Maria’s Retreat

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Taming the Ravine

Taming the Ravine

She collected rocks, too--hundreds of them--with which to create terraces to tame the ravine. She wrested them from the sides of the slough and piled them into a canoe that she pulled behind her. She also gathered driftwood that her son Frank used to fashion the rustic bridges, arbors, arches, and lean-tos that decorate the streamside haven. Son Bill helped decide where to place them. Naturally, she cut much of the wood herself, using a 14-inch electric chain saw. “It was so much fun, you don’t believe!" she declares.

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