Gretel le Maître Ponders Beauty, with Bede & other guests

Send us Fan Mail Hallo dear friends and a very good evening. It’s a hot (I would say but it’s only 20 degrees so an American would say mild 😆) day in merry England.   I’ve planted many hollyhocks of all colours, a rose bush ‘New Dawn’ given to me to help with grief by my best friend Victoria, some ornamental poppies and wisteria.  We also planted the unusual and Biblical hyssop which is associate...

Send us Fan Mail Support the show Gretel le Maître likes to look for the beauty and curiosities in life, one day at a time.  She shares with you snippets from books about history, art and literature and regularly takes you on adventures to new locations, to explore churches, cathedrals and architecture.  We’ve reached 66,000 downloads.  Thank you!!  Historian Tom Holland is the Honorary Patron of...

Send us Fan Mail Support the show Gretel le Maître likes to look for the beauty and curiosities in life, one day at a time.  She shares with you snippets from books about history, art and literature and regularly takes you on adventures to new locations, to explore churches, cathedrals and architecture.  We’ve reached 66,000 downloads.  Thank you!!  Historian Tom Holland is the Honorary Patron of...

Send us Fan Mail Support the show Gretel le Maître likes to look for the beauty and curiosities in life, one day at a time.  She shares with you snippets from books about history, art and literature and regularly takes you on adventures to new locations, to explore churches, cathedrals and architecture.  We’ve reached 66,000 downloads.  Thank you!!  Historian Tom Holland is the Honorary Patron of...

Send us Fan Mail Support the show Gretel le Maître likes to look for the beauty and curiosities in life, one day at a time.  She shares with you snippets from books about history, art and literature and regularly takes you on adventures to new locations, to explore churches, cathedrals and architecture.  We’ve reached 66,000 downloads.  Thank you!!  Historian Tom Holland is the Honorary Patron of...

Send us Fan Mail Support the show Gretel le Maître likes to look for the beauty and curiosities in life, one day at a time.  She shares with you snippets from books about history, art and literature and regularly takes you on adventures to new locations, to explore churches, cathedrals and architecture.  We’ve reached 66,000 downloads.  Thank you!!  Historian Tom Holland is the Honorary Patron of...

Send us Fan Mail Hello and a very good evening.  Thank you for joining me and thank you especially to my subscribers 😊 As I’m coming up to the 200th episode I’m going to pop a small Sherborne Abbey present in the post to those who subscribe. Do feel free to remind me of your address or a Post Office address if you prefer.   With very best wishes ⭐️ Support the show Gretel le Maître likes to look...

Send us Fan Mail Hullo and a very happy Easter.  We’ve had warm sunshine all day today in beautiful Suffolk.  I visited the old, now ruined, 10th century Abbey, and then attended Evensong in the thriving Cathedral, built adjacent to it.   Support the show Gretel le Maître likes to look for the beauty and curiosities in life, one day at a time.  She shares with you snippets from books about history...

Send us Fan Mail Support the show Gretel le Maître likes to look for the beauty and curiosities in life, one day at a time.  She shares with you snippets from books about history, art and literature and regularly takes you on adventures to new locations, to explore churches, cathedrals and architecture.  We’ve reached 66,000 downloads.  Thank you!!  Historian Tom Holland is the Honorary Patron of...

Send us Fan Mail Support the show Gretel le Maître likes to look for the beauty and curiosities in life, one day at a time.  She shares with you snippets from books about history, art and literature and regularly takes you on adventures to new locations, to explore churches, cathedrals and architecture.  We’ve reached 66,000 downloads.  Thank you!!  Historian Tom Holland is the Honorary Patron of...

Send us Fan Mail Helloooo and a very happy Thursday dear friends and I wish you a happy day.  Thank you for joining me and just a reminder that you should be able to rate and review this podcast from whichever platform you use and that these ratings make me as happy as a child at Christmas.  It makes all the work worth it, especially when I read kind words.  Some (discerning?) chap gave me a one s...

Send us Fan Mail Support the show Gretel le Maître likes to look for the beauty and curiosities in life, one day at a time.  She shares with you snippets from books about history, art and literature and regularly takes you on adventures to new locations, to explore churches, cathedrals and architecture.  We’ve reached 66,000 downloads.  Thank you!!  Historian Tom Holland is the Honorary Patron of...

Send us Fan Mail Thank you for joining me on another day on this beautiful earth, navigating its hills and dales; fording its brooks and streams; and trying to find peace.  Support the show Gretel le Maître likes to look for the beauty and curiosities in life, one day at a time.  She shares with you snippets from books about history, art and literature and regularly takes you on adventures to new...

Send us Fan Mail Support the show Gretel le Maître likes to look for the beauty and curiosities in life, one day at a time.  She shares with you snippets from books about history, art and literature and regularly takes you on adventures to new locations, to explore churches, cathedrals and architecture.  We’ve reached 66,000 downloads.  Thank you!!  Historian Tom Holland is the Honorary Patron of...

Send us Fan Mail Good evening and thank you so much for joining me.  My very best wishes to you.   Support the show Gretel le Maître likes to look for the beauty and curiosities in life, one day at a time.  She shares with you snippets from books about history, art and literature and regularly takes you on adventures to new locations, to explore churches, cathedrals and architecture.  We’ve reache...

Send us Fan Mail Support the show Gretel le Maître likes to look for the beauty and curiosities in life, one day at a time.  She shares with you snippets from books about history, art and literature and regularly takes you on adventures to new locations, to explore churches, cathedrals and architecture.  We’ve reached 66,000 downloads.  Thank you!!  Historian Tom Holland is the Honorary Patron of...

Send us Fan Mail Hullo and a very good afternoon from Dorset on what I fear is the last sunny day for a while. Thank you so much for joining me and welcome Dom, my new subscriber. Tomorrow we go to Arundel.  Might we find a tomb?    🌻 Support the show Gretel le Maître likes to look for the beauty and curiosities in life, one day at a time.  She shares with you snippets from books about history, a...

Send us Fan Mail Support the show Gretel le Maître likes to look for the beauty and curiosities in life, one day at a time.  She shares with you snippets from books about history, art and literature and regularly takes you on adventures to new locations, to explore churches, cathedrals and architecture.  We’ve reached 66,000 downloads.  Thank you!!  Historian Tom Holland is the Honorary Patron of...

Send us Fan Mail Good evening  Thank you for joining me for another episode on my path of ponderings, one day at a time.   I apologise for the hurried ending - I had to jump in a cab at short notice.  🌝 And thank you to my lovely new subscribers 🤗 Happy Wednesday evening.   Support the show Gretel le Maître likes to look for the beauty and curiosities in life, one day at a time.  She shares with...

Send us Fan Mail Support the show Gretel le Maître likes to look for the beauty and curiosities in life, one day at a time.  She shares with you snippets from books about history, art and literature and regularly takes you on adventures to new locations, to explore churches, cathedrals and architecture.  We’ve reached 66,000 downloads.  Thank you!!  Historian Tom Holland is the Honorary Patron of...

Send us Fan Mail Support the show Gretel le Maître likes to look for the beauty and curiosities in life, one day at a time.  She shares with you snippets from books about history, art and literature and regularly takes you on adventures to new locations, to explore churches, cathedrals and architecture.  We’ve reached 66,000 downloads.  Thank you!!  Historian Tom Holland is the Honorary Patron of...

Send us Fan Mail A very good morning from sunny, warm, blissful Dorset where the birds are singing and all is well.  Welcome to any new listeners - do say hello and let me know who you are.  I know I have regular listeners in Australia, Germany, Slovakia, Ukraine and Russia, as well as America, Canada and the UK, so do tell me who you are and I can say hello either privately or publicly. I wish ev...

Send us Fan Mail Hello and thank you for joining me.   👋🤗🙋‍♀️ Support the show Gretel le Maître likes to look for the beauty and curiosities in life, one day at a time.  She shares with you snippets from books about history, art and literature and regularly takes you on adventures to new locations, to explore churches, cathedrals and architecture.  We’ve reached 66,000 downloads.  Thank you!! ...

Send us Fan Mail Good evening and thank you for joining me for these gentle readings from history.  April is a beautiful month and I hope you are able to enjoy it.  With my love and best wishes 🤗🌷🕯️ Support the show Gretel le Maître likes to look for the beauty and curiosities in life, one day at a time.  She shares with you snippets from books about history, art and literature and regularly tak...

Send us Fan Mail Support the show Gretel le Maître likes to look for the beauty and curiosities in life, one day at a time.  She shares with you snippets from books about history, art and literature and regularly takes you on adventures to new locations, to explore churches, cathedrals and architecture.  We’ve reached 66,000 downloads.  Thank you!!  Historian Tom Holland is the Honorary Patron of...