The organist librarian

 Saturday June 10 set off at 8 and reached Moverons garden for tea and cake. Lovely place to visit with lake and views. To Amber and Richard for lunch outside and a lovely chat. We got to Tunstall around 3.30 and went to Mass at Aldeburgh. Met Mgr Tony who is retiring. Sunday to the Aldeburgh Festival service - Byrd 5 part mass and an excellent sermon by the Dean of St Edmundsbury. He brought in the murmuration theme. Coffee in the hall. To the Maltings to check our tickets which we had in fact recieved online. 7.30 BBC Phil with John Storgards. De Falla Fantasia baetica. Britten Violin concerto with Simone Lansma. Cassandra Miller La donna. We went to the pre-performance talk in the Peter Pears recital room. The idea of a large sound gradually disappearing is hardly original! Sibelius 5 splendid. Monday 12th 2.30 p.m. Masterclass on Britten with Roderick Williams. Fascinating. The baritone Stephen Whitford is one to watch. His Billy Budd improved. Sandeep Gurrapadi with the guitar...

 Alan came and updated wiring upstairs and installed the otters fountain (waited a year for it!) We now have plugs outside. I went to art and did a painting of the Ural owl. Webinar about using The Letter.  Friday no swim again. To Unacc and no news of Bill's funeral. I sent Dot another message. Clare came and was more subdued. Enjoyed Alexander Armstrong in Sri Lanka. Finished Pa Salt. The saga of the tyre inflators continues - 3 returned to Argos as the batteries do not hold the charge! In the end got one from Amazon which plugs in.  Saturday lovely SM from Regent's Park.To Croydon central library to promote Trees4Croydon and had some interesting chats. To Mass at Beckenham - a curious homily on the Trinity mentioning the German Synod as against unity. Liz got nice food from M and S so we ate it in the car. To St George Beckenham for Tallis Scholars 50th anniversary concert. Lovely singing but it would have been good to have had translations in the programme. Saw Janey....