Henry

 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 but went in front of Darren's. B. Paul Carr playing Harwood sonata no. 1. Ripon cathedral evensong. Family tree fun. Green planet. Call the midwife was perfect for Holocaust memorial day and pottery throwdown was good too.

Monday chat to Ann - they are off to Tasmania and Melbourne for 5 weeks and the baby is due soon! S and B. Liz to gym. Very interesting CTBI zoom on refugees and made contact with Joel in Nepal who will speak at March LSI meeting. I had no idea so many Nepalese had to migrate because of climate emergency. Also film about the Pacific islands and chat to WCC person. Indonesia as well. Balham and Beckenham Catenians Derrick and Eric were there. We have a date for public speaking March 24 Maidstone. Fell asleep during Only Connect. Geordie hospital.

Tuesday swam 20. SM, S and B. Essex zoom on diversity and National flags! To St Paul's Thornton Heath for the patronal festival and farewell to the Bishop of Croydon who preached well. There was a meal too. Fr John played the keyboard.

Wedesday Sean arrived and took off plaster in loo and kitchen. B late in the day as a result. I did the zoom invites for Synod meetings (interesting reaction from Fr John Scott), invites to schools for the public speaking. The Catenian website was very helpful! Press release about Feb organ music and Feb music list. Erik Varden talking about his new book. Good Lsi meeting and several matters sorted esp the platform. Minutes finished at midnight!

Thursday SM, B and S. Old mattress and hoover taken away. The latter recycled. Sean plastering. To art. Discussion about exhibition and they are reluctant but Esme is interested! AgeUK are not charging for anything for the moment which is odd! Left after an hour and picked up engraved shield. Croydon Holocaust memorial day was excellent including idea of opera from Terezin for children. Worked on public speaking sending emails and rang Barry Mizen - can't come. Fascinating lecture on Jesuit architecture in Latin America.

What an evening! Gresham lecture on Music and love. Discussion on Marcus Borg The heart of Christianity. Zoom with Fr Tom Doyle on abuse and corruption in the church - a shocking eye-opener! Bishop Paul is coming to be a judge!

Friday swam 20. Nearly collided with black guy who swims slowly. Sm, S and B. Mick cancelled his session. Programmes on Impressionists. Apprentice Lord Sugar was quite right to get rid of Nick and Amy must go! SMITF tea. Excellent Gresham lectures on Brexit and law in a rule of terror. Ballet and ballroom on the BBC. Liz had a servers council meeting. Tim Marlow on Turner.