Monkey for Stella and Grammy

Sock Monkey for Stella

     When Stella was here in July, I started this sock monkey.  This is literally made from Rockford Red Heel Socks. I remember Grammy (Catherine Morehead Hogan Selby) making these.  What's old is new again if you think of the Kia commercial.
    The other thing I remember Grammy making is the yo-yo doll.  That I can't make for Stella right now--at least not in the format I remember it.  Small circles of fabric were basted around the outside edge and then gathered into a circle. I remember doing this with Grammy. You'd need lots of these circles to make the yo-yo clown doll.  I remember it having jingle bells where the hands and feet would be.  I don't remember the face. When I went looking for it on the Internet, I found this image. Ding Dong School with Miss Frances!!!

Grammy Anecdote

     There was bacon fried this morning, which I was going to ignore.  My toast popped up and wa-la, why not put that bacon on my peanut butter toast.  (Stop the yucks and try it!!)
     This reminded me of Grammy.  She used to fry up bacon very crisp.  Then, she put it between 2 grocery bags and crushed it with a rolling pin until it was very fine.  Then she added it to a mushed-up banana and fed it to the current baby.
     I don't know why!