Unless you are good he will leave a present in your shoe.
Posted on 12/01/2023 10:17:31 AM PST by allen592
Kewl! Then it’s certified home for the next 4000+/- posts! :o])
You have a Christmas present for me?
Thanks! 😎
Because it’s Christmas.
Here!
Yay!!
The Ganag’s almost all here! Well, most of the Regulars, anyway. Not sure when the Irregulars will show up. Probably after I’ve gone to bed.
My daughter once sent me a video of her cat actually jumping up and opening a door. It was one of them with the handle lever instead of a knob.
Well, it will be in nearly a month.
I wondered why, if the cat could open the door by pushing it, the man couldn’t open the door by pulling it.
Yes, the flying saucer one had a lot of great big pictures.
Unless you are good he will leave a present in your shoe.
Took my youngest two out for a local production of “The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe”; an adaptation of the book by C. S. Lewis.
The theater is “in the round” with the audience stepped up two rows deep on four sides of a square stage. Set pieces and props were few. The production used costuming, lighting, character dialog, and a few sound effects to bring Narnia to life in the imaginations of the attendees.
Impressively, the entire theater lobby was furnished as Professor Digory’s manse with wing chairs, sofas, end tables, desk, bookcases, a suit of armor, and — necessarily — a very large wardrobe, with the melded profiles of a man, a lion, and a stag engraved into the double doors.
The audience is immersed into the first scene as if they’ve all come to tour the mansion with Mrs. McCready. Near the end of the scene, first Lucy, then Edmund disappears into the wardrobe; the doors closed, their voices becoming distant, and then, silence.
Then the wardrobe is thrown wide open, a tall, graceful girl costumed as the white stag emerges and bids everyone “Follow me to Narnia,” and the entire audience files between the fur coats into the wardrobe, which — surprise — is positioned to mask the entrance to the theater proper.
The effect was nothing short of magical; anyone who’s read the stories has desired to step through those enchanted doors.
What a great word picture, HKMk23!
Thanks for bringing this to the new thread, nully. I had missed it. It sounds terrific!
The Advent Kitteh didn’t bring me wine and pretzels today. I didn’t clean the ceiling fan blades, and her tiny white feet got dirty. (It’s traditionally Tom’s job, but he was in California.)
It took me the better part of 90 minutes to find that moving van again. For some reason, it seems to be no longer available to the public domain, so I had to search some older threads to see if I could find it.
I stuck it on my home page so I don’t have to go through that again!
And now, I’m calling it a night. Tomorrow is an early day and I don’t even have my laundry sorted.
Also, I need to check with my chauffeur to see if she can take me to get a haircut. I had so much trouble with it this morning that I finally just piled it up in a ball and put a big clip on it. Unngh!!
I hope you have a great night!
Alright!!
😁
Thanks! Ditto you!
Worth repeating and sharing...
I’d posted that with my daily Wordle golf entry and had meant to add you, because I was pretty sure you’d enjoy it, then ended up forgetting to by the end.
The production company, Poison Apple, is predominantly by kids, for kids, but they get a few adults in to play certain roles. They have their own small theater that seats about 50, but do a few productions each year at “the real theater”; the Lesher Theater in downtown Walnut Creek. No matter what the venue, however, in every aspect they strive to give the kids a real, professional-level experience, and the kids typically rise to the occasion and give it their all.
This presentation of Lewis’ much-beloved work was exemplary.
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