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A Blackbird, Tudor houses and Abbey Music

Season 2 Episode 53

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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 r…

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We visit Arundel Castle and climb the Norman Keep; Two April Saints and the death of Wilfrid

Season 2 Episode 52

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A trip to Arundel; more tales of Wilfred’s life

Season 2 Episode 51

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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 r…

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The Count of Mortain’s Cornish land; a Great Tit; Wilfred’s early life and Ponderings on Church and State

Season 2 Episode 50

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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 Arunde…

Published on 8 months, 1 week ago

Some Solitude from May Sarton, the Norman Arch and our own Aldhelm

Season 2 Episode 49

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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 r…

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A trip to see Hamilton with a happy daughter; and Parakeets in St James’s Park

Season 2 Episode 48

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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.  🌝

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Published on 8 months, 1 week ago

Green grass and blue skies in England are the beautiful backdrop to this evening’s ponderings 🌻

Season 2 Episode 47

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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 r…

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Organ music from Evensong; a Salad of Saints and a Marvellous description of pre-Crusade Jerusalem and Bethlehem

Season 2 Episode 46

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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 r…

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The Great Gatsby’s prescient diagnosis of America; a very persistent Wren; Abbey bells a-calling; and the founding of Shaftesbury.

Season 2 Episode 45

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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 ha…

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Ponderings on Melancholia; More strange Saints and yet another Tale of Alarm from our Pious Friend of Yore

Season 2 Episode 44

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Gretel le Maître likes to look for the beauty and curiosities in life, one day at a time. She shares with you snippets from bo…

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