Terrible weather. Decided against sailing to the island to light the first candle and enjoy the sauna.

Baking ginger bread with nautical theme instead.

A template being made for the winter cover. When and if the ice gets us.

Taking enough wood for a blazing sauna.

Getting used to early darkness and need of warm head covers.
Unwanted visit by beavers. We’re trying to protect the least damaged trees with tar paper that we find in the shed.

One of the trees collapses at night and Hasse saws it into manageable pieces to be removed. Plenty of wood for future saunas. We’ll be back in a couple of weeks to protect the remaining trees with chicken wire.