Lakewinds Farm
Seminar 2004 Pictures
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April 25, 2004
There is not
much you can do outside on a rainy day except, perhaps, build walls without
cement. The all day seminar up at Lakewinds Farm this April
was one of those memorable occasions. The cold driving rain and biting
wind was even worse than environment Canada had predicted for that Sunday
the 25th.
Despite the howling weather, a dozen or so bold and very enthusiastic
participants (men and women) turned up to learn how to build a section
of granite fieldstone wall. We were treated to mugs of hot soup and coffee
and wonderful maple syrup muffins at lunch, provided by Margaret and Mary
and then to a slide show on 'hardscaping' in Canada by John Shaw-Rimmington
(president of DSWAC).
After we had all warmed up somewhat, we went out to battle the elements
again before returning home at the end of the day, fully exhausted, yet
content that we'd made the best of an awful day and produced something
that would stand for years, to show for it. Thanks to the Kressibuchers
for providing the venue and letting us slip and slide in the mud and huddle
in their garage to get warm.
