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Boring Books for Bedtime Readings to Help You Sleep

Our Cats and All About Them, by Harrison Weir, Part 2

Boring Books for Bedtime Readings to Help You Sleep

Sharon Handy

Sleepless, Rest, Insomnia, Books, Reading, Asmr, Sleep, Health & Fitness, Stress, Meditation, Bedtime, Relaxation, Mental Health, Sleepaid

4.51.1K Ratings

🗓️ 8 January 2024

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

Let’s fall asleep to more about nature’s supreme relaxers—cats! This time, we learn about the trainability of cats, the traits of three longhair breeds, and a tale about a deaf cat with a happy ending.

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0:00.0

Good evening and thank you for joining me for another boring books for bedtime.

0:08.0

I hope tonight's selection provides all the boredom your busy brain needs to quiet down and let you

0:17.1

get some sleep. Before we begin I'd like to give a special shout out of thanks to some new members of our Patreon family.

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Dawn, Fianna, Cassie, Lizzi, and Shannon.

0:36.4

Thank you all so much for supporting this podcast.

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0:51.2

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where you can support us with a one-time tip no subscription required. I hope you'll take a moment to check them out.

1:26.0

Now, let's read and relax.

1:33.0

Find a comfortable spot.

1:37.0

Adjust your volume.

1:41.0

Take a nice deep breath in.

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Let it out slowly.

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And off we go.

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Tonight we return to the most popular book of 2023. Our cats and all about them, their varieties, habits and management, and for show.

2:09.4

The Standard of Excellence and Beauty described and pictured by Harrison Weir,

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FRHS. Published in a new edition in 1892 by the Fanciers Gazette 34 to 37 Imperial Buildings, Luddgate Circus, London.

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