The organist librarian

45 years. Where did they go? Quiet day checking post, emails and unpacking some of the items we will not need. Haircut. Fr Rajiv at Mass - just 3 of us serving. Very pleasent meal at Indian restaurant Bromley Hill with Dulwich Catenians. Sunday played lots of Elgar and Nun danket. Family came for lunch brought by Lou - beef lasagne and prosecco. Great fun. Prom on BBC4 Shostakovich 11 Rachmaninoff and Midnight sun variations. Enjoyed Monday sunshine at Kelsey park and Punch and Judy. Packed. 

Up early and checked Bromley catalogue and found scores I need! To 8 a.m. Mass at St MAry's - Fr David looking very old. At Coulsdon played Parry's Elegy which is inscribed "Happy brithday from Nellie 23.8.46" a month before I was born! Mum and Dad remembered in the prayers - 5 years! I also played Jerusalem and Boellmann and Nixon on Adoro Te. Hymns included To be a pilgrim and Father hear the prayer. Straight to Waterloo where I had a coffee and Louise and Ciarán arrived at 12.20. I mislaid my phone cover. To Royal Festival Hall where we watched Edward German's "Merry England" done by Ilford operatic (very dated), Asian dancing from Brent, Dagenham girl pipers (some of them not girls any more)and Punch and Judy. Excellent exhibiton about 1951 Festival of Britain and tea at collectors show. To the roof garden for Pimms and left them at the beach. On underground to RAH. Pre-prom talk on Elijah was disappointing but the performance was excellent. Large ch...