Inspired by my mother.....

Dear Reader,

These quirky ladies were inspired by my mother who lives in the Land of Pittsview.

THE BRIDGE CLUB

     I gave my mother and her bridge club ladies each a print of this painting, and, according to Mama, the first lady to arrive for that day's bridge game, decided who was who!  Mama, according to Ms. Teddy, is the one with the purple feather and shoes because she is the second shortest:)

THE LUNCH BUNCH

Mama and 3 of her old friends have begun meeting for lunch the last Tuesday of every month.  Two of the ladies have macular degeneration (gradually going blind) and one can't walk without a walker, but they have the best time!  Mama makes the rounds picking them all up (or at least 2 of them), and off they go to the restaurant of their choice for that month!:)

Different group of ladies.... Mama may still be the one with the purple feather...although I would choose the little lady in the pink pillbox hat for her:)

Have a lovely day!

-Mug

New Paintings.....

Dear Reader,

It's been awhile since I have posted.....

time has a way of just flying right by when no one is looking, it seems...

but then again, I have been busy...

with painting and a plethora of other things that I will post about another time:-)

Above, the Hatchechubbee Chicks and the Hatchechubbee Guys

meet at the softball field behind the church

for a competitive match between the guys and the chicks!

This little Hatchechubbee Chicks is dancing her way down Highway 26

headed to the ballet lessons for all ages held in the

Fellowship Hall at the little Methodist church in the Land of Hatchechubbee.

And this little Hatchechubbee Guy,

complete with waders, lucky straw hat, cane pole, and worms, 

is headed to the creek

for some serious fishing in the Land of Hatchechubbee.

And then there's Opal, an original Hatchechubbee Chick.

(This is actually Opal #2 since I sold the 1st Opal at the DooNanny in the Land of Seale.)

*Note* Tomorrow some of the real-life Hatchechubbee Chicks and Guys from the real-life Hatchechubbee Methodist Church will be headed to the Land of Eclectic, Alabama in Elmore County to report for a day of helping in the aftermath of the tornadoes that raced through Alabama on Wednesday.

Have a lovely day!

-Mug

Weddings and Guys and Custom Orders.....in the World of the Hatchechubbee Parading Chicks, that is:)

Dear Reader,

Boy-child's upcoming nuptials prompted this painting:

which led to this one of the men in the lives of the Hatchechubbee Chicks

Amd then there was this custom order through my Etsy shop .....

.... the customer, her brother, and her sister ....

.... a gift for her mother for Mother's day ....

Have a lovely day!

-Mug

Hatchechubbee Bathing Beauty ......

Dear Reader,

This little Beauty is ready for the beach in the Land of Florida ......

which is MORE than a hop, skip, and jump down Highway 431 South 

(after you turn right off of Highway 26 near the Land of Seale), 

so she may have to settle for the banks of the Hatchechubbee Creek!

Have a lovely day!

-Mug

Back in the Land of Hatchechubbee!

Well, Dear Reader,

the "Chicks" and I had fun on our little sojourn to the Doo-Nanny in the Land of Seale,

but Mug and the remaining Parading Chicks are glad to be back in the Land of Hatchechubbee,

and we brought back with us a piece of folk art to greet visitors to our humble abode:)

                      

Have a lovely day!

-Mug

DOO-NANNY TIME!

Dear Reader,

     The Chicks and I are headed for the Doo-Nanny - just a hop, skip, and a jump down Highway 26 in the Land of Seale - this weekend.   My father and Butch Anthony started this annual Folk Art show back in the 1990's in the Land of Pittsview, and I have always attended but as a patron...this having my space for my own art is a new experience for me:)   Whether I sell anything or not, I'm excited!

Have a lovely weekend!

-Mug

New Chick Paintings .......

RAINY DAYS AND MONDAYS AGAIN!

This little Hatchechubbee Chick

 is running for cover as fast as her little red galoshes will carry her!

P.S.  We have some big raindrops in the Land of Hatchechubbe, do we not!?

WE THREE CHICKS

Pearl, Opal, and Ruby are the leaders and instigators of the widely known

(in some parts of the country) Hatchechubbee Chicks in Pearls club!

http://www.etsy.com/shop/ParadingChicks

Have a lovely day!

-Mug

Aprons and Kerchiefs and the Ever-Present Pearls......

Dear Reader,
     It is time for the annual Spring-Cleaning Day at the Methodist church in the Land of Hatchechubbee, and the chicks are making their way down Highway 26 decked out in their aprons and kerchiefs and, of course, their seemingly ever-present pearls:)

Just last week they were headed down Highway 26

to the Friday Night Auction

at the Possum Trot in the Land of Seale

There really IS a Land of Seale, you know ....

just as there really is a Land of Hatchechubbee ....

And there really is a "Possum Trot where they hold an auction every-so-often on a Friday night:)

Have a lovely day in the Land of Wherever-You-Are!

-Mug

March Madness Giveaway!!!

Dear Reader,
      I believe it is time for a GIVEAWAY from Parading Chicks....and what better to offer from the Land of Hatchechubbee at this time of year  than .....

Spring Cleaning Chick

reminiscient of June Cleaver in her pearls & pumps:)

   

 OR

 Spring Cooking Chick

headed to the Cooking Demo at Jones Mercantile in Hatcheechubbee

OR this saucy little Breast Cancer Chick
walking to raise money for Breast Cancer Awareness

Your choice!

(unless it sells out of my little Etsy store before the drawing):)  

Maybe you should have a 1st and 2nd choice ... just in case ...  

Drawing will be held on Monday, March 7

Have a lovely day!

-Mug

P.S.  See these chicks in my store for the complete little vignette on each one:)

Cleaning & Cooking with the "Chicks"...

Dear Reader,
     Spring cleaning and cookin' with these Hatchechubbee chicks might be refreshingly fun...They have a sort of "June Cleaver" 1950's style about them, do they not?

Off to night #2 at the Cooking Demo

Have a lovely day!

-Mug

Pearl Chick Walks for Breast Cancer Awareness...

And Opal Chick heads home from the Cooking Demo

so she can get ready to join the others at the Breast Cancer Awareness Walk...

Have a lovely day!

-Mug

    http://www.etsy.com/listing/68821657/the-breast-cancer-awareness-walk

The Chicks Go to Cooking Class.....

                                

                                           

Dear Reader,

 The chicks are decked out in aprons and chef hats as they dash out the door headed to the Cooking Demo at Jones Mercantile in Hatchechubbee .....

You just look adorable, Girls!

See more of these adorable chicks here

Have a LoVeLy day!

-Mug

P.S.  These lovely spring-like days we've been having in Hatchechubbee are making me want to celebrate with a Chick Giveaway coming soon, so stay tuned!

.... And the Parade Goes ON .......

Dear Reader,

     The studio for the Chick Parade is in my daughter's old bedroom nestled away upstairs under the eaves of our roof.  It became a "catch-all" for everyone's "stuff" for a while, but I tried to hide much of it behind 2 old shutters I found at a flea market.  I'm not even sure the television works.... or to whom it belongs ....

I like it up here .... It's quiet and cozy ...... and has a certain charm that appeals to me ...

I sketch my little chicks as I get ideas ...

just to be sure that what I see in my head will really "work" on paper ...

I have a Gallery of sorts .....

This is the only room where I display my paintings ....



Have a lovely day!

-Mug