Wednesday to Friday

 Liz to Guys. Blackfriars, St Martin's (two unknown sung items). St John's. Faith action cafe about vaccination . Nicholas King on Luke at Sion centre. Put Christmas stuff away and rearranged lounge shelves and back bedroom for drawing course. Croydon OH guy came and put in 2 rails and brought kitchen seat and bathroom seat. Come dine with me from Aberdeen. Celebrity cook. More work on St Paul's cathedral. Music and liturgy came. 

Thursday woke late. Ann on skype. Chat to Clare. Blackfriars St Catherine de Ricci and found her lovely meditation on the passion. St Martin's. Come dine with me. St Martin's music and talk about government. An excellent talk by Chris Hewer on unity and diversity in the 3 Abrahamic faiths. 

Friday Blackfriars, St Martin's morning song, leaf blower in the garden as it was drier, excellent RSCM talk by Paddy Russill on Terry and new English music for the cathedral. Bidding room. Matthew Martin playing at Gonville and Caius - no shoes! Zoom to launch Sr Patricia Rumsey's book on women in the church -it only costs £62! Watching a new Barber of Seville from Norsk opera. Quite why the tenor spent a lot of time in his underpants is beyond me!


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