I love watching the patio take shape, seeing it reach into our parklike garden of tree and shrub borders. The stonemasons – Dean, Jeremy, and Rolf – bring hard work, good humor, and creativity to the job. Laying the bluestone was the most exciting day of the project for me: For the first time, my patio existed in time and space. I walk on the hard stone and enjoy its blue, gray, brown, and yellow tints.