Before giving up for today, I took apart the sauna and shifted a bunch of rocks to expose the crack in the hot water pipe. It's going to be a pain in the ass to weld there, the crack is in a tight corner and of course on the bottom.
Access is limited, there's a wall on two sides and I'll have to bend myself in there. Maybe I can remove the wire mesh for better access, but probably I'll have to take out all the rocks then. Argh.
My friend's #cedar barrel #sauna that I used last night. Fired it up again, for a pre-dawn spa session. I'm following sauna time up with lying down on an electric shiatsu massage therapy body mat. They'll help me body release tension & feel better.
My loose tooth infection subsided a lot & it will come out pretty easy with dentist appointment tomorrow👍
Coming back since not posting for a few days. I had the pleasure of visiting #Finland last week and jump into a #frozenlake after a #sauna. This #photography resumes the beauty of it.
Heute steht eine #Sauna vor dem Bundestag und das ist fantastisch. 🏳️⚧️ #Selbstbestimmung selbst gemacht räumt mit Vorurteilen gegenüber trans Personen auf und kämpft für ein #Selbstbestimmungsgesetz, das den Namen verdient.
We had our #sauna renovated and the outcome is gorgeous. The previous one was poorly built and leaked moisture. Now it's properly sealed and has this dark wood almost smoke sauna-esque aesthetic.
We still need to insert the stones into the stove, clean up the wood dust, and oil treat the seats. Can't wait to heat it up proper!
We saved money by not redoing the tile floor, which was in good shape anyway. Without that it was surprisingly affordable. We'll probably paint the tile floor later to make it look new. :)
Very pleased to dip under 30 mins at #parkrun today. This is more than 8 minutes slower than my PB, but as my #MultipleSclerosis has progressed, this is now some going. Felt okay too on a chilly day, although a lake swim (5.9 degrees) and sauna (85 degrees) left me incapable of anything but a 2 hour nap when I got home. Still, a good day.
Last night the bed collapsed under me. Fortunately, my godfather was able to fix it #today but I hardly slept for two or three hours last night. 🙈 Today I baked traditional #Christmas tarts. There is quite a lot of #snow here in Simpele. I heated a #sauna for my mother and I. #christmaseve#Joulu#finland#suomimastodon
Rare post providing a glimpse of my work life. I am a self employed self taught carpenter specializing in building traditional healing spaces for community - Finnish style #sauna. On the #solstice no less, I installed these benches in a neighbor's #DIY backyard project which due to injury they had needed to pay a guy to finish.
I'm really proud of this assembly - it had to be built in segments but it worked out great. Top bench can be removed so the bottom can be used as a guest bed.
The sauna secret: why Finland is the happiest country in the world.
Steamy, spiritual and stress-busting, there are more than 3m saunas in Finland. Not only are they skin tingling, they help people explore what it is to be human.
The #community culture of the #Finnish#sauna 'a place where everyone is equal and stripped of status'
"From therapy room to pub, refuge, debating society and creche, it’s a place where people of all ages connect. Elderly regulars check up on each other if they don’t turn up at their usual sauna time, and young children play in bathtubs on the floor."