Thursday, July 31, 2014

Foot Flats Farm

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Our next stop was to see a newer wall on Amherst Island at Foot Flats Farm, the home of Mark Ritchie and Cherry Allen.  As you ...
Wednesday, July 30, 2014

Touring the island.

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Our next stop was just down Front Road along the North shore to see more old dry stone walls. We met with Joyce Haines who showed u...
Sunday, July 27, 2014

A view from Amherst Island.

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Amherst Island is a kind a sanctuary. For migratory birds, for period architecture, for various aspects of simple farm life, for e...
Saturday, July 26, 2014

Ken Curran's article on the walls of Amherst Island, Ontario

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http://dswaireland.ning.com/profiles/blogs/making-connections-through-reflections-clare-stood-with-a MAKING CONNECTIONS THROUGH REFL...
Friday, July 25, 2014

Two thumbs up.

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A rock face I saw with very unusual markings on the Kern River Canyon Road last February 
Wednesday, July 23, 2014

Sundial Rock in the Park

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This October I will be instructing students at the Sutherland Campus of Sir Sanford Fleming College in Peterborough Ontario. This wi...
Tuesday, July 22, 2014

How to build an Arch

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At Roscrea Castle & Damer House in Ireland there is a small information centre which has a few children's actives. There are ...
Saturday, July 19, 2014

On leash parks

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Please keep your rocks on a leash so they do not allow our park benches to wander .
Friday, July 18, 2014

Reflections

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End of the day. End of the Week . End of the job. Walls and steps complete. Time to sit in the river and enjoy the view....
Thursday, July 17, 2014

Mass Stone Grave

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We drove by this site yesterday.  The stones were all buried.  Having dropped by the week before and specifically asked abo...
Wednesday, July 16, 2014

A new workshop being offered at Kingsmere (near Ottawa) in August

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Since 2008 I have been instructing walling workshops at the Mackenzie King Estate near Chelsea Quebec. This August there will be another ...
Tuesday, July 15, 2014

Ennismore Arch Project on Facebook

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https://www.facebook.com/EnnismoreAndDistrictHorticulturalSociety?ref=stream
Monday, July 14, 2014

Another Successful Supporting Event.

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Yesterday we completed the Ennismore Irish Arch Workshop near Bridgenorth Ontario. It was held on two consecutive weekends. During...
Saturday, July 12, 2014

The Indian River Job.

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Last week we were working with mostly native material on the 'Indian River' job.  WeatheredRock and ManySmoothStones came in ...
Friday, July 11, 2014

River Rockin'

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Break times are important.. It's good to have plenty of stones delivered by  'boat-barrow'   This is where...
Thursday, July 10, 2014

Creativity Abounds - Even in Yorkshire

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Johnny-clasper-creating-a-new-dry-stone-wall-sculpture
Wednesday, July 9, 2014

Gavin and Evan in Australia

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Our guys Gavin Rose and Evan Oxland building trails in Australia are seen in a section of a recent BBC documentary approximately 28 min...
Tuesday, July 8, 2014

Many Hands and Hand Trucks Make Light Work.

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Click On Link Below for Peterborough Examiner Article. Remembering the communities Irish heritage End of day two.  We wil...