When we bought our house, it had a weatherbeaten old garage next to it made of corrugated iron and railway sleepers. It was suitably agricultural for a village setting but was threatening to fall down so in early 2023 we pushed it before it jumped. By the winter it had been totally rebuilt from the foundations upwards and is now a warm, cosy space with a practical craft workshop leading into a tranquil meditation, teaching/ritual space.
The building is made with a wood frame, heavily insulated to save energy and with solar panels on the roof. It is clad in cedar from a local sawmill, heat treated in traaditional Japanese shou shugi ban style to weatherproof it and make it sit well in its setting.
Wide windows look out onto a private elemental garden (Earth, Air, Fire and Water) which seems to flow seamlessly from the space and in the summer opens up many possibilities for indoor/outdoor working.
Digging foundations
April 2023
Offerings to Brigid
The tiny red envelope seals these in for all time!
Destruction over, rebuilding begins
May 2023
Walls going up
June 2023
Midsummer ritual 2023
No roof, no flooring, our first dedication of the space
The group room
When your builder is a Viking…..
October 2023
Group room exterior
The well, just outside the ritual space
Summer 2024
The garden
The workshop in use
Autumn 2024
And why not add a bath?
Brigid's Well Home 