Ruby wedding
Up at 6.20 and to vigils and lauds. Gave Liz the special card with our photo and told her about the spa package and champagne tea at the Montcalm. She gave me a lovely card and a lovely ring. Breakfast together and Louise and Tom went picking your own. Mass at 11 a.m. was farewell to Tony Hemson the organist. Only knew one of the Laudate hymns but a good setting by Peter Jones. Blessing for us by Fr Nicholas in St Benedict's chapel and then to the Parish centre but the people even those who had been on pilgrimage with us were not at all friendly! Photos outside and then an excellent carvery lunch at Hedley Lodge.Lovely framed tribute from family and hanging from Carol. Family and Carol left after lunch and had a nice rest and listened to the War Horse prom on radio and after Vespers and Benediction with Dennis the Prom of Strauss and Elgar 2 on TV so missed Compline. Dennis to the station and had wine and sandwiches in the room. Monday a little late for vigils - could not hear bell without my hearing aids! After Mass to breakfast. The sad news last night that Fr Michael Archer had died peacefully on Saturday night after Vespers. He was such a kind man and it was appropriate that the Feast was St John Vianney who has a wonderful passage about prayer. Well done good and faithful servant! It was good he went to Lourdes last week.
We left at 10 a.m. and in all drove 340 miles. We stopped at Northleach for the mechanical music museum which is smaller than before. Some lovely sounds. Keith Harding died 8 weeks ago. They were filming J.K.Rowling The casual vacancy for BBC. We visited the fine wool church. Had tea had the Old Prison. Home via A40 and M40 by 4 p.m. Then to the 6.30 prom of BBCSSO with Runnicles conducting RVW and Mahler 9 and stayed for the Tavener Ikon of light and Requiem fragments and lovely ceremony of Samuel West reading and Prommers extinguishing candles. Noted several buildings still lit up when we got bus to Victoria. The idea was for one light to be left on and Bruce did that at home. Harrods and Victoria Palace were out but not Wellington Arch and Apsley house or Wicked. Unpacked a bit.
We left at 10 a.m. and in all drove 340 miles. We stopped at Northleach for the mechanical music museum which is smaller than before. Some lovely sounds. Keith Harding died 8 weeks ago. They were filming J.K.Rowling The casual vacancy for BBC. We visited the fine wool church. Had tea had the Old Prison. Home via A40 and M40 by 4 p.m. Then to the 6.30 prom of BBCSSO with Runnicles conducting RVW and Mahler 9 and stayed for the Tavener Ikon of light and Requiem fragments and lovely ceremony of Samuel West reading and Prommers extinguishing candles. Noted several buildings still lit up when we got bus to Victoria. The idea was for one light to be left on and Bruce did that at home. Harrods and Victoria Palace were out but not Wellington Arch and Apsley house or Wicked. Unpacked a bit.
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