Floors and doors

Yesterday saw two of the floors in Willow laid , today we may see the doors fitted . Certainly the final stages are coming together nicely.

Helen arrived for some respite and her feet are planted firmly on the floor/ground here , the animals and the land  of Gwenhwyfar Garden already doing their work . I hope we can enter new doorways together as her time here continues .

I love the way all the daily chores weave with the deeper soul work each seeker comes here to explore. Floors and doorways seem very appropriate , though to really keep myself grounded I love nothing better than bare feet on the earth . The new wooden floors do feel nice under foot though and with all the extra insulation not at all cold .

It's lovely and bright here today the sun coming up behind the trees by the chapel, so beautiful ......

Grateful and certainly feeling very blessed to be doing my work in such a magical place .

Patches of beauty

So our first seeker has left ,  Debbie , who we enjoyed having with us . She left two little patches crocheted with love for the shawl . 

I hope she left any old ideas that were blocking her too . It certainly appeared that way .

We will have a couple of quiet days now before Helen arrives tomorrow afternoon.

Well what I really should say is we will be doing the regular chores , along with some bits and pieces in the rebuilt cottage . That part I am  really looking forward to , the new kitchen is starting to take shape and the bathroom is all but finished .

We will have a bonfire with some of the packing boxes etc, later today if the rain holds off.

So really we will not have a quiet couple of days , but a different style couple of days . That's how it is here , changes that bring a different tempo , along with different meanings . 

No tradesmen working here at all today and the pace seems a lot slower . We will definitely ease our way into things able to fully appreciate all the transformation happening . The leaves that are still falling .......

Flocking and weaving together .

Today sees our first seeker leave . I am looking forward to seeing the crochet squares Debbie has made for the shawl . The process is now underway . They will be sewn together and will eventually make the seekers own shawl I have been visioning now for several weeks.
No real surprise that as we returned from the beach with the dogs this morning , the tree up the track was alive with birds all flocked together and making the most amazing sounds.
I felt a real resonance with this flocking together , and how people are attracted to what they require , even if at times we  are not aware of what is right under our noses.

We had another enquiry yesterday and it does appear that we have people who feel drawn here , not in flocks but a gentle flow , a pace that is gentle and calming .

That is essential for balance is the key . So as Debbie leaves today with new insights and renewed on different levels , we will take some time to renew ourselves whilst we move towards Sunday and Helens arrival. The flow gentle and balanced although the gathering of a flock of sorts , whom we hope will remember the time they spent here at Gwenhwyfar Garden .

Murky Morning Musings

A misty murky morning that whilst damp and grey has given me sometime to sit and ponder , a little while longer than of late .

The workers for the roof on the craft room are due to arrive today,  and not being sure if the damp will affect that, I just have to accept it will be done when it gets done .

Time these days is very different from the hurried and often angst filled days of my youth and past . Then it could seem a matter of life and death that things didn't happen when scheduled .

Things happen that they do for sure , and it's far less vexing if I just accept that I really have no control of timings . A sort of gentle surrender to all that is , oh my and it only took me to reach 60 to finally be able to go with the flow .

Thankfully it has allowed Gwenhwyfar Garden to develop organically and enquiries are coming in .

So grateful to have this time and place at this stage of my life .

Transformation happens , sometimes quickly sometimes slowly , however it happens and just for today it seems slowly .

Day of the Dead and Ritual

A truly beautiful start to today . Debbie arrived yesterday and after getting to know each other a little more, we decided to have a ritual this morning on the beach , honouring our ancestors who have departed this realm.

The dogs seemed to know the importance of what we were doing each came and inspected giving a little of their own special energy to the ceremony.

This particular beach is where we come each May and do a full releasing ceremony as wise women who honour each other in our journeys.

Today with just the two of us and Ali in the distance taking pictures and holding the space ,was no less  sacred and very special .

I love this work,  and as Debbie and I spoke after , we realised how important ritual is to us and how we lose sight of it so easily in the world today .

Privileged to be able to offer such powerful ceremonies for our seekers who come . Thank you brave souls past , present and future who guide us in this important work.

Gone fishing

Well another day and a new start . Lillie found a beached fish and was not willing to put it down. Funny thing as yesterday she was very stiff in the morning and I said I would give her some cod liver oil , she took the job on for herself !!

We had our new caretakers stay over last night to learn the ropes they will be here for five weeks from the middle of November and December whilst we explore pastures new . Watch this space .....

They seem to have got a grip on things quite readily and took to it likes ducks to water ......

We have never been short of volunteers to look after this beautiful sanctuary . Grateful indeed that people find it such a draw and long to come and help .

In fact Sally the lady caretaker suggested here might be a good place for her friend Debbie to find some solace , and she will arrive today our first seeker . Lovely how things gently come together .

Our bee keepers brought us a jar of honey yesterday not from the hives here they arrived to late to produce any but their hives are literally just over the ridge . Let's hope Debbie likes it .

Ruffled feathers and solid stones .

Lovely bright day today and so mild .
What a wonderful circle of feathers and stones somebody has left on the beach for us to discover .

I love stone circles and feathers , so to see them together I was really happy . We build circles here at Gwenhwyfar Garden ....... stone ones we enter in and hold our ceremonies , human ones we tell our stories in , then some just ornamental like the one I found on the beach today . 
Felt like the result of children playing and exploring with their imagination.
It's what I love encouraging the seekers here to do , explore ......

We also have lots of feathers around and about . Often the doves leave them for us to find , I always allow myself to see them as left by angels as a sign and gift that we are loved and held in safe arms .

Much more in the realm of the fully seen here today , Ali managed to get all the ducks on the big pond together for the first time , and ruffled feathers were a plenty . They are loving it , and able to explore new parts of the farm and garden and hopefully new parts of themselves .