My Elder Sister's Home Sauna

Song:  The Paris Match

Group:  The Style Council (with Tracy Thorn as guest singer)

My elder sister had my mother over at her house on this night

to try her home two seat sauna.

My elder sister uses this on an almost daily basis.

She has it in one corner of her master bedroom.

My elder sister has had this for over 15 years.

She moved it from her old residence to her new one.

It is an infrared sauna and has a temperature control and timer shut off.

Finnish research demonstrates that saunas not only add several years

to a person's life (Thermal Stress)...

but the real benefits come in the greatly raised health of those years...

mentally as well as physically.

My elder sister and her husband are still moving things into their new home.

There are two speakers inside so they may listen to their favorite 

music while in the sauna.

A hidden pop down ceiling panel holds the radio and cd player.

Newer models have a radio and an iPod holder...

some even use bluetooth.

My elder sister just had my mom try it from the warm up phase.

She usually preheats the unit for 15 minutes before entering.

About halfway through their session...

they started to sweat heavily

(my sister kept the heat just medium as it was my mother's first time in a sauna.

It eventually got up to 150 degrees F).

My sister makes it much hotter when she does it alone.

My mother is now 80 years old...

and elder sister is 60 yrs. old.

I will be 60 later this year.

I wanted my mother to get one for her master bedroom so she may enjoy the immense health

and psychological benefits from a sauna...

and so, I wanted her to try one first.

I really like my elder sister's shower.

I like the rain shower head above...

and the regular shower head...

as they work in tandem.

My mother loved the sauna...

and she is now going to get one for her use at home.

On the drive home...

she was very happy in the thought of getting one of her own.

I will put on her favorite music to listen to as she enjoys sweating away stress...

and then having her get a nice warm shower afterwards...

whereupon she may get under a nice warm comforter as she watches her favorite shows

from the comfort of her bed...to then drift off to a nice deep restorative sleep.

On the morrow...

I will start researching some home saunas for my mother.

She has much to look forwards to.

It will be especially good right after an exercise session.

A Local Adventure: Eclipse Pizza

Song:  Romance De Amor

Unknown Composer

Just last night...

I finally learned this song on the classical guitar Alex had bought for me a couple of weeks ago

(NOT me in the video).

Of course, I play it more slowly and some of my notes are dead on some of the barre chords...

but, I will improve with time and practice.

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We went out for pizza just a short while ago

(my younger sister, my mother, and I).

It was a very atypical day outside (we average over 300 days a year of blue skies).

It was overcast...

and it was snowing in the mountains.

We decided to try a local pizza restaurant for the adventure of it.

I love stained glass.

It adds so much character to any building.

The pizza was New York style

(my favorite type).

We had fun...

and the pizza was good.

My mom loves going out to try new places to eat every so often.

I like the pleasant surroundings of this place.

I hate loud rowdy places.

Even if the food is excellent...

in loud crowded places...

I simply won't go back.

This was nice.

Nightly After Supper Walks For Health

Song:  From The Beginning

Group:  Emerson, Lake, and Palmer

Hana loves sleeping on my bed with me.

However, all of the girls of the household (both dogs are also female)...

are getting too complacent in their exercise.

So...we will all go for a little neighborhood walk every night after supper.

Although my mother is a little hesitant to start any exercise...

once she completes it...

she always feels much better.

My mother held the leash for the little one...

and my sister held on to Hana's leash.

We had reached the end of the road just as the trail 

which leads up into the hills started.

I hope for us to climb up the first hill by the end of summer.

By then...

it will still be light during our after supper walks.

My mother said that the little dog pulled her at a fast pace.

My sister had to tell her to slow down.

Everyone felt much better after our walk.

Hopefully, it will develop into a happy nightly healthful habit of walking...

one which we will gradually lengthen.

My mother felt much better after this walk.

I have also been giving her Tumeric Curcumin (capsules 1,500 mg) every night.

It is a natural Anti Inflammatory spice.

She says her knees no longer bother her at all...

so walking is, once again, a pleasure.

I also take her grocery shopping several times a week...

and I have her push the cart...

so she is also getting some exercise with that...

but I will build her night walks into a base for real exercise.

She is also continuing her weight training...

as are both of my sisters.