Creating the Courtyard - 'Cause I Like to Say "Courtyard"

We sit out here every chance we get now, especially since Rich re-created the pathway on the right hand side. He saw that the neighbor across the street had some extra dirt, so he asked for some and used it to fill in the path, which was already sunken, but even moreso when we laid the sod rolls down to the left. Then he laid landscape paper and arranged the red square pavers on top. Before filling with gray slate rock, he nailed down a frame - I can't remember what it's called but it's black and comes in 8-foot lengths and you can just barely cut it with scissors. It's funny to see the dogs use the path. Before, they would just run around the yard like - well, like dogs, haphazard and goofy. Now they make a an effort to walk up and down the path, like they want us to know it's so awesome, even a dog can't resist using it.