5th June, 2020 – It is not growing like a tree...
In small proportions we just beauties see;/ And in short measures life may perfect be...
Hello from Suffolk. Here's five minutes of civilised calm recorded in the peace of the English countryside. With a poem by Ben Jonson.
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From the show:
Weekend Wodehouse: Something Fresh, a Blandings novel
On this day: 5th June, 1833 – Ada Lovelace meets Charles Babbage for the first time
On this day: 5th June, 1723 – Adam Smith is baptised in Kirkcaldy, Fife
Friday film: Groundhog Day
If you need some music to wake you up – how about Walking on Sunshine by Katrina & The Waves:
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