Val insisted she sit down under the wide patio umbrella and poured her a glass of tea.

Several of these businesses have set up chairs, tables and patio umbrellas on the street.

I was just finishing the final adjustments to the patio umbrella when she came out to join us, preceded by our two bounding canines.

Even her patio umbrella is leopard print.

But the best sellers of all, she said, have been see-through patio umbrellas.

That includes lawn furniture, toys, loose pieces of wood, lightweight tables and chairs and patio umbrellas.

A set of 160 lights that attaches with plastic tabs to the eight spokes of a patio umbrella is $49.95 from www.crateandbarrel.com or (800) 967-6696.

The 38-year-old Zip Jack Umbrella Company repairs all types of umbrellas, including patio umbrellas.

Sam was wearing his cowboy boots, a pair of jeans, and a flannel shirt the size of a patio umbrella.

The European patio umbrella is easy to position because it has a swivel pole.