On Tue, 8 Jul 2008 22:50:07 -0400, "JonquilJan"
wrote:

There was one home about half a mile from me - where it was tried to
insulate. Once they took off the outer shell, there was a frame of very
large hand hewn (could see the ax marks) beans - filled in with bricks and
mortar between.

Are you trying to make my day? :-) Chickpea