The organist librarian

Slept in to Mass. Too late to get to art or St Lawrence Jewry for Bishop of Southwark on music. Saw Sr Catherine at good chat. To Estorick for Britain in Italy WWI. Did sketches and had tea. Nice garden. Met Liz and we ate at Workers cafe Islington very good. To Alexandra Palace for Bert Allwood scholarship and judges agreed with me. Buxtehude well played. John Pryor improvised. To Acton. Watched British Muslims but fell asleep.  The winner was Marion Bettsworth.

Spent some time playing with Ciarán - he has more spots but seems quite happy. He was not pleased when I went at 11 a.m. for spirituality day which was led by Eileen McDade on "We have seen his glory". I returned to Acton after the 2 p.m. talk and enjoyed the Epiphany sequence from Eton College chapel directed by Ralph Allwood who got OBE. Carl Jackson got MVO and Sir Anthony Pappano is well deserved! Liz stayed and Louise sorted out her presentation for course. I watched programme on Queen Mary and enjoying series on Jerusalem. Have started book on Islam which I have had for some months from the library. To  dentist for clean and fluoride treatment. Venetia Patel taking Rebecca's place. Returned home to a letter from Abigail Peck saying Joy had died. She was perfectly named and was a good chair of the Southwark unity commission. Also much involved in Focolare. Her funeral is on Monday when we are returning from York and she will be buried in Suffolk. I wrote to Abigail -...