EPISODE · Aug 3, 2020 · 4 MIN
3rd August, 2020 – How At Once
from Marc’s Almanac · host Marc Sidwell
Five minutes of civilised calm, recorded in the peace of the English countryside. Sign up at https://marcsalmanac.substack.com With a poem by Edward Thomas, How At Once. "How at once should I know, When stretched in the harvest blue..." From the show: 1 John 2:17 The Compleat Angler by Izaak Walton On this day: 3rd August, 1914, Edward Grey says "the lamps are going out all over Europe" On this day: 3rd August, 1803, Joseph Paxton, designer of the Crystal Palace is born in Bedfordshire Music to wake you up – Folsom Prison Blues by Johnny Cash Sign up to receive email alerts and show notes with links when a new episode goes live at https://marcsalmanac.substack.com Please share this with anyone who might need a touch of calm, and please keep sending in your messages and requests. You can leave a voice message at https://anchor.fm/marc-sidwell/message. If you like Marc's Almanac please do leave a review on Apple podcasts. It really helps new listeners to find me. Have a lovely day.
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Five minutes of civilised calm, recorded in the peace of the English countryside. Sign up at https://marcsalmanac.substack.com With a poem by Edward Thomas, How At Once. "How at once should I know, When stretched in the harvest blue..." From the show: 1 John 2:17 The Compleat Angler by Izaak Walton On this day: 3rd August, 1914, Edward Grey says "the lamps are going out all over Europe" On this day: 3rd August, 1803, Joseph Paxton, designer of the Crystal Palace is born in Bedfordshire Music to wake you up – Folsom Prison Blues by Johnny Cash Sign up to receive email alerts and show notes with links when a new episode goes live at https://marcsalmanac.substack.com Please share this with anyone who might need a touch of calm, and please keep sending in your messages and requests. You can leave a voice message at https://anchor.fm/marc-sidwell/message. If you like Marc's Almanac please do leave a review on Apple podcasts. It really helps new listeners to find me. Have a lovely day.
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