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 Sat up at 7.30 to do RSPB birdwatch. Carrion crows, feral pigeons, collared doves, 1 blackbird. Where are all the small birds I saw last year? The cat was about. SM, S and B. Hurtado on storms. Be not afraid.  Feb music list done. Liz to Iceland and I popped into Thornton Heath sustainability hub and had meatless cottage pie. Part of Cosi from ROH. Read The Tablet. To Mass and played Moore, JSB and Cook. The loop is working. Berni Excell is coming to Caterham on a couple of Sundays!To St OSwald Norburyfor Triptych singers concert which was good. Odd that Richard Mander played Thalben-Ball Elegy in a Christmas season programme! More of Cosi. Sunday  For Candlemas Played Andrew Moore's Light of the nations, Bach prelude and John Cook Paean on Divinum mysterium. Sang Shera Nunc dimittis. Couple of roads closed en route so went via Warlingham. Church so cold I took two pages away in the Cook and also Jerry requested another verse in the last hymn (I thought I was right and h...

 Played Brahms Es ist ein ros, Ireland Holy boy and Buxtehude in dulci jubilo. We sang Lo a rose. Lynda sang descants well. Peregrine did not tell me he is going to Cayman Islands until March 22! Good meeting with the wardens. No services Ash Wednesday, Ascension, Maundy Thursday, Easter Vigil. Nice beef for lunch with Yorkshires. Selwyn College Cambridge service. To Salvation Army Upper Norwood for Churches together in Crystal Palace meeting. Fr Andrew told us about mental health service and Woodside bereavement service. Jews for Jesus coming to do a Seder meal! Ian Golds was remembered - he was a founder of the group. Paula wanted me to join Friday Lent group. An aging group. Call the midwife and pottery throwdown, also Repair shop.  Monday aerobics and swim (bit too busy). Fell asleep watching Repair shop. Marie Antoniette. Mastermind. Only connect. University challenge. An Italian film 18 The Catholic school. Could the school have done anything to prevent misogyny and bull...

 Such a relief that wax clearance means I can hear well. To Guys and tubing sorted. She will write to GP for  a  full hearing test referral - not been done since 2021. Liz picked me up at NJ where I had coffee. Put garden Christmas tree away. To St Mark's Purley for a superb piano recital by Rob Hao. Turnage, Schubert and Schumann - he really makes the piano sing. Listened to the rest of Sir Chris Whitty's lecture. Liz went to see Clare. Digging for Britain. Gresham on microbes. CCA meeting. Wild dogs, The Mistress with Felicity Kendal, Pottery throwdown. Thursday. Woke late and felt tired. Did not go to swim but Liz did and I went to art and sketched 2 pictures. Somebody in Nigeria tried to get into Liz's Facebook account. Digging for Britain very interesting. CCT talk on art in Buddhist temples. LSIUK meeting very encouraging. Gresham lecture on breast cancer. Just stop oil zoom with Carmody and Jeremy Corbyn. The Apprentice was good. Friday a swim at last! Disabled stu...

 Wed Jan 4 Liz to Guys. I went to Mayday for X ray of my left foot. Had to get into some uncomfortable positions!  Swim and took blisterpacks to Superdrug. Mary Beard interviewing Philip Pullman. Picked up Liz at station - she was finished early but has to go back for injection. We both went to West Norwood picturehouse to see Corsage which was beautifully done. I liked the sounds of the houses but not the modern pop soundtrack. Vicky Krieps was excellent as the Empress Elisabeth. Why did they have her jumping off a ship when she was assassinated in Geneva? Confusion over free tea for silverscreen - seems it was stopped yesterday? Macaques and wild dogs. Stonehouse.  Thurs 5th. Watched Pope Benedict's funeral. Some Cardinals with scarves and priests in woolly hats. Pope Francis look sad. Choir flat and no Mozart! Swim. Led Cheltenham Laudato Si' circle prayers using Ps 98, Friendly beasts and Jesus Christ the apple tree. 18 there. Repair shop, Make it to market, Netflix T...