As an architect, I stare at ceilings. While being wheeled to the MRI and getting a drain stabbed into my liver, my main memory was watching the details where the ceilings met the hospital walls.
Ceiling fans, especially with light kits, are an unloved feature of residential architecture. In today's conditioned age, they are somewhat redundant. But they're still part of life in a hot climate. Even if they don't get used, it’s better to have one—with four to six blades—than to have none.
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My wife made homemade noodles last night. She uses a recipe that is 2 parts flour, 1 part water, and 1part eggs.
I'm a fan of a decadent 3:2 flour to egg recipe. But no matter, her noodles were tasty and springy. It was great in a soup, then as part of a stir fry, and finally as a treat for lunch.
When we first started making noodles, we rolled it by hand. That's a lot of work! So we got a KitchenAid attachment, which was expensive but has been among our most used kitchen gadgets.
These noodles might be an unnecessary expense of time and money, but what a savory little luxury!
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Hey, if you use something often, it's not a waste of money. Time is precious! As for the ceiling fans, we in northern Nevada still have fans to augment the coolers. (AC and swamp) In fact, I'd rather ave the fans going all day with their gentle breezes than a cooler turning the air to ice. BRRRRR.