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But you can still order in time to have a Labor Day weekend seafood extravaganza!

The 20% offer has just been extended for orders placed through September 5, 2011…

Order must be placed by the expiration date but can be set to deliver at a later date.

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Here are a few product suggestions for those who love the look of copper…

This 40-inch Slate Mosaic w/ Copper Accent and Copper Bowl fire place will light up your patio.

Great for relaxing evenings, but also makes a perfect centerpiece for a party or cozy evening gathering. Best of all, the sturdy construction will give you years of enjoyment.

Size: 39.8″ Diameter x 15.4″ Height

Wildlife and animal decorative mailboxes including this Chickadee Copper Mailbox are the perfect addition for mountain cabin, lakeside retreat, or beach house.

Copper offers a rich design, that can be maintained to shine or let nature take its course, meaning the copper will weather naturally into a nice patina.

Features: Personalized hand hammered copper wrapped Fully assembled and ready to install.

Dimensions 21″L x 8″W x 11″H
Free Personalization-embossed on both sides
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You’ll love the look of this simple yet elegant Cape Charles Estate Wall Plaque Antique Copper.

Personalize and pick from a large variety of color choices!

This Dainty Copper Watering Can will come in handy when it’s time to water your house plants or to use around the home for decoration purposes.

Made of copper and has a sharp looking hammered finish.

Color: Copper Finish
Size: 7 1/2″ High x 6 1/2″ Diameter
Hold 3 pints of water

Perfect for warming up on a cool evening at home, on the beach or where ever your travels take you.

This 30-inch Imported Copper Fire Pit features a hammered copper pit bowl with spark screen and a three-leg wrought iron stand. It also serves as a decorative patio accent, beverage stand, or a unique indoor arrangement.

Features:
Dimensions: 30″ Dia. x 12″ H
Weight: 34 lbs
Poker, log grate, and cover included

Look for other copper products. 10% Off right now and many items ship free!

Still plenty of time to order for your Labor Day weekend! Look for the special 20% Off savings codes below – good through August 28, 2011. Sales savings apply – even if your “ship date” is after August 28th.

Go Labor Day and a LONG weekend!

Click through to the site for savings on breaded seafood, Lobster tails, Crawfish – and a lot of other delicious seafood items…

~Take 20% off your seafood order today thru 8/28/11. Order must be placed by the expiration date but can be set to deliver at a later date.
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~Take 20% off your steamed crab order today thru 8/28/11. Order must be placed by the expiration date but can be set to deliver at a later date.
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~Take 20% off your king crab leg order today thru 8/28/11. Order must be placed by the expiration date but can be set to deliver at a later date.
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I was minding my own business around 2pm this afternoon when the ground began to shake! It was pretty obvious it was an earthquake. Very strange for earthquake activity in North Carolina to happen – even if just a tremor from what did occur in Virginia. No one (except the geese), seemed to pay much notice…they decided to wing it to the lake – the same thing they do when a noisy plane or helicopter goes over a bit lower than it probably should. Glad to read that there is little damage or injuries from this afternoon’s wake-up call.

Now to wait out the week and see what Irene has in store – if anything. The media will be into “strengthening” and “weakening” news right up until Irene either does something or, turns and heads out to sea. We are desperate for rain in the Piedmont area of North Carolina – but several days of no electricity would not be welcomed.

And so it goes…

I got a rather excited call from my Mom last week regarding amoebic meningoencephalitis.

Well, she actually started by telling me to make sure I don’t fall into my lake and breathe any water through my nose. I was a bit surprised by this warning since, although I’ve pushed my luck more than once, I have yet to fall from the boat in an unplanned manner.

But once I did some research I saw why she was concerned:

CDC to test Virginia waterways for deadly amoeba.

Apparently this amoeba is around all the time but its activity is enhanced by warm, stagnant lake and pond water. Due to the drought in many areas this year, conditions must be prime, and several people have died.

If water carrying the amoeba enters the body through the nose, the organism travels to the brain where it attaches itself and begins to destroy brain tissue. This is scary stuff by this fact alone. Add to it that anyone contracting this amoeba has only a 3% chance to survive it and the news for anyone infected is not good.

After learning this, I hope people will use the appropriate caution, but not panic.

Read more about amoebic meningoencephalitis.

Knowledge is power only if it doesn’t become a paralyzing factor.

The Irish have an abundance of humorous and pithy sayings – most of which bring to mind, “I wish I’d said that!”

Here are a few I found recently – I’ll let them speak for themselves…

Do some Irish Shopping at the Premier web site for Irish Gifts, Jewelry and other Items
– and some not-so-sarcastic sayings!

If I had been blindfolded and placed on a garden bench in summers long past I could tell you which Grandmother I was visiting – just by the nature of the garden bench.

My Mother’s Mother would have nothing in the yard to sit on that was not made of wood. This may have been because my Mother’s Father was an expert woodworker and wood carver.

Perhaps she would have selected the Lutyens Eucalyptus English Garden Bench – which even comes in your choice of three colors.

Practical and simple style that would have coordinated perfectly with everything else in her garden.

On the other hand, my Father’s Mother would have preferred this Grape Vine Vintage-Style Garden Bench.

She wouldn’t have cared that it was powder-coated aluminum. Every piece of outdoor seating in her yard was ornate and mostly, wrought iron. Not as practical or simple as the bench above, but in tune with the more formal design of this grandmother’s yard and garden.

In an effort at full disclosure I should probably tell you that one of my sisters, who was about 3 years old at the time, did manage to get her arm firmly caught in the scroll work of one of my grandmother’s wrought iron chairs. While my father thought this was a good, if temporary way to keep track of one of six children, my mother eventually freed my sister from the chair.

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I recently got rid of my satellite television dish and service. I’m saving around $92 per month for doing so with little loss of anything really vital.

Most of what I do watch on TV is available online but I did notice an immediate problem – it takes too long to find something to watch. If I’m getting ready to sit down to lunch or dinner and want to watch something while eating, I could sit there and have my food get cold (or warm) while I wade through the web sites to find an episode link.

Then I found Roku…

The Roku player is like having your own video library at home with over 100,000 choices – from the best movies, TV shows to sports. The Roku player is the easiest way to watch anything and everything from Netflix, Amazon Video On Demand, MLB.com, Pandora and more instantly on your TV.

Sort of an electronic TV guide for the streaming world. This is what I needed!

3 models to choose from based on what you like to watch or listen to – and all relatively inexpensive. Roku also comes with a 30-day money-back guarantee.

Check it out for yourself…

Roku.com – Instantly Streams High Quality Movies On Demand!

Took a snap of this moth to identify later, but also noticed how weird Styrofoam looks up close and personal…Yes, I am sometimes easily entertained! Especially on Fridays!

It’s here and it’s ugly:

This dock now looks a bit ridiculous since it is surrounded by no water. In fact, the dock spent nearly two months UNDER water in 2006. For a 4-acre lake to have lost this much of its substance says a lot about how dry things are – everywhere really – but specifically in my Piedmont North Carolina location.

Local farmers are having to arrange water deliveries to manage their livestock – shallow ponds and streams are dry. I usually enjoy a trip to my local Southern States but lately, it is a rather depressing visit since everyone is experiencing increasing difficulties.

99% of the local area is on well water. Wells, particularly more shallow wells, are also a concern during a drought. Some thoughts on well water were mentioned in this prior post.

If anyone, anywhere, doesn’t think that having enough water is important, and that having enough clean water is vital – you just aren’t paying attention….

Fortunately, the Southern Environmental Law Center IS paying attention.

TGIF – and still praying for rain…