The case of the missing lampshades.

This is very bizarre two lampshades have been stolen from two of our bedrooms and nothing else. We are the only occupants of the house.

The whole house seems to be undisturbed and the doors were locked whilst we went out and still locked when we returned.

Our biggest concern is why just these two items have gone.

They were in place yesterday but the shades only are missing.

The light bulbs are in place.

Why would someone enter a house remove a light bulb take off a lampshade then put the bulb back and repeat it in another room then go off with just them?

We are quite compos mentis and have questioned each other as to the possibility of hiding them and are certain this is not the case.

We live in a small housing estate of a dozen houses, in a small town in England with a very low level of crime, so maybe we have got a little lax from time to time.

Until today we would only lock our back door when we are both away from the house and when we go to bed.

So possibly someone came in during the evening whilst we watched television, crept upstairs took out the light bulb, unscrewed the lampshade fixing ring, removed the lampshade, put back the fixing ring and light bulb. Then went into a second bedroom and did the same there.

That's it.

Took nothing else! crept back downstairs and left.

When we went upstairs to bed was the first moment that we realised what had happened.

It is so bizarre, why take lampshades? Why leave behind cash, jewellery, credit cards, books etc.

Has anyone any ideas.

Do you know anyone else that's lost their lampshades?