Busy day

 Thursday Oct 16 Art, aerobics (I can’t stand Morgana replacing Barbara) dentist. Westminster Abbey joint evensong Part, fabulous Bruckner, nice to see all the clergy and Peter played Mendelssohn 2. Then to the Globe. No wonder I’m tired! We enjoyed parts of Troilus and Cressida at the Globe. It’s a wierd play. Access host took us in the lift and the captions were great. Hot chocolate at interval as it got cold. Walked to London Bridge and home by 11.45.

Oct 18 Saturday. School of synodality zoom very inspiring. Gandhi association AGM less so. At Mass Fr Joseph launched into "What a friend we have in Jesus" then drank from the chalice and sang the last line. Nobody sang. I pointed out to him that RCs do not know this hymn at all. He said "some hymns are not in the book". Also we got old versions of the Mass book so I said they should be removed. Why did they publish this with the same colour cover? Black History Momth event at SJ was not as good as last year. Pianist is not great. Jerk chicken. Strictly extracts.

Beckenham Methodist and a good sermon. Played Thiman and Tambling on Slane, Finlandia theme and Buxtehude Fugue in C and Canzonetta. Interesting hymn set to Finlandia “we come to make confession” and a Wesley hymn new to me “A charge to keep I have”. Songs of Praise on NIcene creed. Bernard Longley, Rowan and Archbishop Archelaos. Lloyds bank sending Liz £15.60. Lovely evensong Dyson, Wilby and introit by Dan on where two or three are gathered in your name. Fr John played Boellmann. Sixteen at Peterborough cathedral. Strictly result. Antiques roadshow. Hamza's wild isles.

Monday Ann, Liz to crafts clay, swam 10, aerobics and Barbara back. National gallery To Radical harmony neo-impressionists at the National Gallery. I must say the Sainsbury wing is much improved and feels more welcoming and spacious. Given that the Helene Kroller-Muller collection has the 2nd largest collection of Van Goghs in the world it’s a bit disappointing that they have leant only one The sower. Pissarro and can Rhysselburge. Fascinating lecture at St Martin’s by Chris Bryant MP about his life before he became an MP. His mother was alcoholic, his father left, he discovered he was gay and became a priest which he said is like being an MP. He left the priesthood.

Tuesday Liz to Guys. Swim. Whitgift centre like a graveyard. Blister packs to Boots, Works for canvases, Weatherstones for book on Egypt for Henry. Carers meeting with alzheimers society pair was good. The King has visited the Manchester synagogue where the attack took place with the chief Rabbi. The third lecture by Professor Michael Barnes was on Nostra Aetate plus 60 excellent! Saw former Archbishop Welby and his wife at Kent House station. Are they living locally? He looked very grim. Thought I had lost freedom pass but it was in my bag. Left hearing aid came apart at home battling to retube it. University challenge, Only connect.

Wed woke early again. Liz to have hair done. I took 2 bags of books and jigsaws to St Christopher's Hospice shop. Practised and saw David. The creed is said occasionally at communion and annual services. The music is going to be looked at next week thanks to my reminder to Frank! Injections. Met Liz at Victoria but she had changed the plan to an Uber which cost £12. St Mary the Boltons Holland Park opera dementia concert attended by Mayor and Mayoress of Kensington. Lovely singing from the two ladies. Vicar remembered me. The stained glass is horrid but a lovely statue. Unfortunately turned tight instead of left and ended up on Fulham Road. Bus to South Ken where we had tea. Somebody on the line at Penge East so got bus to Kent House and got home around 6. CCA meeting Croydon scorecards Council not done too well!