The photograph above shows an Icelandic retaining wall made of volcanic stone. In June 2016 I worked as a volunteer on the Laugavegur trail in Thorsmork, below the famous volcano. I was not building walls unfortunately, but helping to maintain this amazing trail. Trailteam Iceland restores the

Ikea and Swedish WallsI was recently involved in a staff exercise for the well known Swedish furniture store, Ikea, working with staff to build a small stretch of wall. I researched Swedish walls and on the morning the stone duly arrived, massive Swedish-sized boulders of lovely

Clearly, dry stone walling was not a money making solution.  I took it up late in life after being made redundant and once I got started I never looked back. While there is plenty of work, it is not always of the quality and remuneration I would

Today there were welcome signs of Spring, the sun penetrating through the greyness which has been around for the past few days. On the way to the wall I was repairing I passed a large number of sheep, gathering because food had been put out for them. Amongst the

It's been a long day during which I have moved a few tons of stone and then put them back again in a better order than I found them. I have just finished rebuilding a wall and I'm walking across a stretch of desolate moorland.