Friday

 Woke at 6 listened to St Chad's recital, Blackfriars, SMITF morning song, Interviewed Diana Mills. Did cartoon of environmental lead. Isabella Abbot Parker singing at St Mary Warwick. John Sherwood's funeral livestreamed Lovely singing of O for the wings. Lark ascending and Thou knowest Lord.  2 hour expedition with Dennis to get car seats fixed and got new rear wiper blade fixed. Rain. Ben Nicholas playing at Gonville and Caius Buxtehude, Vierne, Bach. Richard Brasier playing Bach at St Laurence Upminster. Leeds minster recital Ives and Walker. Bruce Parry in Siberian Arctic. Would I lie to you?

Sat, Woke at 6 and back to sleep. Nazareth community lovely walk to Lindisfarne. Blackfriars. St John's St Boniface Mass for Paul Johnson. Zoroastrian Hounslow World environment day - good ideas for action. David Dunnett playing the Dorian and Eric Coates at Norwich cathedral. Exercises. Johnny English reborn with Rowan Atkinson hilarious. Call my agent.

Sunday Music today Verset Adoro Te Boellmann, Bread of heaven Noel Rawsthorne, Adoro Te June Nixon, Ave verum Proulx. Anthems Bread of the world arr Bullard and Ave verum Elgar . Tuba tune C.S.Lang. Went well. Paul Carr playing at Worsley. FODIP on Palestine and Israel. Fell asleep watching Repair shop. RSCM Music Sunday from Lichfield. Lovely singing - the worship song replacing the Nunc stuck out like a sore thumb! Britten Turn of the screw on BBC4. RSCM webinar not helpful to parish musicians. Tribute to Cilla Black. 

Monday woke 5 then 8. Weight now 12 9 another shirt will not do up properly! Smart shorts don't fit! SMITF, Blackfriars. 35 minute exercises! Colette had invited Molly from young Christian activists who have arranged the COP 26 pilgrimages all volunteers! Richard Popplewell playing at Cornhill. Evensongs from St David's for Corpus Christi and SMITF led by Jeff. Will Todd anthem, Murrill. Michael Barnes started the Catholic spirituality conference in his usual engaging style. Bernadette Farrell led evening prayer. The recordings did not come over very well. 

Tuesday. Michael on great form and the discussion group is good. Henry came and spoke to Dennis about his refusal to do as he is told. Michael has now covered Judaism, Islam and Hinduism. Bernadette Farrell led a lovely evening prayer with Hindu chant. 

Wednesday A bit of SMITF as I was late and Blackfriars. Excellent final session on Buddhism and Bernadette led final prayers. Excellent Gresham lecture by Prof Alec Ryrie on England's radical reformation. Liz went for a long walk in the park and visiting Clare. Gave up waiting for Reigate circle! Gresham lecture on the history of synagogue music in London. Sewing Bee. Loved the programme on Coventry cathedral with Sir Kenneth Clark and the cut glass accents of the 50s and 60s.

Thursday Took Liz to Crystal Palace where she met Graham re WMUK. Interesting talk by Loyd Grossman on Bernini's elephant. Watched Lucy Winkett talking honestly to Sam Wells. Also the start of the BM programme on pilgrimage with Richard. The Truro cathedral interfaith service was very wordy. Bishop Mark spoke really well at the end.