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Horological Meandering

There is a trick we have in Lapland.

 


Look and count from the end of the log the age of the pine used:






You can "easily" count the number of the circles and each one represent one year of growth. But that's not the whole trick: the pine used is from the Arctic meaning the it is very tight and heavy.

We have no isolation in the house but when the logs used are roughly 100-300 years of age, the house is warm in the winter and not too hot in the summer. Naturally windows have three layers of glass.

There's a reason why ladies have fur coats here. A warm house, correct clothing and enough vodka means it's never too cold.

Best, Kari

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