Gretel le Maître 🐘
@gretellemaitre.bsky.social
Trying to be kind. Church and old buildings explorer; love words, cricket, history, theatre, books, art, music, nature, birds, manuscripts. 😊 Only here for gentle stuff.
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A glimpse of beauty within Sherborne Abbey.
December 7, 2025 at 1:45 AM
A glimpse of beauty within Sherborne Abbey.
London restaurant views
December 6, 2025 at 4:17 PM
London restaurant views
Silliness on the bus. (Can’t do stuff like this when with Husband 😬.)
December 6, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Silliness on the bus. (Can’t do stuff like this when with Husband 😬.)
Two candles lit just now in Sherborne Abbey for the two people who asked for them. Lots of love to you. x
December 6, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Two candles lit just now in Sherborne Abbey for the two people who asked for them. Lots of love to you. x
Hampton Court, with my daughter photo-bombing ☺️
December 6, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Hampton Court, with my daughter photo-bombing ☺️
George Cavendish tell us of Queen Catherine’s hauteur when the questioning begins on the subject of the consummation of her marriage to Prince Arthur. We also read chapter five of Under The Greenwood Tree. Do follow the link for half an hour of gentle readings.
www.buzzsprout.com/2412300/epis...
www.buzzsprout.com/2412300/epis...
December 6, 2025 at 1:24 AM
George Cavendish tell us of Queen Catherine’s hauteur when the questioning begins on the subject of the consummation of her marriage to Prince Arthur. We also read chapter five of Under The Greenwood Tree. Do follow the link for half an hour of gentle readings.
www.buzzsprout.com/2412300/epis...
www.buzzsprout.com/2412300/epis...
Gibbet Corner? A beautiful example of one of the rare red finger posts for #FingerpostFriday
December 5, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Gibbet Corner? A beautiful example of one of the rare red finger posts for #FingerpostFriday
Sun sets as we edge towards the shortest day.
December 4, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Sun sets as we edge towards the shortest day.
Less than George M got for careless whispering 🥴
December 3, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Less than George M got for careless whispering 🥴
Too much Victoriana!
December 2, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Too much Victoriana!
Bluddy Father Christmas blocking my view…
December 2, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Bluddy Father Christmas blocking my view…
Gretel hitting the clubs tonight. 💃 (Not weely.)
December 2, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Gretel hitting the clubs tonight. 💃 (Not weely.)
Hello and this is my first Advent photograph. There’ll be one a day till Christmas.
This is my daughter writing in the visitors’ book of the late 11th century / early 12th century Parish Church of Saint Materiana at Tintagel, Cornwall.
I’ve drained out most of the colour.🤓
This is my daughter writing in the visitors’ book of the late 11th century / early 12th century Parish Church of Saint Materiana at Tintagel, Cornwall.
I’ve drained out most of the colour.🤓
December 1, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Hello and this is my first Advent photograph. There’ll be one a day till Christmas.
This is my daughter writing in the visitors’ book of the late 11th century / early 12th century Parish Church of Saint Materiana at Tintagel, Cornwall.
I’ve drained out most of the colour.🤓
This is my daughter writing in the visitors’ book of the late 11th century / early 12th century Parish Church of Saint Materiana at Tintagel, Cornwall.
I’ve drained out most of the colour.🤓
Bratton Seymour parish church a few days ago.
December 1, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Bratton Seymour parish church a few days ago.
Twelfth century St Nicholas’ church, on a small, high clearing abundant in yews, nettles et aura fantasmagorique…
A perfect parish church should at a distance look like you could scoop it up in the cup of your hands, like with a toad or hedgehog 🦔😅
A perfect parish church should at a distance look like you could scoop it up in the cup of your hands, like with a toad or hedgehog 🦔😅
November 30, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Twelfth century St Nicholas’ church, on a small, high clearing abundant in yews, nettles et aura fantasmagorique…
A perfect parish church should at a distance look like you could scoop it up in the cup of your hands, like with a toad or hedgehog 🦔😅
A perfect parish church should at a distance look like you could scoop it up in the cup of your hands, like with a toad or hedgehog 🦔😅
A very jolly vibe in Sherbyville this afternoon as the Moon waxed and my Money waned..
November 29, 2025 at 11:58 PM
A very jolly vibe in Sherbyville this afternoon as the Moon waxed and my Money waned..
Somerset landscape. Hilltop of Bratton Seymour, where Saxons popped a church, wooden then stone. Replaced by a Norman version in 12th century. A view is a look-out.
November 28, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Somerset landscape. Hilltop of Bratton Seymour, where Saxons popped a church, wooden then stone. Replaced by a Norman version in 12th century. A view is a look-out.
Close up, St Nicholas, Bratton Seymour, Somerset, hier. 🤓
November 28, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Close up, St Nicholas, Bratton Seymour, Somerset, hier. 🤓
Not sure which is prettier, the parish church of Shepton Montague or the yellow berries against the shiny green leaves. Oh and of course the sky 🤍
November 28, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Not sure which is prettier, the parish church of Shepton Montague or the yellow berries against the shiny green leaves. Oh and of course the sky 🤍
In the mizzle this afternoon I spend a happy hour in this 12th century church, St Nicholas, atop a grassy hill in the unfindable parts of Somerset…
November 27, 2025 at 11:49 PM
In the mizzle this afternoon I spend a happy hour in this 12th century church, St Nicholas, atop a grassy hill in the unfindable parts of Somerset…
St Gregory’s Church, Marnhull, after most of the lights were switched off yesterday and I was left to feel the centuries’ old aura, toute seule. 😊
November 27, 2025 at 1:06 AM
St Gregory’s Church, Marnhull, after most of the lights were switched off yesterday and I was left to feel the centuries’ old aura, toute seule. 😊
St Gregory’s 14th c grotesque with wide nostrils and eyes, looking north to keep watch?
November 26, 2025 at 9:08 AM
St Gregory’s 14th c grotesque with wide nostrils and eyes, looking north to keep watch?
Mr Katt says goodnight 😴☺️
November 25, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Mr Katt says goodnight 😴☺️
Alms bag from 1640. St Gregory’s, Marnhull. An absolute gem. ☺️
November 25, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Alms bag from 1640. St Gregory’s, Marnhull. An absolute gem. ☺️