The Adventures of Addie & Millie!

                        Millie, Mummy and Addie

The original 'Sweet Adeline' first appeared as a song in 1903. Legend has it that it was written by a little-known American song writer and was inspired by a girl who worked at the music counter of a New York department store. It became a hit in 1904 when it was performed by a popular close harmony group called The Haydn Quartet. Since then it has been in and out of fashion over the years.
In Charlie Chaplin's 1922 silent film, 'Pay Day', four men sing 'Sweet Adeline' outside a bar. In 1926, Max Fleischer and Red Seal Pictures released an animated version of 'Sweet Adeline', In 1939, Mickey Mouse serenades Minnie Mouse with 'Sweet Adeline' in 'The Karnival Kid'. It was briefly performed in the 1930 Looney Tunes short 'The Booze Hangs High'. It was performed by a quartet of sea turtles in the 1930 film 'The Haunted Ship'.
The song was performed by the Marx Brothers in their 1931 film 'Monkey Business'.
The song was performed by Edgar Kennedy, Robert Armstrong, William Cagney and Bud Jamison in the 1934 film 'Flirting With Danger'. In the 1935 Looney Tunes short, 'Gold Diggers of '49', it is sung by a barbershop quartet. The song was performed in the Howard Hawks comedy film 'Ball of Fire' in 1941. It featured in the 1942 Preston Sturges comedy, 'The Palm Beach Story'. The song was featured in a 1952 episode of the TV show 'I Love Lucy'. In 1961, Bing Crosby included the song in a medley on his album '101 Gang Songs'. The Seekers used the song was in their 1968 album, 'Live at the Talk of the Town'.
In 1993, the Simpsons episode 'Homer's Barbershop Quartet' features the song.
Since then, it appears to have fallen out of fashion as a song. However, the lovely name lives on, and on November 30th 2022, our own 'Sweet Adeline' made her appearance. She is the daughter of Paul Nelson and his partner Jenny Ross. She also happens to be the great granddaughter of our resident 'Bard' and he has persuaded us (with a large cash contribution) to run a regular photo feature on his little bundle of joy. Here then is the 36th showing, which also includes news and pictures of Addie's baby sister, Millie who has just turned 1 - Enjoy!

My Story (and Millie's)!

Episode 39

What an exciting month February has been. It was Valentine’s Day on the 14th. Mummy and daddy got a lovely card each but Millie and I didn’t get one. Daddy said not to worry as in a year or two we will get so many cards each that we won’t be able to open the front door. I hope that the postman knows that we are going to move house soon or he will be posting them through the wrong letter box.                                                                                    It was also Pancake Tuesday in February and yes, we all did have some. They were so good that Millie said I wish it was Shrove Tuesday every week (That’s the posh name for Pancake Tuesday).
We went to visit our new house. It’s not built yet but we saw that a few bricks had been laid and Millie and I were so excited as we will be living close to grandpa Andrew and grandma Cathie and I bet that they will be just as excited as well. We haven’t got a name for our new house yet but great grandad Derek says we should use our names. He said that he and great nanna Margaret did that for their first house and it was called ‘DEREMAR’. Millie and I thought that was a very good idea, so we put our heads together and came up with ADMILJEPA (well I did). Now what do you think of that! It will be a little sad to leave our house, high up on the moors but we certainly won’t miss the bumpy road that leads to it.
Then right on the last day of the month it was daddy’s birthday and we had a lovely party for him with a cake and candles as well. He is getting very old now as mummy says he is now 3 dozen and more than halfway to drawing his pension - Poor old daddy!
We made all our usual visits to family and friends and great nanna Margaret was especially pleased to see us all again. I think that’s about all for February. I wonder what March will bring? Mummy says Winter will be over and it will be Spring. Daddy says if we look out of the window we might just see the mad March hare (he does rabbit on sometimes). So, until then, Millie and I will say TTFN – Do you know what that means? xx

Hi! It’s Millie here just getting a few words in. What do you think about the name for our house? It was bossy boots Addie that said it was better than my suggestion of MILADPAJEN – Now what do you think? ‘Bye for now xx.

Adeline's (and Millie's) Picture Gallery

Do I use this hand to hold my spoon          A couple of soapy heads                              OK Mom let's go

Our new house - will it be called ADMILJEPA                   Or MILADPAJEN                            This will do for me

 I'll try this hold on Addie                   My double-hander masterpiece                    This is what fingers are for         

     All ready for Valentine's Day             We're waiting for our cards               They say it pays to advertise

              A day trip to liverpool                  Go on daddy - Buy her an ice cream     Just messing about at home

      Let's have a race daddy                        Guess who I am                                   Is she copying me

  Daddy has gone in - Hope they let him out          Nobody takes my chips         I've found a headless sheep

I've got the world's smallest pancake       Did you run out of candles         Mummy said it would be a fire risk

                                     Watching cartoons                                                   Well somebody has to clean up

                Goodnight and God bless from us all at Friar Hill Barn until our next adventure!