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Manchester

  Manchester staying at Luther King house with it’s pretty fountain. Japanese prints at Whitworth gallery, Pankhurst house very interesting , Manchester museum Human natures and Asian section. At the opera house saw The Midsomer County murders quite brilliant! Best of all the Halle playing Mahler 6 maestro Wang! Delicious meal in the Charles Halle room. Rail journey was fine home by 7.45 on Friday. It was hot especially at night. Fnished reading the Peter Tyler book. Saturday Liz went to Aylesford UCM Mass with Fr Bull. I had a quiet day at home. SM sharing and Richard starts his 3 month sabbatical. What do we fear and have we felt Jesus holding our hand. Mass at Anerley. Sunday Beck Meth Played part of Mendelssohn 6 and preludes on Nicaea by Willan and Marsh. One of the hymns would have been better on the piano! I am a new creation. Bishop Hannah's sermon and prayers far too long! Faiths together in Croydon picnic at Park Hill with meditation and fire engine. Monday Liz to art a...
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May 17

 The stewards led an interesting service on prayer. The second hymn was a video and not easy to join in. Played Bach Heut triumphiret, Boellmann Priere a Notre Dame, Tambling on Slane, Oldroyd Le Prie-Dieu and Murrill Postlude on a ground. Interesting that techniques of prayer were not discussed nor much about silent meditation. The Maori Lord's Prayer new to me. Watched Americas wildlife but dropped off,  Monday chat to Ann. Liz to last tapestry session and lunch with WM folk. Swim. Julian came - a very good chat. Lovely service welcoming new companions of Nazareth online Liz among them! University challenge and Only connect. Tuesday swim and practice. Took blistet packs to Boots. Met Steven Disley in the street. He is very happy at the Minster. Turns out carers meeting was yesterday. 3rd mixup. Only connect, University challenge, Keeping up appearances, Sorry, Masterchef. Mum would have been 107 on the 19th.  Wednesday  20 came to hear Daniel Mann talk about the si...
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May 9

  Jocasta’s line from Norwegian opera and ballet by Sir Wayne MacGregor very effective. Marvellous tribute to David attenborough 100. Took bags of garden waste to Dennis and he and Henry came down before swimming. Chat to Bruce who is fedup and itching. At least he has a date for Portsmouth procedure. Sunday Lovely Eucharist at St John's as part of festival of contemporary church music. Ian Shaw's simple Mass, Nicholas Nicholas Ansdell-Evans Soul of Jesus and Lionel Bourne’s lovely anthem Thou art God. Patrick Gowers Toccata. Had a nice chat to Jennifer. Liz to Messy church. Watched Le Roi d'Ys by Lalo. Certainly dramatic and effective. Washed kitchen floor and hoovered. Life on earth. Monday Liz for Xray of hand. Chat to Ann. Swim. Jenny Dunlop spoke at Phoenix centre on war memorials. She spoke too fast as she wanted to get away which was disappointing. First Cambridge LSiinstitute zoom on Islamic and Christian ecology very interesting. Only connect, University challenge...
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Kew and Mozart.

 Thursday  Decided to use our Kew membership and loved seeing the tulips and cherry blossom also the amazing paintings of Marianne North and the Singh sisters. The latter finishes on the 12th I think and it’s a brilliant indictment of the British in India. To Waterloo as trains were disrupted. Abandned going to Tate modern and hosted the Lsiuk zoom from the bar at Festival Hall and had a pizza there. To Network theatre under Waterloo station to see Max in Cosi fan tutte. Everybody was Brilliant! Adrian Terence and Fr John were there and it was great fun! Home by 11.  Friday 10 April to Unacc and had lunch. Coming home was complicated by roadworks everywhere and took Liz to Age UK for Mad Hatter's tea party. Mick came and then Hyacinth and John who is doing the IT at the funeral. Still don't know why I was involved but Jim is not himself and she said she had her mother's clothes in the house. Mrs Warren's profession with Imelda Staunton NT. Very well done. Apprentice and...
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Holy Week

 Sat 29 March Cath led SM walk at St James Park. Took Liz to Anerley to go to UCM AGM at Bromley. Hurtado - just the first Rowan's sermons at the retreat and good discussion led by Alison.  Sang Brahms Requiem with South London Singers at St John’s. The Sinfonia were good. Lovely to have Emma Tring singing the soprano solo so beautifully. The Coleridge-Taylor Ballade was interesting and liked Geoff Lawrence’s Sea songs. I did find the standing exhausting! Palm Sunday Played at Beckenham Methodist. Kaufmann, Walther, Pachelbel, Bach Passion chorale and In tears of grief which was announced as being by Batch! Liz with donkey outside St John’s. Fell asleep twice catching up on Digging for Britain. Roman Empire by train. We got the time of Mass wrong it was actually 5.30. Good old days. Antiques roadshow Charles Dance on Ibsen. Monday Car to Honda Orpington for MOT and service. Got up at 6.30 am. Nice breakfast at Beril’s cafe and chat to Ann. Met 2 nice Baptists. Made the mistake...
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Busy

 Tuesday March 24 Liz went to Kew and got her chain for her cross. Swam 12 - three people knocked into me. Practice at Beck Meth. Washing done. Watched programme on Ibsen and modern drama and An enemy of the people. Because our bus stop was closed I drove and parked off the main road. I went to Barclays and activated my card (at last) and got plastic bags for the old coins left by Clare. To Primark to get a black shirt for £7. One person on the tills and a long queue. What a depressing place! I decided to come home as by then I was late for the carers meeting and I just could not face the same old moans! Jigsaw finished. Liz was back late because of an incident on the line. Caught up with emails. Art Fund still says we are not joint members so could not watch Freud on screen despite my emails! They should have sorted this out back in Dec.  Wed Liz had nails and hair done.  Tired out by so many steps to get to the Tube. St Joseph Mass at St John’s ( a day early) swim , Wel...
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Ramadan

 Thursday 12 March. Interview on Voice of Islam about prayer in daily life, Went well. I'm no expert on this but I do try. To art and more or less finished the Bedington incinerator picture. Just waiting for Ella foundation to get back to me and Mums for lungs. It's been well received. Swam 20. Sean came and downstairs loo needs a cap (after 40 years it leaks?) He also looked at wallpaper in lounge. Good animators meeting with Jane Mellett on Cop 30. To iftar at town hall and read part of Pope Leo's message for Lent which was well received. Nice food. Apprentice.  Friday lots of people at Unacc. It was a special £8 day.  An exhausting trip to V and A East which is amazing. When you come out of Stratford station go in the direction of Queen Elizabeth park and Westfield. TfL do not tell you this!! Eventually found the 388 bus at Stratford City bus station. Not sure I want to do this trek again! I came back via Farringdon and just missed my train to NJ. Result started zoom o...
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