Recipe: Fruit dip

1 (8oz.) pkg. cream cheese, softened

2 (7oz.) jar of marshmallow cream

blend well and chill.

Bird Bath

When buying a bird bath, make sure that it's only 2 inches deep in the center of the bowl. This is to prevent young birds from drowning.

Recipe: Fried Chicken

This is a very simple recipe. The chicken is baked in the oven.

1/4 c. butter

1/2 c. all-purpose flour

1 tsp. salt

1 tsp. paprika

1/4 tsp pepper

2 1/2-3 pound cut up chicken (chicken fryer)

Heat oven to 425 degrees. In a 13x9x2 inches rectangular pan heat up butter until melted. Mix flour, salt, paprika and pepper. Coat chicken w/ flour mixture. Place skin sides down in pan. Bake 30 minutes uncovered. Turn chicken and bake 30 minutes longer. 6 servings

Hummingbird: food recipe

Bring 4 cups water to a boil and stir in 1 cup sugar. Stir to dissolve about 1 - 2 minutes. When cool, pour into the a pitcher or an old pop liter bottle and refrigerate until needed. You do not need to add food coloring. When the weather gets hot (80's and 90's) don't let the food set in the feeders for more than a couple of days. You'll make the birds sick.

Grandma Ida

This poem I found goes out to my cousin Michele. Her grandmother Ida past away yesterday.

God needed one more to fill the empty space,he looked around the hospital and saw your sweet face,when you stopped breathing,we knew you were gone,you went so peacefully,so we knew you chose the right home,we knew your skies weren't so blue,and the roads were getting too tough for you,but you fought that fight,and you did the best you could do,the best part was you didn't die alone,the day God sent you home.

Makeup Tip: Mascara

I have very short eyelashes so a couple of years ago I started using L'Oreal Voluminous Original mascara. It's very light on the lashes and it looks really natural. I've been very pleased with it. My suggestion is to use an eyelash curler before applying the mascara.

Fluffy Cheesecake

I plan on trying this for Christmas.

1 pkg. (8 oz.) Cream Cheese, softened

1/3 c sugar

1 tub (8 oz.) Cool Whip topping, thawed

1 prepared graham cracker crumb crust (6 oz. or 9 inch)

Beat cream cheese and sugar in lg. bowl w/ wire whisk or electric mixer until smooth. Gently stir in whipped topping.

Spoon into crust. Refrigerate 3 hours or until set. Garnish with raspberry sauce, cherry or blueberry pie filling or drizzle with chocolate and carmel.