that. I was just getting up to do- actually- I don't know what exactly- maybe adjust my bones before sitting down again- but a joss stick is a good idea...
"There are a whole lot of candles on the floor of the wardrobe," she says.
That sounds like an even better idea. Not only scent but light.
We bought them to give away as Christmas gifts last year or the year before- but never did. They are different colours and have names like "festive vanilla" and "mulled wine"- and there are quite a few of them- enough to keep us going through the Christmas period.
I drop one in the frosted glass container that it came with, light it, and place it on the dining room table.
It's a dim sort of a day, with cold, intermittent rain.