A bit more progress

On Saturday the stone guys turned up again and finished off the stonework... now we're just waiting for the pool itself to be finished.

The stone looks really nice!

Here's how the patio now looks capped with flagstone:

And here's the patio area as a whole - the umbrella is in one of the umbrella holders we had installed in the concrete when it was poured:

And at the other end of the pool we have a couple of sun loungers and another brolly:

And a close-up:
They are SO comfortable! We went out yesterday afternoon (84 degrees F on the last weekend in October - the weather doesn't always suck here!) with a glass of rose (yes, more pink drinks) and lazed around in the sun... lovely!