So much of Rosslyn’s character is derived from her hyperlocal history. Limestone — locally quarried, shaped, dressed, and installed — is one of the more abundant bridges across Essex centuries. A handsome, hyperlocal building and hardscape material. Used and reused. Purposed and repurposed. Stoned, de-stoned, and re-stoned.
Hardscaping… from remainders and remnants starts with piles of Chazy and Trenton limestone that we salvaged over the last seventeen [now 18-1/2] years of Rosslyn’s rehab ad infinitum.
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It’s profoundly fulfilling to transform these artifacts into something at once old and new. Something simultaneously forward functional and retrospectively resonant. Something that conjoins Rosslyn’s past, present, and future. (Source: Hardscaping an Oasis)
About two years after we completed Rosslyn’s deck rebuild, it was finally time for a paver tuneup. This small walkway adjoining the deck adjacent to the mudroom, was originally assembled by Mike Manzer (circa 2008 or 2009) from repurposed limestone salvaged from previous generations of foundations and stonewalls. But a slightly shortened step left a gap between the garapa and limestone, a void in need of a tuneup.
Tonight I trumpet once more the accomplishments of Tony whose aptitude and passion for stonework have been witnessed repeatedly ever since he first joined us at ADK Oasis Lakeside in the spring of 2021. Thank you, Tony!
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