The organist librarian

Friday Liz took Sean to London Zoo. John was at Wychcroft for SPIDIR course day with Graeme Watson on the Song of Songs. excellent. Saw photo of Jean  Jean Yearwood  and Marie King. Ann-Marie gave me a lift from Caterham. Liz made a fuss about her flowers but n fact theyw ere OK. Alarm call in middle of night but nothing wrong.  Sat Louise and Tom back from the wedding in Ireland. While Ciarán was at swimming after his sleepover Sean and I made tents in the bedroom and read fairy tales. Back to the cathedral - I have not been there for 4 weeks due to holidays and illness! Did programmes for concerts.  Watched the Trooping. Ciarán "Why is the Queen so old?" "Why do the men ride on horses?" Sir James Macmillan, Karen Armstrong MBE.

A short lie-in. More reading on phenomenology - gave up on the Paul Ricoeur book. Train was late so arrived late at St Matthew Westminster for Rosemary Field's recital of Bach, Tunder, John Robinson and Leighton's Paean. She remembered meeting me in Birmingham and St Stephen Rochester Row is to have a new organ a Binns from Edinburgh.. Bus to Waterloo and time to look rounf the 2 exhibitions at the National theatre where I had won Tablet tickets. The Jonathan Miller stuff was tat but the Laila Ward Migration work quite lovely combining fabrics and ceramics. Really enjoyed the Authorized version of Psalms and Song of Songs. Patricia Routledge is a national treasure - who could forget her reading Psalm 23 and 121? Met the Beers afterwards and got X68 home and Liz went on to M & S.