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flooring is laid in the large shed which will serve as a place
of storage for our books. The long awaited moment when one no
longer has to cross to Stronsay to find a volume looms on the
horison! |
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The
floors of the two of the three new barns which have been successfully
concreted. They still await the completion of their lower walls
and will provide shelter for animals in winter. |
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The
more difficult work of repairing the damaged sea wall has at
last been completed. Timely repairs will stop further erosion
and keep the walls intact. They have done well, considering
they are 70 years old. |
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Louis Marie, C.SS.R. and Br Wolf Maria, C.SS.R. discuss the
intricacies of this feat of engineering. A large portion of
sea-wall which was washed away by storms earlier this year has
been repaired using shuttering. |
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Br
Marcel-Marie, C.SS.R. demonstrates one of the new machines which
are now in use in his factory - Monastery Island Furniture.
Readers of the PST will be able to keep an eye on this venture
as it develops. |
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Long
summer evenings are ideal for working. Here we put a finishing
touch to a quickly laid roadway to the new greenhouse. The endless
summer sun will keep the greenhouse plants working late too! |
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Off
with its roof! The Oratory of the Holy Sepulchre begins its
facelift by losing the stone roof which has protected it for
centuries. Each slate is carefully packed in home-made wooden
crates . |
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The
interior of the oratory. The altar will be designed in memory
of the Holy Sepulchre at Jerusalem and will serve as a place
especially devoted to prayer for those enrolled in the Purgatorian
Archconfraternity. |
