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A Wessex Wander and Progress with Churchill and Bede’s histories. Aching for my mother. 😔

Season 2 Episode 12

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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…

Published on 9 months, 2 weeks ago

Darkness and Light after Death; and Tom Holland brings some Comfort 🌷

Season 2 Episode 11

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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…

Published on 9 months, 2 weeks ago

Oh Let us have Valiant Hearts; Gratitude for Kindness; and the Legacy of Hilde

Season 2 Episode 10

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Dear friends 

Thank you for staying with me on this path. 

My very best wishes to you.  

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Published on 9 months, 2 weeks ago

The Church of Lady St Mary, Wareham; and Hilde of Whitby.

Season 2 Episode 9

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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…

Published on 9 months, 3 weeks ago

Ponderings on Grief, a little Mozart, and Venerable Bede tells of a Veritable Samson

Season 2 Episode 8

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Hello.  Gosh this is hard.  How is one to accept that the face of one’s mother is lost and gone?  Grief is squeezing my chest and moving me from states of numb dumbness or dumb numbness…

Published on 9 months, 3 weeks ago

Elgar’s Enigma Variations; Sea-Swimming and Gentle Bede

Season 2 Episode 7

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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…

Published on 9 months, 3 weeks ago

Exploring Wareham; the Romans look back to the Danube; and we prepare for Bede’s hymn to the Virgin Queen 😬🫖

Season 2 Episode 6

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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…

Published on 9 months, 3 weeks ago

A trip to Wareham to visit the Saxon church of St Martin; and Bede talks of bones, virgins and eels 🤓

Season 2 Episode 5

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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…

Published on 9 months, 3 weeks ago

Not Waving but Drowning; the Birds bring Joy; as do Books 📚

Season 2 Episode 4

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Thank you so much for joining me for what has been the worst week of my life.  I am trying to tread water and this is possible with my family, with nature, with music and with books.  I…

Published on 9 months, 3 weeks ago

Boy, this is tough! Grief overwhelms; Suetonius finally overwhelms the Britons; and monks flock to hear chanting superstar John

Season 2 Episode 3

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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…

Published on 9 months, 3 weeks ago