Soothing Slumbers

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  • Chapter XI - "Like Summer Tempests Came His Tears" WitW

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    Toad is reintroduced to River Bank life with some very hard facts that will have to be dealt with...

    The theme of my podcasts and readings of turn of the 20th century anthropomorphic stories from Kenneth Grahame, Thornton W. Burgess and Beatrice Potter are a homage to the types of stories that I liked and read as a youth and my pervading love of animals.

       I use the experience that I gained in college and afterwards of being involved in the presentation of the Shakespeare plays Much Ado About Nothing and Midsummer Nights Dream to bear on the interpretation of the authors from the United Kingdom.  The many classes that I took in biological sciences, at the college level will help me have a breadth of understanding that span the ecosystems that I will present in these readings.

       I desire to bring both sympathy and awareness to the theme of habitat restoration after our almost complete degradation of our environments. I desire to show that the elimination of keystone species such as the beaver in both the British Isles and North America caused a tremendous amount of loss to those habitats without regard to how the effect would cause fundamental shifts in the whole ecosystem!

       I find that my 'flair for the dramatic' and my long years of work in front of  microphones and behind them on the editing boards helps me ascertain the best sounding presentation of the written words of the wonderful authors and, I hope, brings a lighthearted interpretation of their works!

    Please look into Bruce Cruise in Patreon and consider a paid membership of any level and receive these chapters directly to your Patreon email that gives paid members easy personal access to these readings!

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    45 min
  • Chapter V Dolce Domum WitW

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    The unexpected call of 'Sweet Home" shook Mole to his very core, as he had quickly run out of it and with the allure of his new life, had him forgetting the lovely home for quite some time!

    The theme of my podcasts and readings of turn of the 20th century anthropomorphic stories from Kenneth Grahame, Thornton W. Burgess and Beatrice Potter are a homage to the types of stories that I liked and read as a youth and my pervading love of animals.

       I use the experience that I gained in college and afterwards of being involved in the presentation of the Shakespeare plays Much Ado About Nothing and Midsummer Nights Dream to bear on the interpretation of the authors from the United Kingdom.  The many classes that I took in biological sciences, at the college level will help me have a breadth of understanding that span the ecosystems that I will present in these readings.

       I desire to bring both sympathy and awareness to the theme of habitat restoration after our almost complete degradation of our environments. I desire to show that the elimination of keystone species such as the beaver in both the British Isles and North America caused a tremendous amount of loss to those habitats without regard to how the effect would cause fundamental shifts in the whole ecosystem!

       I find that my 'flair for the dramatic' and my long years of work in front of  microphones and behind them on the editing boards helps me ascertain the best sounding presentation of the written words of the wonderful authors and, I hope, brings a lighthearted interpretation of their works!

    Please look into Bruce Cruise in Patreon and consider a paid membership of any level and receive these chapters directly to your Patreon email that gives paid members easy personal access to these readings!

    Support the show

    https://www.patreon.com/BruceCruise?utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator


    37 min
  • Chapter IV - Mr. Badger WitW

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    The time with Mr. Badger is a great respite!

    The theme of my podcasts and readings of turn of the 20th century anthropomorphic stories from Kenneth Grahame, Thornton W. Burgess and Beatrice Potter are a homage to the types of stories that I liked and read as a youth and my pervading love of animals.

       I use the experience that I gained in college and afterwards of being involved in the presentation of the Shakespeare plays Much Ado About Nothing and Midsummer Nights Dream to bear on the interpretation of the authors from the United Kingdom.  The many classes that I took in biological sciences, at the college level will help me have a breadth of understanding that span the ecosystems that I will present in these readings.

       I desire to bring both sympathy and awareness to the theme of habitat restoration after our almost complete degradation of our environments. I desire to show that the elimination of keystone species such as the beaver in both the British Isles and North America caused a tremendous amount of loss to those habitats without regard to how the effect would cause fundamental shifts in the whole ecosystem!

       I find that my 'flair for the dramatic' and my long years of work in front of  microphones and behind them on the editing boards helps me ascertain the best sounding presentation of the written words of the wonderful authors and, I hope, brings a lighthearted interpretation of their works!

    Support the show

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    34 min
  • Chapter III - The Wild Wood WitW

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      Mole does not act out of a waiting perspective, he goes into the Wild Wood, alone and in the Late Fall season and has many harrowing adventures.

    The theme of my podcasts and readings of turn of the 20th century anthropomorphic stories from Kenneth Grahame, Thornton W. Burgess and Beatrice Potter are a homage to the types of stories that I liked and read as a youth and my pervading love of animals.

       I use the experience that I gained in college and afterwards of being involved in the presentation of the Shakespeare plays Much Ado About Nothing and Midsummer Nights Dream to bear on the interpretation of the authors from the United Kingdom.  The many classes that I took in biological sciences, at the college level will help me have a breadth of understanding that span the ecosystems that I will present in these readings.

       I desire to bring both sympathy and awareness to the theme of habitat restoration after our almost complete degradation of our environments. I desire to show that the elimination of keystone species such as the beaver in both the British Isles and North America caused a tremendous amount of loss to those habitats without regard to how the effect would cause fundamental shifts in the whole ecosystem!

       I find that my 'flair for the dramatic' and my long years of work in front of  microphones and behind them on the editing boards helps me ascertain the best sounding presentation of the written words of the wonderful authors and, I hope, brings a lighthearted interpretation of their works!

    Support the show

    https://www.patreon.com/BruceCruise?utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator


    28 min
  • Chapter II The Open Road - WitW

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       This is a fun romp in a gypsy caravan, when Mr. Toad encounters a poop poop motor car for the first time.

    The theme of my podcasts and readings of turn of the 20th century anthropomorphic stories from Kenneth Grahame, Thornton W. Burgess and Beatrice Potter are a homage to the types of stories that I liked and read as a youth and my pervading love of animals.

       I use the experience that I gained in college and afterwards of being involved in the presentation of the Shakespeare plays Much Ado About Nothing and Midsummer Nights Dream to bear on the interpretation of the authors from the United Kingdom.  The many classes that I took in biological sciences, at the college level will help me have a breadth of understanding that span the ecosystems that I will present in these readings.

       I desire to bring both sympathy and awareness to the theme of habitat restoration after our almost complete degradation of our environments. I desire to show that the elimination of keystone species such as the beaver in both the British Isles and North America caused a tremendous amount of loss to those habitats without regard to how the effect would cause fundamental shifts in the whole ecosystem!

       I find that my 'flair for the dramatic' and my long years of work in front of  microphones and behind them on the editing boards helps me ascertain the best sounding presentation of the written words of the wonderful authors and, I hope, brings a lighthearted interpretation of their works!


    Support the show

    https://www.patreon.com/BruceCruise?utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator


    29 min
  • Chapter X The Further Adventures of Toad WitW

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       This is a part one section to finish the 3 hour monthly upload balance I have for my Buzzsprout Account... The full chapter will drop after the new 3 hour allotment drops after October 8th!

    The theme of my podcasts and readings of turn of the 20th century anthropomorphic stories from Kenneth Grahame, Thornton W. Burgess and Beatrice Potter are a homage to the types of stories that I liked and read as a youth and my pervading love of animals.

       I use the experience that I gained in college and afterwards of being involved in the presentation of the Shakespeare plays Much Ado About Nothing and Midsummer Nights Dream to bear on the interpretation of the authors from the United Kingdom.  The many classes that I took in biological sciences, at the college level will help me have a breadth of understanding that span the ecosystems that I will present in these readings.

       I desire to bring both sympathy and awareness to the theme of habitat restoration after our almost complete degradation of our environments. I desire to show that the elimination of keystone species such as the beaver in both the British Isles and North America caused a tremendous amount of loss to those habitats without regard to how the effect would cause fundamental shifts in the whole ecosystem!

       I find that my 'flair for the dramatic' and my long years of work in front of  microphones and behind them on the editing boards helps me ascertain the best sounding presentation of the written words of the wonderful authors and, I hope, brings a lighthearted interpretation of their works!

    Support the show

    Support the show

    https://www.patreon.com/BruceCruise?utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator


    43 min
  • Chapter I The Riverbank WitW

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    The Mole, feeling the Spring Fever, abandons his housework, and ultimately, his house for a riverbank bayou life!!!

    The theme of my podcasts and readings of turn of the 20th century anthropomorphic stories from Kenneth Grahame, Thornton W. Burgess and Beatrice Potter are a homage to the types of stories that I liked and read as a youth and my pervading love of animals.

       I use the experience that I gained in college and afterwards of being involved in the presentation of the Shakespeare plays Much Ado About Nothing and Midsummer Nights Dream to bear on the interpretation of the authors from the United Kingdom.  The many classes that I took in biological sciences, at the college level will help me have a breadth of understanding that span the ecosystems that I will present in these readings.

       I desire to bring both sympathy and awareness to the theme of habitat restoration after our almost complete degradation of our environments. I desire to show that the elimination of keystone species such as the beaver in both the British Isles and North America caused a tremendous amount of loss to those habitats without regard to how the effect would cause fundamental shifts in the whole ecosystem!

       I find that my 'flair for the dramatic' and my long years of work in front of  microphones and behind them on the editing boards helps me ascertain the best sounding presentation of the written words of the wonderful authors and, I hope, brings a lighthearted interpretation of their works!

    Support the show

    https://www.patreon.com/BruceCruise?utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator


    27 min
  • Chapter X The Further Adventures of Toad (part I) WitW

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       This is a part one section to finish the 3 hour monthly upload balance I have for my Buzzsprout Account... The full chapter will drop after the new 3 hour allotment drops after October 8th!

    The theme of my podcasts and readings of turn of the 20th century anthropomorphic stories from Kenneth Grahame, Thornton W. Burgess and Beatrice Potter are a homage to the types of stories that I liked and read as a youth and my pervading love of animals.

       I use the experience that I gained in college and afterwards of being involved in the presentation of the Shakespeare plays Much Ado About Nothing and Midsummer Nights Dream to bear on the interpretation of the authors from the United Kingdom.  The many classes that I took in biological sciences, at the college level will help me have a breadth of understanding that span the ecosystems that I will present in these readings.

       I desire to bring both sympathy and awareness to the theme of habitat restoration after our almost complete degradation of our environments. I desire to show that the elimination of keystone species such as the beaver in both the British Isles and North America caused a tremendous amount of loss to those habitats without regard to how the effect would cause fundamental shifts in the whole ecosystem!

       I find that my 'flair for the dramatic' and my long years of work in front of  microphones and behind them on the editing boards helps me ascertain the best sounding presentation of the written words of the wonderful authors and, I hope, brings a lighthearted interpretation of their works!

    Support the show

    https://www.patreon.com/BruceCruise?utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator


    24 min
  • Chapter IX - Wayfarers All WitW

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    Gutenburg Press eBook public Domain book reading. Wind in the Willows. 

    This chapter is a study in conditioning and hypnotic suggestion. The Water Rat gets swept up in the migration instinct and loses himself, seeking to give up his provincial life and to travel south, as was the case with many animals he interacted with in this Chapter. The culmination of the hypnotic condition was that he was stopped by the sensible Mole and cured of his  trance and brought back to himself with activities that were of his normal life that always gave Ratty pleasure.

    The theme of my podcasts and readings of turn of the 20th century anthropomorphic stories from Kenneth Grahame, Thornton W. Burgess and Beatrice Potter are a homage to the types of stories that I liked and read as a youth and my pervading love of animals.

       I use the experience that I gained in college and afterwards of being involved in the presentation of the Shakespeare plays Much Ado About Nothing and Midsummer Nights Dream to bear on the interpretation of the authors from the United Kingdom.  The many classes that I took in biological sciences, at the college level will help me have a breadth of understanding that span the ecosystems that I will present in these readings.

       I desire to bring both sympathy and awareness to the theme of habitat restoration after our almost complete degradation of our environments. I desire to show that the elimination of keystone species such as the beaver in both the British Isles and North America caused a tremendous amount of loss to those habitats without regard to how the effect would cause fundamental shifts in the whole ecosystem!

       I find that my 'flair for the dramatic' and my long years of work in front of  microphones and behind them on the editing boards helps me ascertain the best sounding presentation of the written words of the wonderful authors and, I hope, brings a lighthearted interpretation of their works!

    Support the show

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    45 min
  • Chapter VIII Toad's Adventures WitW

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       Continue the adventure as Mr. Toad, with help from friends, makes a daring escape.

       The theme of my podcasts and readings of turn of the 20th century anthropomorphic stories from Kenneth Grahame, Thornton W. Burgess and Beatrice Potter are a homage to the types of stories that I liked and read as a youth and my pervading love of animals.

       I use the experience that I gained in college and afterwards of being involved in the presentation of the Shakespeare plays Much Ado About Nothing and Midsummer Nights Dream to bear on the interpretation of the authors from the United Kingdom.  The many classes that I took in biological sciences, at the college level will help me have a breadth of understanding that span the ecosystems that I will present in these readings.

       I desire to bring both sympathy and awareness to the theme of habitat restoration after our almost complete degradation of our environments. I desire to show that the elimination of keystone species such as the beaver in both the British Isles and North America caused a tremendous amount of loss to those habitats without regard to how the effect would cause fundamental shifts in the whole ecosystem!

       I find that my 'flair for the dramatic' and my long years of work in front of  microphones and behind them on the editing boards helps me ascertain the best sounding presentation of the written words of the wonderful authors and, I hope, brings a lighthearted interpretation of their works!

    Support the show

    https://www.patreon.com/BruceCruise?utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator


    35 min

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