Favorite Tech-Free Summer Activities

Inexpensive, yet fun 👍 activities with your children during these dog days of Summer 2022 (by Rachel Cruze):

These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.( John 16:33)

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Summer 2022: CJOY 30" Ceiling Fan

Amazon find by hubby!  The bedroom/office where we installed this small,lighted ceiling fan is 10 by 10-feet ... slightly bigger than the ideal 9 by 9-foot room CJOY recommends. 

I just want it to be quiet and sufficient to keep hubby cool while working at home; or our grandkids comfortable while asleep during their visit this summer, Lord willing.  The price was reasonable at $130. Made in China 😐 

BTW, my cuter choice -- but of a completely different style --would have cost us almost $900 thru Costco.

pc:  Amazon

pc: Costco (Maxim 6-speed fan)

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Philippines: Living in a Simple Hut in Bohol

pc: wikipedia

Covid-19 season has had me watching home tours from the high end of the wealth spectrum to this cutie. Yeah, we all probably want to impress the neighbors; but to CHOOSE to live simply and be content in a little house during these modern times, Wow.  I am quite impressed with this young couple's choices. If I were to be honest, I do worry what the next major typhoon will do to this structure. Note the hubby's mode of transportation.

Casa Redonda, wikipedia

But godliness with contentment is great gain.

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For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out.

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And having food and raiment let us be therewith content. (1 Tim 6)

Philippine: Nipa Hut

1 Timothy 6, KJV

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Read This Before You Buy a Beach House

Been binge watching shows on HULU including "Beach Hunters" and "Island Hunters". I was green with envy.  Wouldn't we all like to live in a  house by the ocean?  Oh, if I only had a couple of million dollar$$ to spare!  

Quickly got sober by the lady's Instagram post from real life (though I don't agree that  kids cause a quandary). Learn from her mistakes.  The downside of living by the edge of that beautiful body of water!!

Serena Crawford:  "This was once our bedroom at my beach house. So today’s post is about maintenance. It never occurred to me when we built this (or to the Architect ) that we would have to clean these windows every couple of days. Forever ... That set over a plunging cliff with swirling salty seas below and no safe platform to stand on that it would eventually take two brave window cleaners and a safety harness to sort this problem out every 24 hours. My entire life in this bedroom there were only a few hours every few days when they were spotless from salt fog and they didn’t have someone cleaning them. Also, we needed to erect total scaffolding to change the light bulbs in this triple volume ceiling and paint the windows. My advice is before you design or do anything, think ...’how am I going to be able to clean and maintain this?’. This also applies to: white painted floors, reams of glass. Houses on different continents, preferably minimum 24 hours on a plane away from each other. Immaculate red nail polish, white trouser suits, blond hair if your hair is actually another colour, straight hair if your hair is actually curly. 4 dogs and two children. 
I’ve unknowingly committed all these crimes and gone to enormous trouble to bring them into my life. I had no idea how the hell any of it happened and what it would mean to my life until I was faced with the eternal quandary .... how to clean and maintain all the above. Learn from my mistakes! #keepitsimple #highmaintenace #quandry"

K I S S principle

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