You've all heard stories or seen movies about ol' fashioned barn raisings...well, we're having an ol' fashioned wall raisin' (and probably some hell raisin' too!). It's a happenin' the weekend of Aug 8th & 9th! Put on your ol' duds...don't come in no fancy clothes...

Now, ifn you think you are too old, or too frail, to be liftin' a bale of straw ... well, you figured wrong, because this will be a team effort...and there will be lots of things to do...

Besides the liftin', there will be sewin' (that's right...we're going to sew the bales together so their nice'n' tight) and there will be stuffin' (that's right...stuffin' extra straw into the cracks and crevices in our new wall)...

If we get far enough...there might even be plasterin'...a mighty muddy job!

So bring work gloves (rubber gloves will be provided if we actually start plastering), and loose fitting long sleeve shirts because the straw tends to scratch a bit...oh, and don't forget sunscreen. We will provide the eats and the drinks...lots o munchies during the day, a picnic dinner on Saturday, and pizza and karoake at the Wooden Nickel on Sunday!

The address is 810 S. Meridian, Mason, Michigan. Please RSVP to coni.barlow@wayne.edu if you're planning on coming. We want to make sure we have enough for everyone to eat and drink.

If you're planning just a visit, we ask that you plan on coming a different weekend (we will be there all the rest of the summer and well into the fall!), when we can give you our undivided attention.

Note: There are honey bees on the property. If you are allergic, please take proper precautions.