more photos of my restoraration

Rob Cornhill · Post by **Rob Cornhill** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 3:46 am

I think a raised patio is some kind of camera. JLS don't sell cameras.

PGGuse · Post by **PGGuse** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 9:53 am

patio |'pate?o|
noun ( pl. -os)
a paved outdoor area adjoining a house.
• a roofless inner courtyard in a Spanish or Spanish-American house.
ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from Spanish, denoting an inner courtyard.

Don Madden · Post by **Don Madden** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 4:25 pm

Your dictionary is correct, Paul, but here in the Southwestern part of the US, formerly part of Mexico, the meaning of patio has been extended to any outdoor, paved area.

For instance, my Southern California home has a covered tiled patio in front & an open tiled patio on the side. Good spot to watch the fires raging through the hills!

Cheers, Don.