Confirmation

Tidied up garden and tried some planting in the old water feature. To Glyn Close - ssems Maggie has used material for upstairs downstairs and vice versa. It looks lovely! Served at confirmation with Bishop John Arnold - I was mitre and Liz was smoke. Bit thrown when he took it off for the Gospel and then did not want it for the homily but no matter. Took shirts and clothes I do not wear to the Passage and found a nice pair of black leather shoes in the locker so throwing out 2 pairs I don't like wearing! Tea at Marks and bought slippers and umbrella. Served vespers and Mass and met the new organ scholar Matthew who was at Queens Oxford and Tonbridge school before that. He starts in September. Nick sang well. Home accompanied by Massenet's Cendrillon. Nice pepper steaks and Italian ice cream. Liz practising songs. I played numbers from Noel Coward's "Bittersweet". "I'll see you again" is such a beautiful melody and so well constructed as a duet. Also Flanagan and Allan "Downtown" (saw them in 1959!) and "Some enchanted evening". Watched 3rd programme on English National Ballet. Did not sleep well so finished Harper Lee (what a book!) and read more on Hinduism also diary for Proms and City concerts. Duke and Duchess of Cambridge look stunning in Canada and Los Angeles.