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I am not an affiliate with Amazon (or other stores), but here is what we decided on for the night light in one of the bathrooms.  It is chargeable, has 4 light settings, and can be taken off the included stand, and can be used as a "flash light" if needed.




It has an on, off and auto setting, so it can be left on, turned off, or set to auto to motion detect.  When set on auto, it only turns on, when motion is detected, and only in the dark.  We love it.  I may buy one for the camper too.  I found it on Amazon, but it very well may be in stores.   We wanted something that did all these things, but was solar chargeable, and we could not find a solar chargeable one, so we settled on this gadget.



And because I wanted one, and the only place I think I would find one is a store within a flea market 3 hours away, I bought a teabag squeezer.  Some of our teabags, including home sealed bags, have no string.  These work like tongs.  Again, found it on Amazon.  Just sharing.  My husband laughed at my gizmo.  He said he's Dad just pinched his teabag with his fingers.  Ouch!

Prayer request update:

Thank you for your prayers for my cousin, her husband and cats out in the LA area.  We last heard they were boxing up anything they deemed valuable, as the city was "burning down around them" and they described it as "Armageddon."  Her last message stated a friend was at her home too, sobbing as their house burned down.  It is so unreal, scary, and devastating.  They have more friends that also lost their homes.  I cannot even imagine.  

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Betsy said…
I like both of your gizmo's and I might just look that light up to put in our camper. I saw a photo on one of my FB groups yesterday. She took a photo from the window of her house of the fire and then said an hour later the house was completely gone. Devastating.
Blessings and hugs,
Betsy
January 11, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Far Side of Fifty said…
The fires and destruction near LA is so sad. That is a great night light!
January 11, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Pioneer Woman at Heart said…
Betsy, I bought the light on Amazon. It's called an LED night light. I am pretty sure I will walk around the house and see if we need another one ha ha! I love it. Yes, we got a photo sent to us of our cousin's sunset the other night. Very scary. I'll see if I can get it from my phone to computer so you all can see.
January 12, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Pioneer Woman at Heart said…
Far Side of Fifty. I love it, because our house lacks outlets. It's perfect for where we need it. So far the charge has lasted pretty long in our opinion.
January 12, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Carol said…
What interesting gadgets. I squeeze my tea bags with my fingers as well. I let them cool a bit first. I may have to search for one of these. So sorry to hear of your cousin having to leave her home. Wildfires are such a loss to communities.
January 12, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Pioneer Woman at Heart said…
Carol, I love my teabag squeezer. I'm sure a specialty tea store would sell them, but we don't have those here. I had ot order it on Amazon. So far, my cousin is still in their home. They are packed up and ready in case of evacuation (last update).
January 12, 2025 at 9:26 AM
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