Everlasting Memory - a blog from volunteer Sarah
Posted by: LizzieBG in Volunteer week on Mar 06, 2010
Such excitement today when we arrived at the vineyard in glorious sunshine and being told that we were to be split into two teams and each gang would build a dry stone seat in different areas to fully appreciate the views. Our team's seat was to be positioned looking over a natural area of garrigue with an amazing view across to Caux.
We marked out its size and shape with string and stakes and were told to use a pile of rocks that had been collected, but not to choose a specific rock, just to pick one, twist it, turn it, invert it and in most instances it would fit.
Absolutely no cement, glue, bubble gum or any form of fixative was used in the making, but slowly rock by rock we built stunning structures that not only looked awesome, but stood up to the sitting test!
What we had all achieved working together was so gratifying and satisfying I cannot truly explain. We had built something totally organic and lasting that we were exceptionally proud of.
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written by little french house, March 06, 2010
