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After two years of working every weekend in good weather. . . . |
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It's Time to Raise the Barn |
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First Wall Going up by 9 a.m. |
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21st Century Horses Lift 19th Century Beams |
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| Guiding a Wall into Place | ||||
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| Lowering onto Footer | ||||
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| Anchoring the Wall | ||||
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Celebrating the First Two Walls in Place |
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HAZA! HAZA! HAZA! |
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Two walls up!! |
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Getting Wall Three Ready to Raise |
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Going Up! Up!! Up!!! |
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A Little Left. A Little Right! Down Onto the Footers! |
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Bracing the Wall |
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Checking the level of the wall |
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Well Deserved Mid-Morning Coffee Break! |
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In appreciation, the BWAHS Ladies have
served lunch and beverages to the men each day they have worked.
They also provided first aid for blisters, splinters and sore
muscles. |
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(09/05/2010) |
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