This is the house where I am staying. It is the traditional red color. Bodil explained to me yesterday it was tradition to paint it red, but then she asked around and found out that the tradition started in the north a long time ago when the people in the north of Sweden had lots of copper, so the red color was cheap and easy to make. Now the tradition continues even though it isn't made of copper anymore. Notice the far left of the house. I have to check with Dan (pronounced Don) but I think that cement part might be where he drops in the shavings from the wood to put into an auger like system that pushes them into the furnace to burn for heat. Dan is so smart around construction. He has a factory that makes pallets in about a block away from the house. He also built his own sauna and did all three of the additions to their home with just the help of friends. I'll try to take pictures of the heat system and pallet factory before we leave.
