Lucy, the Lundy Island Native, talks to Gretel
Gretel le Maître Ponders Beauty, with Bede & other guestsShow Notes
Listener mail is warmly welcomed 🙋♀️ This is a very special episode because it’s an interview - or more like a chat - with a one-in-a-million sort of person, whose family have lived on Lundy Island for generations. This is Lucy, a lady we met by chance and whose infectious joy and delight in life and the Island of Lundy blew me away. I’m sorry to say that because we chatted in the Island pub it’s a little noisy. I’ve had a go at improving the sound - I hope you can h...
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Listener mail is warmly welcomed 🙋♀️ 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 over 90,000 downloads. Don’t try to listen in order, unless you’re very committed. Dip in and out, choosing an episode based...
Listener mail is warmly welcomed 🙋♀️ 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 over 90,000 downloads. Don’t try to listen in order, unless you’re very committed. Dip in and out, choosing an episode based...
Listener mail is warmly welcomed 🙋♀️ 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 over 90,000 downloads. Don’t try to listen in order, unless you’re very committed. Dip in and out, choosing an episode based...
Listener mail is warmly welcomed 🙋♀️ 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 over 90,000 downloads. Don’t try to listen in order, unless you’re very committed. Dip in and out, choosing an episode based...