#milbourn stone

[thatsprettylane]

“Think a lot of bushels are gettin’ burned by a lot of candles today.”

[whatdoesshedotothem]

1834 Oct[obe]r Tues[day] 7

8 5/..

11 35/..

P

No kiss fine morn[in]g – n[ea]r an h[ou]r look[in]g at the panorama of the lake of Geneva etc. bef[ore]

dress[in]g – br[eak]f[a]st at 10 – Game fr[om] IN- [Isabella Norcliffe] Langton kill[e]d on the 4th a brace of pheas[an]ts, and d[itt]o of

partridges – ord[erin]g ab[ou]t n[or]th chamb[e]r and enlarg[in]g new c[oa]ch h[ou]se – the wind[ow] int[o] joiners’ shop

finish[e]d exc[ept] glaz[in]g – 2 of Mallins[o]n men and 2 lads here – Ch[arle]s and Ja[me]s How[ar]th at n[or]th ch[ambe]r ward-

-robe and the latt[e]r cas[in]g tent r[oo]m wind[ow] – Pickels shift[in]g stones fr[om] Hall Green – my fath[e]r

and Mar[ia]n w[e]nt ab[ou]t 11 in th[ei]r op[e]n carr[ia]ge to call at Cliff hill and A- [Adney] and I walk[e]d aft[er]w[ar]ds and g[o]t th[e]re

at 1 – ver[y] well rec[eive]d and sat th[e]re an h[ou]r say[in]g our call w[a]s on Miss Rawson (Mary of

Millh[ou]se) as well as on Miss Walker – look[e]d ab[ou]t the plantat[io]ns – so[me] ti[me] at Lidgate –

Mr. Hirds’ foreman spo[ke] to me ab[ou]t Stump X Inn – w[oul]d be gl[a]d to ta[ke] it – s[ai]d I th[ou]ght of

lett[in]g it by ticket – Mr. Hird hims[elf] ca[me] whi[le] we were th[e]re, b[u]t we d[i]d n[o]t see h[i]m to

sp[ea]k to, as we w[e]nt out by the f[iel]ds int[o] Bramley Lane - ho[me] (thro’ Hipperh[olme] and the end

of Comm[o]n wood) at 4 3/4 – f[ou]nd Throps’ son, as we w[e]nt, in the walk gett[in]g Sycamore

seed w[i]th my leave giv[e]n so[me] ti[me] ago – out w[i]th the workm[e]n and walk[in]g ab[ou]t in the new

app[roa]ch r[oa]d in Tr[ough] of Boll[an]d wood till aft[e]r 6 – din[ner] at 6 1/2 – coff[ee] – h[a]d Pickels – set

to prepare for plant[in]g ivy along the wall at the top of Wellroyde low[e]r wood – w[i]th

my fath[e]r and Mar[ia]n a lit[tle] – 50 min[ute]s w[i]th my a[un]t till 9 1/2 – wr[ote] the ab[ov]e of today till 10

p.m. at w[hi]ch h[ou]r F[ahrenheit] 62° fine day – writ[in]g cop[ie]s of let[ter]s to Mess[ieu]rs Hammersleys, Hutton, Milbourne,

till ver[y] near 11 –

[terror-in-the-aisles-2021]

Universal was home of the greatest monster movies ever, Frankenstein, wolfman,Dracula,the mummy, phantom of the opera. And the lower budget ape women trilogy. Captive wild woman, jungle woman, and jungle captive. The first one captive wild woman is about a mad mad scientist played by horror legend John Carridine. Who experiments with a gorilla and creates an ape woman played by beautiful Acquanetta. A lion tamer played by Milbourn Stone and his live interest played by Evelyn Ankers. Who also starred in many universal monster movies like the wolf man, ghost of Frankenstein,weird woman.the lion tamer scenes were done with Clyde Beatty. Who was the stunt man for Milbourne Stone for his scenes with the lions and tigers.the last ape woman movie called Jungle Captive. Vicky Lane played the ape woman. All three of the ape woman movies were about 70 minutes approximately. Most likely the 2nd half of a double bill.

[brothermarc7theatre]

"1776" show #693

Tri-Valley Repertory Theatre has opened up a fresh production of Sherman Edwards’ and Peter Stone’s Tony-winning, 1776. The dreadfully hot weeks leading up to the signing of the Declaration of Independence are musicalized in this entertaining, expositional look into the room where it happened. Daren A.C. Carollo has helmed this historical tale with precise attention given to the numerous constituents present. His staging constantly shows a knack for finding the varying emotions the script injects into its characters. The cast makes what could be a drab retelling of meetings and roll calls a cacophony of conversations worth listening to and watching, making this 1776 one audiences will want to see.

(L to R: DC Scarpelli (Benjamin Franklin), Matthew Skinner (Thomas Jefferson), Eric Neiman (John Adams); Photo credit: Josh Milbourne)

Leading the cause for independence, and the musical, is a wonderful Eric Neiman as John Adams. Mr. Neiman finds every layer and attitude John Adams has in a nicely-woven performance of nuance and humor, based in the tenacity of gaining the unanimous support for American independence. Mr. Neiman delivers a heartfelt “Is Anybody There?” at the end of Act Two, stamping his passionate performance with that of a relentless debater. Mr. Neiman teams up with a stellar Rebecca Davis as Abigail Adams for some swell duets and acting moments that show a dignified, outward expression of an internally fiery love they have for one another, especially in “Yours, Yours, Yours.” DC Scarpelli gives audiences a most lovely Benjamin Franklin, serving as a laugh-a-minute charmer who expels poignancy when called for. Mr. Scarpelli not only embodies the physical ailments Benjamin Franklin had to deal with, but carries with him a presence that wraps the audience into Franklin’s journey as he supports John Adams with chuckled agreements and tough love.

(Matthew Skinner (Thomas Jefferson) and Rachel Powers (Martha Jefferson); Photo credit: Josh Milbourne)

Matthew Skinner delivers an excellent performance as Thomas Jefferson, the soft-spoken, eloquent author of the initial Declaration draft. Mr. Skinner’s turn in “The Egg” alongside Mr. Neiman and Mr. Scarpelli promotes this trio of excellence with heavenly harmonies and a comradery sure to engage the audience. Playing Martha Jefferson is Rachel Powers delivering a memorably accomplished performance, making her sole vocal time to shine absolutely shimmer in “He Plays the Violin” alongside an equally fun Mr. Neiman and Mr. Scarpelli. Steve Alhoff is a commanding Edward Rutledge in a booming performance of “Molasses to Rum.” Mr. Alhoff’s calm, cool demeanor is well-supported by a spot-on South Carolinian dialect and a physical posture that properly demands attention. Peter Budinger, as John Dickinson, leads the minuet in “Cool, Cool Considerate Men” with solid delivery of the song and the choreography. Featured standouts come from Russell Mangan as Richard Henry Lee in a very fun “The Lees of Old Virginia,” Jeff Seaberg’s fun loving, intoxicated stupor as Stephen Hopkins of Rhode Island, and Jordan Smith’s beautifully tender delivery of the scarring testimony in “Momma Look Sharp.”

(Peter Budinger (John Dikinson) and Eric Neiman (John Adams); Photo credit: Josh Milbourne)

Helping along the lengthy time this musical takes to perform is Mr. Carollo’s grandly simple scenic design, encompassing all the men, the side moments with the wives, and gives a nice visual to the period-appropriate amenities this meeting room had to offer. Also, Michael Palumbo’s lighting design focuses the attention where it needs to be while adding a varying level of visually engaging layers to Mr. Carollo’s well-paced scenes. Finally, Miss Powers’ choreography is both appropriately crafted and delightfully executed by the more-than-capable cast, providing a nice levity to the more seriously tempered scenes, allowing for this political story to have a well-rounded mood for audiences to enjoy.

1776 will play the Bankhead Theater for just a few more weeks, so jump on over to see what these loud, stubborn, influential men have done to ensure America has its independence. Go see this show!

Details:

1776 runs through January 28th

Bankhead Theater in Livermore

www.trivalleyrep.org

[1000booksforreuben]

0032 - 0111: A long list to catch up on, by various authors!

What on earth has Reuben been doing since November 2016, when Mum last found the time to keep track of his reading list?!

Only bottom shuffling, enjoying his first Christmas, holidaying, picnicking the (southern hemisphere) summer away, turning one, eating up a storm, changing napping schedules frequently, finally learning to sleep through the night, talking, zooming through the last of the firsts, and suddenly encountering the first of the lasts. Last breastfeed, last bottle, last tiny size 0 outfit. Our baby isn’t a baby anymore.

And our baby loves to read. At fifteen months he now recognises that letters are letters - he points at them and makes “aa, oh, eh” sounds, in imitation of us sounding them out to him. He can be trusted to pore through paper books on his own (usually) without ripping them, and he does so with gusto. Dad and Mum watch proudly as Reuben sits in his “reading corner”, next to his tiny bookshelf filled to the brim with colourful tomes, and amuses himself, lost in the pages. Then he’ll select one he wants read to him, and he bum-scoots over to crawl into a lap and listen intently.

Here’s what we’ve devoured over the past six months:

0032: ‘Planes’ by Catherine Foreman

0033: ‘Fox in Socks’ by Dr. Seuss

0034: ‘I’m a Monster’ by Sebastian Braun

0035: ‘The Cow Who Climbed a Tree’ by Gemma Merino

0036: ‘U is for Underwear’ by Jesse Levison

0037: ‘And To Think That I Saw it on Mulberry Street’ by Dr. Seuss

0038: ‘The Cloudspotter’ by Tom McLaughlin

0039: ‘Blue Chameleon’ by Emily Gravett

0040: ‘The Finger Circus Game’ by Herve Tullet

0041: ‘R is for Robot: A Noisy Alphabet’ by Adam F. Watkins

0042: ‘It’s only Stanley’ by John Agee

0043: ‘Bumble-Ardy’ by Maurice Sendak

0044: ‘Bang Bang, Plink Plink’ by Jolie Dobson

0045: ‘Old MacDonald Had a Farm’ by James Dean

0046: ‘What Can I Smell?’ by Annie Kubler

0047: ‘Edgar Gets Ready for Bed’ by Jennifer Adams

0048: ‘Summer’ by Ailie Busby

0049: ‘Hide and Seek Harry Around the House’ by Kenny Harrison

0050: ‘Rain, Rain, Go Away’ by Caroline Jayne Church

0051: ‘Peep Inside Space’ by Anna Milbourne

0052: ‘Horton and the Kwuggerbug and more lost stories’ by Dr. Seuss

0053: ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar’ by Eric Carle

0054: ‘Mr Brown Can Moo! Can You?’ by Dr. Seuss

0055: ‘My Hen is Dancing’ by Karen Wallace

0056: ‘Together’ by Emma Dodd

0057: ‘Oh Say Can You Say?’ by Dr. Seuss

0058: ‘Marvin K. Mooney Will You Please Go Now!’ by Dr. Seuss

0059: ‘Yertle the Turtle and other stories’ by Dr. Seuss

0060: ‘Thidwick the Big-Hearted Moose’ by Dr. Seuss

0061: ‘The Sneetches and other stories’ by Dr. Seuss

0062: ‘Willy the Champ’ by Anthony Browne

0063: ‘Hunches in Bunches’ by Dr. Seuss

0064: ‘Horton Hatches the Egg’ by Dr. Seuss

0065: ‘Space’ by Rob Lloyd Jones

0066: ‘Robots, Robots, Everywhere!’ by Sue Fliess

0067: ‘Goodnight Bob’, by Ann and John Hassett

0068: ‘The Lorax’ by Dr. Seuss

0069: ‘What If...?’ by Anthony Browne

0070: ‘Happy Birthday To You!’ by Dr. Seuss

0071: ‘Magpie Learns a Lesson’ by Sally Morgan

0072: ‘Zoom, Zoom: Sounds of Things That Go in the City’ by Robert Burleigh

0073: ‘Go, Dog. Go!’ by P. D. Eastman

0074: ‘Oh the Places You’ll Go!’ by Dr. Seuss

0075: ‘Horton Hears a Who!’ by Dr. Seuss

0076: ‘Daisy-Head Mayzie’ by Dr. Seuss

0077: ‘In a People House’ by Dr. Seuss writing as Theo. LeSieg

0078: ‘Mr. Tickle’ by Roger Hargreaves

0079: ‘Mr. Tall’ by Roger Hargreaves

0080: ‘My Dad’ by Anthony Browne

0081: ‘The Cat Who Lost His Purr’ by Michele Coxon

0082: ‘In the Garden’ by Leslie Bockol

0083: ‘The Bad-Tempered Ladybird’ by Eric Carle

0084: ‘Gossie & Gertie’ by Olivier Dunrea

0085: ‘Breakfast Time for Ernest & Celeste’ by Gabrielle Vincent

0086: ‘Grug and the Big Red Apple’ by Ted Prior

0087: ‘Mr. Strong’ by Roger Hargreaves

0088: ‘Mr. Cool’ by Roger Hargreaves

0089: ‘Mr. Happy’ by Roger Hargreaves

0090: ‘Mr. Chatterbox’ by Roger Hargreaves

0091: ‘Where is the Green Sheep? by Mem Fox and Judy Horacek

0092: ‘A Day With Patch’ by Peter Curry

0093: ‘More’ by I. C. Springman, illustrated by Brian Lies

0094: ‘Playtown: Construction’ by Dan Green

0095: ‘The Five Senses’ by Leslie Bockol

0096: ‘Egrin and the Painted Wizard’ by Amanda Walsh

0097: ‘1000 Things That Go’ by Gabriele Antonini

0098: ‘This Train’ by Paul Collicutt

0099: ‘The Shy Little Kitten’ by Cathleen Schurr

0100: ‘The Whispering Rabbit’ byMargaret Wise Brown

0101: ‘The Tawny Scrawny Lion’ by Kathryn Jackon and Gustaf Tenggren

0102: ‘The Monster at the End of This Book’ by Jon Stone

0103: ‘No Roses for Harry’, by Gene Zion

0104: ‘Jane Eyre: A Counting Primer’ by Jennifer Adams

0105: ‘Frankenstein: An Anatomy Primer’ by Jennifer Adams

0106: ‘Rosie’s Walk’ by Pat Hutchins

0107: ‘Green Eggs and Ham’ by Dr. Seuss

0108: ‘There’s a Wocket in My Pocket’ by Dr. Seuss

0109: ‘Where the Wild Things Are’, by Maurice Sendak

0110: Kissed By the Moon’ by Alison Lester

0111: ‘The Three Robbers’ by Tomi Ungerer

[whatdoesshedotothem]

Saturday 18 October 1834

6 40

11

no kiss much rain in the night – the flags quite wet but fair and finish now at 7 ½  am and F48° - out a minute or 2 – breakfast at 8 ½ - A- kept me downstairs helping her to move her preserve pots told her laughingly it was pennywise and pound foolish  I ought to be looking after other things    too true - Washington came about 10 ½ - told him I had told Gill to speak to him about some walling to be done in yew trees land and agreed to take his field at £500 to be paid at my next Xmas rent-day – mentioning that Miss Walker would help me by lending me the money (£100) due to her for the hay bought of Collins on quitting the Lidgate land - W- said it would be above £100 - but he had not got it yet - wanted Mr. Hird to take it - W- to send his papers to Messrs. Parker and Adam - the present tenant he thought would be glad to keep the field - expressed myself well enough satisfied with that - for if he did not keep it, I knew not what to do with it if Hardcastle did not want it - Before breakfast had had Charles H- up with the new chimney piece - too high - determined to pull down and lower the stone-work 4in. - on going up about 11 found Midgley and Jones (Mallinson ’s 2 men) had not set the arch straight – had Charles H to help us and took the arch stone (the mantel) down again and just got it back again at 12 40 - Instead of staying downstairs with A- should have been with the workmen – my eye is, thank Heaven, correct enough yet  - I can see to the 8th of an inch as well as any of them - letter this morning from Messrs. Milbourne and son thanks for my approbation and for the amount of their bill received of Messrs. Hammersleys -  Looking over Chamouni [Chamonix] minerals till 2 – up and down and in and out with the workmen – walked with A- in the walk from 3 5 for an hour - then as before with the workmen – 20 minutes with my aunt till 6 10 – dinner at 6 20 – coffee – played 4 hits and a gammon of which won only 2 hits - read aloud as usual from p.153 to 176 vol. 1 Niebuhr - ½ hour with my aunt till 10 10 - finish but windy day - F49° now at 10 20 pm.

[whatdoesshedotothem]

Saturday 18 October 1834

6 40

11

No kiss much rain in the night – the flags quite wet but fair and finish now at 7 ½  am and F48° - out a minute or 2 – breakfast at 8 ½ - A- kept me downstairs helping her to move her preserve pots told her laughingly it was pennywise and pound foolish  I ought to be looking after other things    too true - Washington came about 10 ½ - told him I had told Gill to speak to him about some walling to be done in yew trees land and agreed to take his field at £500 to be paid at my next Xmas rent-day – mentioning that Miss Walker would help me by lending me the money (£100) due to her for the hay bought of Collins on quitting the Lidgate land - W- said it would be above £100 - but he had not got it yet - wanted Mr. Hird to take it - W- to send his papers to Messrs. Parker and Adam - the present tenant he thought would be glad to keep the field - expressed myself well enough satisfied with that - for if he did not keep it, I knew not what to do with it if Hardcastle did not want it - Before breakfast had had Charles H- up with the new chimney piece - too high - determined to pull down and lower the stone-work 4in. - on going up about 11 found Midgley and Jones (Mallinson ’s 2 men) had not set the arch straight – had Charles H to help us and took the arch stone (the mantel) down again and just got it back again at 12 40 - Instead of staying downstairs with A- should have been with the workmen – my eye is, thank Heaven, correct enough yet  - I can see to the 8th of an inch as well as any of them - letter this morning from Messrs. Milbourne and son thanks for my approbation and for the amount of their bill received of Messrs. Hammersleys -  Looking over Chamouni [Chamonix] minerals till 2 – up and down and in and out with the workmen – walked with A- in the walk from 3 5 for an hour - then as before with the workmen – 20 minutes with my aunt till 6 10 – dinner at 6 20 – coffee – played 4 hits and a gammon of which won only 2 hits - read aloud as usual from p.153 to 176 vol. 1 Niebuhr - ½ hour with my aunt till 10 10 - finish but windy day - F49° now at 10 20 pm.

[whatdoesshedotothem]

1834 Oct[obe]r Tues[day] 7

8 5/..

11 35/..

P

No kiss fine morn[in]g – n[ea]r an h[ou]r look[in]g at the panorama of the lake of Geneva etc. bef[ore]

dress[in]g – br[eak]f[a]st at 10 – Game fr[om] IN- [Isabella Norcliffe] Langton kill[e]d on the 4th a brace of pheas[an]ts, and d[itt]o of

partridges – ord[erin]g ab[ou]t n[or]th chamb[e]r and enlarg[in]g new c[oa]ch h[ou]se – the wind[ow] int[o] joiners’ shop

finish[e]d exc[ept] glaz[in]g – 2 of Mallins[o]n men and 2 lads here – Ch[arle]s and Ja[me]s How[ar]th at n[or]th ch[ambe]r ward-

-robe and the latt[e]r cas[in]g tent r[oo]m wind[ow] – Pickels shift[in]g stones fr[om] Hall Green – my fath[e]r

and Mar[ia]n w[e]nt ab[ou]t 11 in th[ei]r op[e]n carr[ia]ge to call at Cliff hill and A- [Adney] and I walk[e]d aft[er]w[ar]ds and g[o]t th[e]re

at 1 – ver[y] well rec[eive]d and sat th[e]re an h[ou]r say[in]g our call w[a]s on Miss Rawson (Mary of

Millh[ou]se) as well as on Miss Walker – look[e]d ab[ou]t the plantat[io]ns – so[me] ti[me] at Lidgate –

Mr. Hirds’ foreman spo[ke] to me ab[ou]t Stump X Inn – w[oul]d be gl[a]d to ta[ke] it – s[ai]d I th[ou]ght of

lett[in]g it by ticket – Mr. Hird hims[elf] ca[me] whi[le] we were th[e]re, b[u]t we d[i]d n[o]t see h[i]m to

sp[ea]k to, as we w[e]nt out by the f[iel]ds int[o] Bramley Lane -  ho[me] (thro’ Hipperh[olme] and the end

of Comm[o]n wood) at 4 3/4 – f[ou]nd Throps’ son, as we w[e]nt, in the walk gett[in]g Sycamore

seed w[i]th my leave giv[e]n so[me] ti[me] ago – out w[i]th the workm[e]n and walk[in]g ab[ou]t in the new

app[roa]ch r[oa]d in Tr[ough] of Boll[an]d wood till aft[e]r 6 – din[ner] at 6 1/2 – coff[ee] – h[a]d Pickels – set

to prepare for plant[in]g ivy along the wall at the top of Wellroyde low[e]r wood – w[i]th

my fath[e]r and Mar[ia]n a lit[tle] – 50 min[ute]s w[i]th my a[un]t till 9 1/2 – wr[ote] the ab[ov]e of today till 10

p.m. at w[hi]ch h[ou]r F[ahrenheit] 62° fine day – writ[in]g cop[ie]s of let[ter]s to Mess[ieu]rs Hammersleys, Hutton, Milbourne,

till ver[y] near 11 –