The paint was squeezed out of the tube

Sock of the hill and all around the drawer! Good evening Possum lovers. Well I came to tell you guys my Dad didn't get the job this mornin. He spent all afternoon online sendin out resumes. It'll all be okay. I'm just sittin around this evenin lookin at my Dads paintins. The one with the flowers and peace sign isn't finished yet,but I'm likin it just the same. The bright colors just speak ta me.



And here's the second one. He's always got us Sock Monkeys on the brain. We ended up havin a great warm sunny day. We got out and went for a walk, sportin the Ipod of course for a jammin walk. Have a Sock Monkey evenin! Bubba

The madness of a Sock Monkey

How in the Sock Monkey world are my Possum's this glorious mornin? Pardon me while I take my mornin whiz! A Sock monkeys gotta do what a Sock Monkeys gotta do Etc. Etc. Don't ya'll go lookin all disgusted...we all do it! Here in my Sock Drawer the coffee is a brewin! My dad has a job interview early this mornin. Got the whole house up and runnin around! Except for yesterdays blog, it's been a long time since I did my Sock Jargon And I've gotta Get myself back in the swing of things anyway.



The weather here in Nashville turned out rather nicely yesterday! Got up in the 80's! So I took it upon myself to sit on my sofa in the backyard watchin the daylillies come up out of the ground! The Spring season starts here in a few days and the flowers are tryin ta do their thang! Hopefully we're done with the chilly cold temps for this year. With temps in the single digits this past winter...I'm done! And as promised, I've got more Sock Monkey madness photo's For today. Got an email from MS. Stacey last night (Scotts wife from Amazin arts) showing their Sock Monkey festival weddin pictures! They are so great! I'll post the URL here tomorrow for ya'll ta see.


as ya'll can see from these photo's , the festival was a crowded place!


I'm workin it for the camera again! This was a paintin done by one of the vendors Husbands. My dad politely ask if we might use it for a Kodak moment! They were all to eagar ta help us out! Look where that photo ended up! For all the world ta see! Cha-cha-cha!!! Doin the Sock Monkey hussle.

And on the folkart fly....A Sock Monkey quilt addorned the wall! Talkin my sweet down south language!! Folkart always a personal favorite. Hence the Sock Monkey.

I know I've photoed with this in the past,but what's one more time!? I'm just havin a Sock Monkey festival good time!

The Red Heeled Shelters booth lookin mighty good! Red bein one of my favorite colors...This was eye poppin! It was so good to meet these fine folks after all these years! Still lookin ta meet Cocoa, Cinnamon and Ginger one day from Cocoa's closet website. That's all the reminise I have at present. Have a blessed day Possum's! Bubba

Hello Bubba fans! Sorry I've been away so long! Olde Bubba has lots ta blog about over the next few days,so stay tuned, saddle up and set back! Pop a little pop corn! Now unknown to ya'll my fans, I finally got ta go to the Sock Monkey festival the first weekend in March! Wow! All the way to Rockford IL. from Nashville TN. Long 9 hour trip, but worth every mile! Smiles all around! The plain boss,the plain!




Here I am a settin on top of the Sock Monkey Madness sign! Ya'll know Bubba! PHOTO OP! Smile and pose! ACTION!



A Rockfrod postcard pose! Wish ya'll was here! Sock Monkeys all over this museum!


Got ta finally meet the folks from the Red heel Monkey Shelter! I have ta say their some of the nicest folks I ever met in the Sock Monkey business world!







The house, the owners and the Sock Monkeys! Oh yeah! I got the previlage of settin in the famous furniture!


It'll make ya'll throw your Sock Monkeys in the air! And what a colorful throw it was!

Banana man was on hand. Oh Yeah! That's what I'm talkin bout! The biggest Banana I ever did see! If it were real, I'd have peeled him and ate him! Only found a caring Sock Monkey human inside. Oh well! Smile for the camera dude!



The spotlight was on As the biggest surprise of all!



Scott, from Amazin arts (rubber stamp artist) announced they would marry at the festival!!!! That was so excitin! I was proud ta be on hand for such a glad and happy event!


She had Sock Monkeys all over her weddin gown!! How cool is this! I can tell ya'll it brought tears to my button eyes....Pardon me while I dry my eyes.





Grand-daughter of the Sock knitin machine inventor that Started us all!! I'm tellin ya'll this festival, was poppin with all kinds of surprises.




If ya'll remember when I first took a trip to the Sock Monkey museum, This is the nicest lady named Cindy! I believe she was a school teacher in the village on that trip. It was a real pleasure to see her again! Big hug for MS. Cindy!



Human sized Sock Monkey! I had so much fun at this festival!!!


The wheels are a turnin!





Quite a few sculptures around the place!!! Ya'll know I was workin it!! I'll add some photos in tomorrows blog! Stay tuned for more Sock Monkey fun! Later!!

Bubba

The Haunted History of Halloween on Shine

The Haunted History of Halloween on Shine: "Thursday, October 28, 2010
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By Claudine Zap

Sunday is Halloween, and the frightfest has trick-or-treaters checking the Web for the history of the haunted holiday.
Lookups on 'what is the history of Halloween' rose 220% on Yahoo!. Spooky searches for 'the haunted history of Halloween' and 'the true history of Halloween' were also scary-high.
Turns out, the modern-day tradition of outfitting yourself in a costume and going door to door for candy has some really ancient roots.
Originally, the festival came from the Celtic holiday Samhain, which means summer's end, and celebrated the end of fall and the beginning of winter. This day also marked the Celts' version of the new year — and the time, they believed, when the dead came back to roam the earth. (Insert spooky music here.)
Ancestors were honored, but evil spirits were warded off by lighting bonfires and wearing costumes to hide from them. Turnips carved with faces got placed in windows to scare off the unwelcome undead. People would go 'a-souling,' and in exchange for food and drink, pray for a household's dead relatives. In Scotland, spirits were impersonated by men wearing all white with veiled faces. Sound familiar"

Special Socks

Everybody remembers those little chinelle chickens we use to get in our Easter baskets as kids! I've got a whole box of them! Todays message brought to ya'll by the little yellow chickens! Ain't it fun?To start off with, Mike and I are almost finished with the fourth book in the Twilight Saga. We wnt and looked up Twilight movie set this morning and found out it will be filmed in two parts. The actors that play Bella, Edward and Jacob have already shown up to the movie set. Gonna be filmed in Baton-rouge LA. Interesting to hear that update.



Patriotic socks for any occassion!





Cjristmas socks for the holiday season. We ain't got no Halloween socks to date,but I'm sure they'll pop in one day. Have a blessed day possum's!Bubba

A piece of cake

Good afternoon my sock monkey Possum's and do come on in and enjoy the SOCK monkey cake picks of the day. This message brought to you by Myself "Bubba",Charlie Mac and Fletcher. first cake up for veiwing is......



Isn't this one of the loveliest? I think it's positively cute saya Charlie Mac!



Bubba- This one is my favorite! Love the eye lashes!



Fletcher- This one has that all to well known blank stare of a Zombie Sock Monkey. And that's the truth!Have a blessed day Possum's.Bubba

Good morning once again Possum's! As promised....The Chalie Mac Pictures. I won't keep ya'll long,but just wanted to show ya'll our newest member.