a new walk

A couple of years ago we needed a walk that connected my sister's house to the pool that goes through our vegetable garden. It needed to be attractive and good for bare feet, so the pea gravel we have on the rest of the garden paths would not do. Every time we add something new, I try to design the item so it will fit in with the 1870's theme. We used brick laid in a rowlock herringbone pattern set on a packed granite sand base. The brick were set "tight" (no mortar joints) that gave the appearance of being older than it was. We bordered the brick with an 8" band on small fieldstone pieces set on concrete I had from a previous stone wall project. It came off looking like it had always been there.