why was I thinking of a lit matchstick rather than a candle? odd one...isn't it?

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Match_stick,_lit_a_match,_match_box,_fire.JPG

it is coded into the url...kate had chanted "matchstick cats and dogs"...a reference to what bobby's mob used to program with....a pop song and a northern artist...lowry...go figure: