In a message dated 98-10-19 03:24:32 EDT, John Callan wrote:

> In the long run I have a more significant problem with walking path
> materials
>  and assemblies.  The maintenance requirements of various gravels is a
> problem
>  there already seems to be far too much treated wood in the world, asphalt
> and
>  concrete (even if I knew how to use that high tech 20th century stuff) is
>  generally out of place, as well as historically inaccurate.  Trouble with
> 19th
>  century systems is that maintenance labor and materials were cheap.

John, I tend to agree with you. Why isn't DIRT ever historic?

-Heidi