Gesundheit - The Buildings

photo by Soozi

Before I describe our activities for the rest of the weekend, let me give you a little tour of the place.
It was nothing like we expected.

Gesundheit! consists of 317 acres, 6 main buildings, 2 tents, 1 lake, 1 river, several creeks, 1 treehouse, and several waterfalls. Here's Google Earth aerial view with the main buildings marked.


Scenery on the next post, but first, the buildings.
I'll put the pictures in order of what you would see as you come to the place.
(When you see no photo credit, the picture is mine.)
As you turn off the little 1-lane road, the first thing you see is . . .

The Abandoned Barn - this was derelict & really beautiful.
We took lots of pictures, especially on Sunday when the sun was shining & the sky was blue.



photo by Soozi

The 3-Story Workshop is next.
Although, I think more fun occurs here than work.
There's a woodworking shop, a performing arts studio (with the COSTUME CLOSET!),
and a conference room.

photo by Soozi


photo by Anne




photo by Anne





Then the road winds around to the parking lot . . .


. . . and you cross a footbridge requiring significant repair (soon to be completely rebuilt) to the main compound.

The Farmhouse - the main building is old, with additions tacked on. Here are the big kitchen, dining room, small sitting room, library, greenhouse & office upstairs.
Gobs & gobs of character here.

photo by Anne












Wildman doing some caulking in the dining room.

photo by Soozi

The main living quarters are housed in the coolest of all buildings, called
The Dacha - a large multi-level house with a kitchen, living rooms, bedrooms & bathrooms, all scattered and tucked up & around stairwells. Easy to get lost.

photo by Anne


photos by Anne




photo by Soozi




photo by Soozi


photo by Soozi








Our sleeping quarters

All the handrails were smooth logs . . .


. . . and the showers all had beautiful mosaic tilework.







photo by Anne

Those are the main buildings. The others are used for meeting space or dormitories:

Can't remember the name of this one, but it was a tiny little gnome's house used for a meeting room:






The Yurts - permanent floored tents with bunches of bunk beds:



photo by Anne - and no, it's really level


photo by Soozi

Another building used as a dormitory:


And one that I have no clue about:

photo by Soozi

A view of the farmhouse & Dacha:

photo by Anne

And the message that welcomes everyone who comes for a day or a month,
in a different language on all 4 sides:

photo by Soozi