We purchased our property in 2003 and immediately started building a fence. But it was no ordinary fence. We dug a trench and poured a sturdy footing with rebar the entire length of the 400’ property. Then I laid hundreds of concrete blocks to form a retaining wall and filled those with concrete. Steel tubing formed the fence posts. Then we dug out the organic soils and hauled in the gravel to form the driveway, three feet above the original grade. We then turned our attention to building our new shop. The fence languished until we could get back to it years later. In 2017, we finished the first two hundred feet of fence using our construction methods. We welded up the armature and hand-sculpted concrete boards and then painted it as is our style. Over the last ten years, the Hazelnut Inn caught our attention, and the fence sat half-finished once again. With the Inn now complete, we had the time to pick up the project once again. Over the last few weeks, the crew has almost completed the welded armature on the final 100 feet of fence and fabricated the gates to access our neighbour’s property. Next week, they will begin working their way down the wall, sculpting the boards and wiring on more diamond lath. It won’t be long until the 20-year fence project is completed. Stay tuned…