Patio 5

[missingutrecht]

Well, it's been a while since I blogged about the patio progress. And we've made quite a bit of progress!! I'm posting some pictures to show you how we're doing. We've probably got two or three more days of work on it, which is very exciting. So here it is

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[abitblue]

beautiful!! WOW!!!
And good luck today. Send me a mail all about it. BIG HUG

[missingutrecht]

Thanks! I'll let you know how it goes. First, I need to get a good night's sleep. Have a good day!! I miss your blogging - it's been a while! That's not like you - it's more like me. :)

[bezigebij]

(Linked here via abitblue's journal 'cause I thought you might be the K who she was wishing good luck to...)
The patio is gorgeous! Have you put cement between the stones? It looks like the bed is a mixture of stone and cement; is it? (I'm a garden designer, so I find this stuff interesting.)

Here's hoping that the new job is all you wish it to be.

[missingutrecht]

Yup, that's me! I start my new job today so abitblue is sending me some good vibes.

Thanks! We've been working for what seems like a while on the patio. The stones are so big and heavy that they're hard to move even with two people. The stuff between the stones is something the stoneyard people called quarter minus. I don't know if that's a generic name or not. It's a mixture of different size stones ranging in size from small pebbles to fine grains. When it gets wet, it sort of acts like cement. I wet it down to cement right before I took the pictures. We used the same material under the stones for drainage and leveling. We wanted something more organic looking than cement but didn't want grass and moss growing between the stones, so we went for this. Let me know if you've got more questions!

[abitblue]

I just noticed the windmill!!

[missingutrecht]

I love that windmill!