Thanks Linda. :-) Let us know how it does. Kath > Thanks for sending this in Kath. I have my vase all set up > and tomorrow hope to get the Beta. Have placed the > vase next to an oriental looking fountain in my bedroom. > Looking forward to the tranquility!!! I have heard that > watching tropical fish can lower ones' blood pressure. > Thanks again for the idea!! > > Love, > Linda > > Kath wrote: > > > Tranquility Bowls > > by Darcy Miller > > * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

OHHH NOOO!!!!! ----- Original Message ----- From: Karie Johnson <kazeej@excite.com> To: <FOLKLORE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, May 05, 2001 12:16 AM Subject: [FOLKLORE FAMILY] Smart Dad > > YOU GET WHAT YOU DESERVE > > An extraordinarily handsome man decided he had the God-given > responsibility to marry the perfect woman so they could produce > children beyond comparison. With that as his mission, he began > searching for the perfect woman. After a diligent, but fruitless, > search up and down the east coast, he started to head west. Shortly > thereafter, he met a farmer who had three stunning, gorgeous daughters > that positively took his breath away. So he explained his mission to > the farmer, asking for permission to marry one of them.

I wish I could think this fast !! ----- Original Message ----- From: Karie Johnson <kazeej@excite.com> To: <FOLKLORE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, May 05, 2001 12:11 AM Subject: [FOLKLORE FAMILY] Easy Money > > A husband and wife are traveling by car from Key West to Boston. > After almost twenty-four hours on the road, they're too tired to > continue, and they decide to stop for a rest. They stop at a nice > hotel and take a room, but they only plan to sleep for four hours and > then get back on the road. >

Have you dared to try this? Sounds interesting , like the recipe for the can of beer up the chickens behind, and cooked on the grill, but a watermelon? I like the whole concept, except eating the carcass of chicken juices and watermelon combined. I think I would discard the watermelon after using it as an incubation vessel !! Cece ----- Original Message ----- From: Turk McGee <turkm@ij.net> To: <FOLKLORE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, May 05, 2001 12:07 AM Subject: [FOLKLORE FAMILY] CHICKEN-IN-A-WATERMELON > CHICKEN-IN-A-WATERMELON > > 1 watermelon -- very large > 6 pound roaster chicken > 1 tablespoon five-spice powder > > Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. > > Cut a 1/4-inch thick horizontal slice off one long side of the > watermelon and discard it. Cut off the top third of the watermelon > horizontally. Core and seed both parts of the melon, making room for the > chicken. Season the cavity with salt and freshly ground black pepper. > Rub the skin of the chicken with the five spice powder. > > Place the chicken in the larger portion of the melon and then place the > other piece of melon on top, securing it with long skewers. Put a baking > pan on the bottom rack of the oven to catch any juices. Bake the > watermelon directly on the rack above for 2 hours at 400 degrees F. and > then 2 1/2 hours at 300 degrees F. > > Very carefully place the watermelon on a tray and present it to your > guests. Return to the kitchen to remove the chicken from the watermelon > and carve it. Remove the juices from the watermelon and reduce them in a > skillet until thickened (whisking in some butter if desired). Yield: 6 > servings. > > > > Per Serving: 947 Calories; 54g Fat (51.4% calories from fat); 61g > Protein; 54g Carbohydrate; 4g Dietary Fiber; 298mg Cholesterol; 244mg > Sodium. Exchanges: 8 Lean Meat; 4 Fruit; 5 1/2 Fat. > > > > ==== FOLKLORE Mailing List ==== > We share stories, poems, jokes, home remedies, and much much more... > Most of all, we share our Hearts. > »§«:*´`³¤³´´`*:»§«:*´`³¤³´`*:»§«:*´`³¤³´´`*:»§«:*´`³¤³´`*:»§« >

LOL~! me too Cece........ I'd be in the next county (state?) before I thought of that. :-) kath > I wish I could think this fast !! > > > > > > A husband and wife are traveling by car from Key West to Boston. > > After almost twenty-four hours on the road, they're too tired to > > continue, and they decide to stop for a rest. They stop at a nice > > hotel and take a room, but they only plan to sleep for four hours and > > then get back on the road. > >

Thanks Debbie. :-) LOL~! I'm the lone ranger chirpy-wise around this roost. <G> :-) Neither John or the kids were/are morning people. :-) Kath > Happy Weekend from me also! And yes I do just hate morning people. I > have tried forever to be one and I just can't seem to move in the > morning! It's hard to be the non morning person in a family of bright > morning chirping people! > > Kath wrote: > > > Good Morning~! :-) > > Happy Weekend Everybody~! :-) > > (don't ya just hate morning people~???) <G> :-) > > Kath > > > > Kath <mzmouser@earthlink.net> > > ~`* `*' `*' `* `*' `*' *' `*' *' `*' `* `*' *' `*' ~~~

thanks Missi, Charlotte

thanks Pat

Hi Peege. :-) Wonder if Ol' Tubby felt this one~? :-) Thanks for the Seismo watch. Kath > wow don't think I ever saw one for Arkansas before!! > thats a pretty good shaker too.. > Pj > I'm stuck in my Family Tree and I can't get out!! > > Preliminary data indicates a significant earthquake has occurred: > > > > Regional Location: ARKANSAS > > > > Magnitude: 4.4M > > > > Greenwich Mean Date: 2001/05/03 > > Greenwich Mean Time: 23:42:12 > > Latitude: 35.24N > > Longitude: 92.23W > > Focal depth: 10.0km > > Analysis Quality: A > > > > > > Source: Southeast U.S. > > > > Seismo-Watch, Your Source for Earthquake News and Information. > > Visit http://www.seismo-watch.com

Thanks Janis. :-) This sounds interesting........ like baking in a juicy clay pot. :-) At first I thought it was going to be a joke. <G> Kath > CHICKEN-IN-A-WATERMELON

LOL~! :-) Thanks Karie. I knew a guy once that "thought" he was this perfect. <LOL> :-) He thought he owed it to the human race to find a woman equally as perfect as (he thought) he was. <G> Kath > YOU GET WHAT YOU DESERVE > > An extraordinarily handsome man decided he had the God-given > responsibility to marry the perfect woman so they could produce > children beyond comparison.

Today is Saturday, May fifth, the 125th day of 2001. There are 240 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On May fifth, 1961, astronaut Alan B. Shepard Junior became America's first space traveler as he made a 15-minute sub-orbital flight in a capsule launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida. On this date: In 1821, Napoleon Bonaparte died in exile on the island of St. Helena. In 1891, Carnegie Hall (then named "Music Hall") had its opening night in New York City. In 1893, panic hit the New York Stock Exchange; by year's end, the country was in the throes of a severe depression. In 1925, John T. Scopes was arrested in Tennessee for teaching Darwin's theory of evolution. In 1942, sales of sugar resumed in the United States under a rationing program. In 1945, during World War Two, Japanese forces landed on the Philippine island of Corregidor. In 1955, West Germany became a sovereign state. In 1955, the baseball musical "Damn Yankees" opened on Broadway. In 1980, a siege at the Iranian embassy in London ended as British commandos and police stormed the building. In 1981, Irish Republican Army hunger-striker Bobby Sands died at the Maze Prison in Northern Ireland in his 66th day without food. Ten years ago: President Bush continued to experience an irregular heartbeat, one day after he was taken to Bethesda Naval Hospital because of fatigue and shortness of breath. New York's Carnegie Hall celebrated its centennial with an all-day, all-star concert. Five years ago: Israel and the Palestinians began the final stage of their peace talks in Taba, Egypt. The FBI released preliminary figures showing that serious crimes reported to police fell for the fourth straight year in 1995. One year ago: President Clinton met at the White House with Japan's new prime minister, Yoshiro Mori. The Labor Department reported the nation's unemployment rate had hit a 30-year low of three-point-nine percent in April 2000, with blacks and Hispanics recording the lowest jobless rates in history. Reformers swept Iran's run-off elections, winning control of the legislature from conservatives for the first time since 1979 Islamic revolution. Today's Birthdays: Actress Ann B. Davis is 75. Actress Pat Carroll is 74. AFL-CIO president John J. Sweeney is 67. Saxophonist Ace Cannon is 67. Country singer-musician Roni Stoneman is 63. Actor Michael Murphy is 63. Actor Lance Henriksen is 61. Comedian-actor Michael Palin is 58. Actor Jean-Pierre Leaud is 57. Actor John Rhys-Davies is 57. Actor Roger Rees is 57. Actor Richard E. Grant is 44. Rock singer Ian McCullough (Echo and the Bunnymen) is 42. Actress Tina Yothers is 28. Actress Danielle Fishel is 20. "When in doubt, duck." -- Malcolm Forbes, American publisher (1919-1990). (Copyright 2001 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

((((((((((CHAROLETTE))))))))) hi hun hel is fine you can e-mail her at hel2000@aol.com missi > Does anyone know how Helen is who used to be on this list? > > Thanks, > Charlotte >

Here's the latest updated list. It's been quiet this week no additions since Monday. Fred Folklore Birthday Card List Audrey Folsom January 18th PO Box 214 Savoy, IL 61874 Jean Payton January 19th 4951 Anchor Way New Port Richey, Fl 34652 Pam Hoach January 31 33747 Breckenridge Trail Wildomar Calif 92595 SHEILA .D. COLLINS 8th feb 22 BIRCH COURT OXENFORD QLD 4210 AUSTRALIA Judy Nisbet Feb 13 23141 72 Ave RR8 Langley, BC Canada, V2Y 2R9 [note to self: please remember......Chipmushie's cards need extra postage to go to Canada (I always forget~! ) : ( ] kath Kathleen Mazil Feb.. 27th 9105 N.E. 74 th Street Vancouver, WA 98662 Kelly Brannen April 12 460 East Oak Ave. Porterville, CA 93257 Angela Hallman May 4 553 Red Dawn Estates Trail Vale N.C. 28168 Ben Conrad May 28 109 White Road Chehalis, WA 98532 Anna Thompson June 23rd (Grannie Annie) 20 Castle Lane O'Fallon, Mo 63366 Patti Conrad July 26 109 White Road Chehalis, WA 98532 Brenda Foster(Dixie) August 8 233-A North Hicks Street Clinton, TN 37716 Karie Johnson - August 25th PO Box 8178 Fort Mohave, AZ 86427 Erick Karcher Sept 15 2386 Howards Creek Rd Boone, NC 28607 Sonya Wood Sept 18 9005 NE 339th St. LaCenter, WA 98629 Vicki Ashton September 19 323 Harrison Street Port Clinton, Ohio 43452 Sharon E. Weber....Oct. 14th 4011 Butternut Hill Troy, Mi. 48098 Mary Minnich - Oct 15th 2015 St. Clair River Dr. Algonac, MI 48001 Debbie Roberts Oct.17 8040 Park Ave. Hamlin,WV 25523 Pat White November 12 6083 Lean Avenue San Jose, CA 95123 Fred Butts 18 Nov 2671 Spencer Road Rock Stream,NY 14878 Elsie Davis Dec. 25th 1713 Woolston Way Modesto, CA 95355 Richiele Sloan april 22 108 shasta st chula vista CA 91910

teehee i do not fish and tell.. we had a blast pauli cried every time i did.. it hurt! love you hun missi > Woo-Hoo~! :-) Hiya Partner~! :-) > Fantastic to have you back home~! > So Sorrwee you got an owwies..... : > > Did Paul kick that bad old rock~? > Missed ya a bunch, glad you're back. > I love Sedona too. Beautiful Red Rocks. > ('cept that bad old mean one that hurted ya) <G> :-) > So how ya doin' other than that? Do you have some stories for us? > Did ya bring me somethin'~? :0) <heehee> :-) > love ya, >

Hi, Karie Johnson would like you to see this Web page: Kids Letters (By Just Say Wow) To just visit the recommended page, click here: http://www.flowgo.com/refer/redir.cfm?page_id=8017&d=05-05-01 This is so adorable... :0) Sometimes kids can say the cutest things. Karie If you dont stand for something, you'll fall for anything....... _______________________________________________________ Send a cool gift with your E-Card http://www.bluemountain.com/giftcenter/

LOL~! Thanks Karie. :-) had to pinch this. :-) kath > > HUMAN RESOURCES HELPFUL HINTS

Good Morning~! :-) Happy Weekend Everybody~! :-) (don't ya just hate morning people~???) <G> :-) Kath Kath <mzmouser@earthlink.net> ~`* `*' `*' `* `*' `*' *' `*' *' `*' `* `*' *' `*' ~~~

CHICKEN-IN-A-WATERMELON 1 watermelon -- very large 6 pound roaster chicken 1 tablespoon five-spice powder Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Cut a 1/4-inch thick horizontal slice off one long side of the watermelon and discard it. Cut off the top third of the watermelon horizontally. Core and seed both parts of the melon, making room for the chicken. Season the cavity with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Rub the skin of the chicken with the five spice powder. Place the chicken in the larger portion of the melon and then place the other piece of melon on top, securing it with long skewers. Put a baking pan on the bottom rack of the oven to catch any juices. Bake the watermelon directly on the rack above for 2 hours at 400 degrees F. and then 2 1/2 hours at 300 degrees F. Very carefully place the watermelon on a tray and present it to your guests. Return to the kitchen to remove the chicken from the watermelon and carve it. Remove the juices from the watermelon and reduce them in a skillet until thickened (whisking in some butter if desired). Yield: 6 servings. Per Serving: 947 Calories; 54g Fat (51.4% calories from fat); 61g Protein; 54g Carbohydrate; 4g Dietary Fiber; 298mg Cholesterol; 244mg Sodium. Exchanges: 8 Lean Meat; 4 Fruit; 5 1/2 Fat.

I'LL STAND, THANKS When Wayne Tabor welcomes a salesman into his office, he points them to a chair. Not just any chair, The Chair -- a full- sized replica of an executioner's electric chair, complete with leather bindings and a leather cap fitted with a conduction-enhancing sponge. And the Nashville, Tenn., manufacturer sees lots of salesmen. "Oh, I get all kinds of reactions," Tabor says, especially since a thick cable runs from the chair to his desk. He admits he "gets a chuckle" when people sitting in the chair jump up when he reaches under his desk during interviews. The point? The chair's a joke, he says, but Tabor adds it helps him get better prices from his suppliers. "I call it 'The Price Adjuster'." (The Tennessean) ...Whereas the dungeon beneath the trap door houses "The Salary Adjuster".