


The Embrace
This stunning sculpture is in Boston Common where many famous people have held rallies - including Martin Luther King. This commemorates his speech and is an abstract design of King and his wife, Lore ...

Old Boston
Over looking Boston Common, in the centre of the city, is Beacon Hill. An attractive residential district of leafy squares, cobbled streets and the iconic red-brick houses

A Mystery
Found this memorial in Evergreen Cemetery, Marion. I shall have to do some research when we get home.


The final result
All the different sizes of rope put to good use in the standing and running rigging of a three master.

Rope walking
Strands are pulled out along the huge floor and twisted together as they go.

The first stage
The rope making shed displayed all parts of the rope making process. It begins with teasing the hemp into threads then spinning into yarn on bobbins. Once these have been soaked in tar, the many ...
