Saunas, Nudity and Victoria
“In the sauna nudity is not the objective; it is simply a necessary condition for bathing properly”– Bernhard Hillila, ‘The Sauna Is’ My wife’s cousin Maria in Sweden told
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Italian Alps (Part II)
San Luis (1400m) Located in an alpine meadow above Merano Italy. Our group of four, who’ve travelled together often for the past 10 years, are somewhat split between San Luis
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Italian Alps (Part I)
For our fall hiking holiday this year we went to the Dolomites in the South Tyrol of northern Italy. This area is a favorite for the great hiking, biking, food,
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Sauna – Intro
For the fullest enjoyment of sauna it’s important to understand a little about sauna. Hopefully this will provide a good, somewhat brief and beneficial introduction. Before anything else, forget all
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Exterior Photos
Last fall Jessie Preza flew up from Florida (before it snowed!) to spend a few days shooting our house for a magazine article. Following are some of her wonderful exterior
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Sauna – Ventilation – Finding Good Pure Air
Note: This is part 4 of a planned 5 part series on sauna. Knowing my interest in indoor air quality an increasing number of people have been querying me about
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The Kitchen
More effort went in to planning and executing our kitchen than any other element of our house. We enjoy cooking, baking and entertaining and wanted a space that worked well
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The Big Reveal
So, we actually did finally move in. In late June. Since then we’ve been quite overloaded, but more on that later. So…, a collection of snapshots (better photos to come)
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Final Push
The final push before we move in! There was a LOT of discussion, measuring and marking up paper for how to do the stair runner. A plaid like we have
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Uncovered!
This big news here is that the floors have been uncovered! It’s really beginning to feel like a place to live instead of a construction project. This seems a silly
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