Advent day

 Lovely Nazareth community walk with Catherine in her home town of Lincoln which looked so lovely. B and S. Set up the lights and the crib so decorations are now finished. Very good CSN Advent day on the 4 Sundays. Walked in garden. St Paul's interview with Stephen Cottrell. Wrote to CMQ and minutes from yesterday done. Strictly excellent standard. Griff in New Zealand. Grayson's art club in Bristol. Gresham lecture on ancient Greek and Roman libraries,

Advent 3 pink candle Gaudete. Bach Nun komm der heiden heiland. Willan Prelude on Bristol, Advent message Martin How, JSBach Wachet auf. I managed for the first time to leave my anthem copies in the hall! Susan took the service as no priest was available and it worked well to have the anthem after the Gospel. D|isappointing that the opening voluntaries were not livestreamed. Songs of Praise from Lincoln. B. Gresham lecture by Richard Ovenden librarian Oxford on attacks on knowledge and one on religion and secularism (Charles Taylor gets a mention!) Dr Usaama Al-Azami. Pro-cathedral Dublin Advent carols Readings very clear, Choir kept coming and going and even distorting. Such a shame as the singing was lovely. Andrew Carter at the end. The adapter for the car tire pump works. A real lovely wreath was delivered from St Andrew's school and is up. I cooked linguini - it was delicious.  Strictly.  Prof Jacqueline McGlade Gresham lecture on a just and rights based framework for nature. 

Monday swam 20. B, SM and S. Heaven made at Worth, Chilworth and Kylemore Abbeys. Got the tires done - the orange extension lead did  not work  so used the other one from the Christmas tree. Later found nothing wrong with the orange lead. I think the problem is the connection into the cigarette lighter bit! Ann Marie brought chocolate. Colette's Christmas zoom. Richard E Grant writers around Naples. Tony Robinson on the Thames at night. Reported flytipping near the pool. Belmont Vespers are back being streamed. Henry rang to show us his new pyjamas. Beckenham circle, Talk on the Christmas truce of 1914. Only connect, university challenge. Up to date on Tablets! 

Tuesday B and S. Sean came to touch up cupboard doors and do new handles. To doctors for blood test. Long wait room 6 upstairs. Watched RSA Who gets to imagine the future? First part. LMP party from Fairfield on zoom. Mozart oboe quartet. Jesuit international reflection on COP26. Liz walked round the lake. Speed awareness course with Welsh Christian was very good (my second time and I had forgotten stuff!) Shocking how many die on our roads. Belmont Vespers. Sean brought a heater so warming up the toilet and it is working. The leak in the toilet upstairs is of course sorted. Watched  a bit of Masterchef - Alexander McCall Smith is better! Christmas University challenge.