Where the Forest Murmurs, by Fiona Macleod, Part 1

Boring Books for Bedtime Readings to Help You Sleep

Sharon Handy

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🗓️ 25 December 2023

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

Let’s set aside the commercial noise of the holidays and relax with this walk through the forest, appreciate the glories revealed by winter, and consider the turning of the year through the rhythms of life. Lovely!

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0:00.0	Good evening and thank you for joining me for another boring books for bedtime. I hope tonight's election provides all the boredom your busy brain needs to quiet down and let you
0:16.9	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. Carol, Caroline, Laire, Quincy, Quincy, Lillian, Cindy, and Chris.
0:40.0	Thank you all so much for supporting this podcast.
0:43.6	By becoming members of Patreon, you help us remain 100% listener supported and ad free for everyone. And it's very much appreciated.
0:55.0	And because you became members in the month of December,
0:59.0	you and everyone else who supports us through Patreon or with a one-time tip via buy me a coffee.com
1:06.9	before midnight on December 31st will be entered into our special holiday giveaway.
1:14.2	If you're interested in being entered into that raffle,
1:17.6	or just finding out more about the perks available to subscribers,
1:21.8	including exclusive episodes and collections of episodes by topic.
1:27.2	You'll find links to Patreon and Buy Me a Coffee.com in the show description. Good luck and thank you to everyone who supported us this year.
1:37.0	It's really much appreciated.
1:40.0	Now, let's read and relax.
1:45.0	Find a comfortable spot.
1:50.0	Adjust your volume.
1:54.0	Take a nice deep breath in.
1:59.4	Let it out slowly.
2:11.8	And off we go. Tonight, in a bit of an antidote to the holiday seasons hustle and bustle.
2:14.0	Let's take a relaxing trip through nature with
2:18.0	Where the Forest Murmers.
2:21.0	Nature Essays by Fiona McCloud, first published in 1906 at the offices of Country Life
2:30.1	Limited, Tavistock Street, Covet Garden, W.C. London.
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