Remember when we were talking
about how much I dislike winter
even though it is a very beautious time of year
at the Van't Hof cabin near BSL?
Well thank goodness Dave VH is making
something out of these wooden hubcaps
previously encased in snow
and now guaranteed
to warm even the chilliest of bones.
What once looked like this ....
now looks like this ....
Can you find it in there?
I know it's somewhat reminiscent of
Little Red Riding Hood's grandmother's house
or, the Lair of the Troll who so
viciously attacked the Three Billy Goats Gruff.
But in reality
it just needs a little more tweeking
and a wood stove
and the rocks that you pour
boiling water on
and a water supply
and a changing room
and some nearly nekkid people
and maybe some plush terry cloth towels
donated by anonymous hotel chains
from across America
and then all will be ready
for the fake Finnish people.
Le tour de la sauna ...
even though it is a very beautious time of year
at the Van't Hof cabin near BSL?
Well thank goodness Dave VH is making
something out of these wooden hubcaps
previously encased in snow
and now guaranteed
to warm even the chilliest of bones.
What once looked like this ....
now looks like this ....
Can you find it in there?I know it's somewhat reminiscent of
Little Red Riding Hood's grandmother's house
or, the Lair of the Troll who so
viciously attacked the Three Billy Goats Gruff.
But in reality
it just needs a little more tweeking
and a wood stove
and the rocks that you pour
boiling water on
and a water supply
and a changing room
and some nearly nekkid people
and maybe some plush terry cloth towels
donated by anonymous hotel chains
from across America
and then all will be ready
for the fake Finnish people.
Le tour de la sauna ...
This is kinda the front.Judy is testing the support beam
which seems to have fallen already
and Ellen is bringing sauna-supplies
of a mysterious nature
(Holiday Inn towels?).
This is the side of the saunaand we pray it is somewhat camouflaged
from the ravenous bear
who hoffentlich is not at all drawn to
slowly cooking human flesh.
This is the back of the sauna.Rustic is our name.
Impenetrability is our game.
And this is the inside of the sauna
where you get the full
hubcap decor affect ....
Then, to kind of gild the lily,
Dave added these pretty telephone-pole thingies.
These double as rifle port holeswhen under ursa major attack.
All in all,
I think the VH sauna falls somewhere on the
woodland housing spectrum between
this troll house
and this fairy house
We discovered this fairy houseat Bill's cottage at BSL.
It was constructed
(we think)
by Esther Bovenkamp's grand kids.
Notice the similarities to
the structure below.
Almost complete sauna.Very soon now
3 hair highlights later
and 50 pounds leaner
this will be Ellen and I
just chillin' in the sauna ....
complete with my favourite snack ....
burnt marshmallows.
