Taking the waters - at home.

I look at baths as one of life's big equalizers.

There are anecdotes of calming people who are about to meet or deal with famous people asking them to imagine them on the loo or without clothes on.  It is a very simplistic way of reminding some that everyone is human.

So easy to add a few flowers - if you are so inclined.  Very photo-shoot ready.

I look at baths in the inverse way.  It is one of the few pleasures that most people can manage.

Miners after a long day at work.

It's an aquatic massage.  The levity, the buoyancy, and warmth enveloping your body is enjoyed by both a labourer and a hedge fund manager at the end of a long day.  I take one every day as a form of meditation: either shutting out the world or running through the day's events.

Not many things are better than reading in the bath.