A Welcome Handicraft!

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 By Sister Cecelia


The ground hogs (woodchucks) had made numerous homes under the sloped handicap entrance to the nuns’ front door. As a result, there started appearing holes in the walkway where a wheelchair or a foot could get caught. After encouraging the groundhogs to find other homes the holes were filled and to prevent the holes in the future, it seemed a good idea to use cast cement pieces to line the walkway that would prevent the holes from reappearing again.

Next the walkway was smoothed and ready for laying down the Pavers.

The jagged edges would be made straight by cutting each piece with a special saw.







A level entrance is completed for the walk up to the front door!



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