The organist librarian

 Sat began with Nazareth community walk around Southall and I did the garden bird watch from the back bedroom window. 4 wood pigeons, 2 crows, robin, 3 coaltits, 1 magpie, 1 blackbird, 2 gulls, 1 wren. Excellent zoom about Lifting the Lid.  Moved all the ornaments in the dining room - there are so many! It can now be painted. Film on Turner at the BBC. B and S. Haircut. Fr Peter can come on March 24th so I have asked him to be a backup. Revd Rose is wellknown to the Gartons! I will try again for her to come next year. Cathedral website advertised the zooms! Watched The Ice King about John Curry.  Prelude for Candlemas JSBach, Nunc dimittis Chant B by Dyce, Paean on Divinum mysterium John Cook, Light of the nations Andrew Moore. Very cold morning. Ran out of time as we rehearsed the Chilcott Be thou my vision so did not robe. Spoke to Alan about making sure the livestream includes my preludes next month as I have advertised them. Safeguarding online course. Sharon Docherty...

 Call the midwife was perfect for Holocaust memorial day. Pottery throw-down. 

 Sir Anthony Pappano conducting at RCM Maconchy, Ravel, RVW Symphony no. 5, Bax. What a treat.  Henry woke at 8.15. Nazareth in St James Park, B. To gym at BTG and Henry doing really well. Dancer sad film about Polianin. Watched memorial mass for John O'Sullivan from St Joseph Bromley. Minutes from last night done. WHo do you think you are with David Walliams. The Father is excellent.  Played Brahms Es ist ein ros entsprungen based on the tune of the carol we sang at communion. The congregation clearly enjoyed singing O for a thousand tongues to sing to Lyngham. Postlude Bach In dir ist Freude and I am pleased with my playing of this. Practice helps!! I did some more clearing of the cupboard next to the console and found some treasures including Martin How pieces. More duplicate organ scores to give away including an organ score of the Faure requiem! The church was very cold. Slow progress getting home because of a football match. Somebody with a blue badge in our space b...

Heythrop lecture on Charles Taylor. Rev Andy Roland on Jerusalem and its churches.  Inside the shoe factory. Gresham on structures in the universe. Sorted out pictures to copy for art tomorrow. SM, S and B after a bad night. Dennis came and booked King's appointment with neurosurgeon. Cream came for my back. To art and a good start on 2 pictures. Chatted to Marie from Spain. Contacted Salvation Army TH about possible exhibition there. Cheltenham prayer and thoughs about planning permission. Churches trust on saints stories. Zoom on Faith plans. Belmont vespers. Junior bake off. Gresham lecture on African Christianity. Apprentice was good. Friday Sm, S and B. Swam 20 went in middle lane in the end.  Ensemble 26 at St John Upper Norwood. Pauline Viardot and Faure violin sonata no. 1. Lovely. Tom Norris, Ellie Fagg and Eleanor Meynell.  Good meeting of Southwark group. Henry arrived with fish and chips and chocolate ice cream and lots of cuddly toys!  He had a bath (he ...

 https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?ref=notif&v=1333682053814043&notif_id=1642327164820786&notif_t=live_video_explicit Twas in the moon of wintertide Huron French tune  Played Jesu meine freude Walther and Buxtehude In dulci jubilo. Lovely to hear from Meryl and Mikey Maggs. Death cafe was interesting. Call the midwife, pottery throwdown.  Rang doctor see him tomorrow. Honda say premium petrol is fine so that will save a lot as I thought it had to be super! Urology chasing up letter. Margaret Beaufort institute zoom on religion and secularism with people from Germany, China and Scotland. Gresham lecture on body parts and the law. More on family tree. Watched first part of NT play about Auden and Britten. Prommers zoom. Southwark J and P Synod discussion.  Wed SM, S and B. Took the plaques and posts to Joan in Tooting so that is the last thing from SLIFG I had to deal with! To see doctor Ojo with Liz and discussed moles, spine referral and writing a comp...

 Wednesday B. Nice chat to Ann. They are going to Tasmania for 6 weeks after all! To St Mark Woodcote for piano recital by Nataly Ganina - good audience, no applause between items, could not hear what was said so not sure if she changed the order. Rachmaninoff, Schubert, Franck. Sat with Joy and Geoff. Watched Queer Eye. Liz at Guys. Belmont vespers. Croydon climate action meeting was good. Inside the factory.  Thursday woke very early. Gresham lecture by Prof Whitty on sexually transmitted diseases. SM, S and B. Art and completed a small picture in a few hours! Churches conservation trust on angel roofs in East Anglia. Some garden work - lovely day. Saw a wren. LSi animators - not pleased with Magda as she had forgotten the date we had suggestedfor the big event! John Paul now announces we need safeguarding training after a year. I was not pleased. Art and Christianity event on a South African film which was baffling.  AmaHubo (psalms), 2018 by Buhlebezwe Siwani. Gresham...

 Friday Sm and S. B did not livestream for some reason. Decorations down in front garden, hall and dining room. Tablet has letter by Bob Turner. St Martin's tea chat. Excellent Southwark group meeting working on our statement re the synod. I cooked curry with aubergine. Delicious. Started to watch Don't look up.  Saturday Rain. SM walk in Lambeth and S. B. To St John's for a lovely concert by the Phacelia ensemble. Cecilia Bignall is a fine cellist and her arrangement of Scarborough Fair was magical. Antonia Kessel on violin and Edward Bale viola. Mozart Divertimento K563 full of delights. Adrian's Christmas cake. Well attended. Took Liz to leisure centre to check on Healthwise scheme. Richard Coles Winter walk to Rievaulx Abbey. More notes for the Southwark group. Belmont vespers X 2.  The Tablet this week reviewed Procession which I found on Netflix. Appalling the way priests treated boys and did not believe their complaints. Worth watching. Something must be done. Ro...

 Tuesday SM, S and B. Hedda Gabler from NT and started watching East is East both excellent. Essex chat Bahai on death. Quiet time. Christopher's recordings. Liz at Clare's as she came home. Netflix competition building with chocolate!  Wednesday SM, S and B. Nice chat to Ann. Finished East is East. Very funny.  Meditation. Nice fine day. Anything goes from the Barbican brilliant and funny. Lovely singing.  Epiphany Sm S and B. Liz to Guys.Wrote to The Tablet. Bidding room.  Lovely service last night at St John Upper Norwood. Canon Leanne Roberts preached. We sang Cornelius 3 Kings and Mendelssohn There shall a star.  The Apprentice had several twits.