The organist librarian

 Tuesday 8th. Swim and had the middle lane to myself! It was bucketing outside!  To Milton Court for an outstanding final recital by Max Robbins. A varied programme Beethoven, Brahms, French, Finzi, Beach and Gershwin including dancing! To Two Brewers and returned for Ona Cerniauskaite’s recital Dvorak and Shostakovich with piano trio. Brightened a miserable wet day! Clare was there. Fell asleep listening to Schumann Prom! We went to the National Emergency briefing at Everyman cinema. I was at the original briefing at Westminster Central Hall. There were lots of good comments. It is really important that EVERYBODY sees this briefing as we are already in a serious situation. Write to your MP and push for this to be shown on national TV. Sewing Bee down to the last 3. Beth should win this! Wed 9th Swam 14. To Beck Meth for a funeral. I had to play 20 minutes of quiet music then there was a recording of Mozart Piano concerto no 9. A recording of a Welsh hymn (not sung by all!) D...

 Sept 2 swam 20 pool was quiet. A delightful visit to Tina and she liked the flowers and card. Her flat is lovely. Ended up giving us pasta and salami and coffee. To Halfords to get caps for tyres. Fell asleep watching Call my bluff and catching up on Sewing Bee! Painting the Psalms picture listening to Rachmaninov Piano concerto 3 form last night's Prom and Berlin Phil playing Enigma variations brought tears to my eyes then Tchaik 4. I spent some time sending emails about the interfaith event only to find that they were not sent. I thought tonight would be mu first Westminster Justice and peace commission meeting at Farm St but Anita knew nothing about it. I can't go to the study day so no idea when my first meeting will be!  Henry arrived at 8. He was tired from going to Oxford so British museum idea was abandoned nor would he go to my art group so I spent 3 hours clearing up the back garden and Henry cut back the rose. He watched Netflix and recorders and Vikings. Took 6 ba...

 ST Bartholomew. Chat to Ann. Took LIz up to get bus and checked the roundabout where I hit the pavement. There are black and white posts on the roundabout edge but not on the kerb I hit. There is a pedestrian crossing.  To the Garden museum which has a delightful reconstruction of part of Benton End which was an art school in Suffolk. I still think the refurbished Imperial War museum is awful and poorly designed. The exhibition about wartime London is good. Children in war covered a lot of ground but seemed confusing. I walked back through the first rooms but I seem to have missed a corridor to the other rooms. And where are the loos on floor 3? Very badly signposted. Fell asleep twice. Designed painting 3 and registered myself. Only connect, Mastermind, University challenge, Buried with Michael Sheen part 2. Tuesday woke early to the sad news that Harry Bramma had died at the weekendand there will probably have t be an inquest. Put the news on Facebook and contacted Christop...

  Had a disastrous day. Could not find one hearing aid (it was in the bin), knocked the car against a stupid pavement in the middle of Crystal Palace parade (cannot be fixed before the 26th - the car is juddering and no loan car available before Sept 1 - why pay for this insurance if you cannot have the help you need?) When I got to carers meeting (which was very helpful) my drink container from the cruise fell out of my bag, the top came off and the entire drink hit the carpet! I did get 3 canvases at the Works (the Whitgift centre is a desert) and pay in a cheque at the counter at Nationwide as the machine refused to take it because there was writing on the back of the cheque. Sorry from tomorrow it's Ubers and buses! Liz went to weaving. Tuesday 18th was much better. Rang Honda as back passenger left tyre flat - it had a split. AA breakdown came for the car. To Unacc as potential sponsor came. Marie does seated yoga and exercises - better than Triniti. Had a nice lunch. Chat to...

 Monday 10 Aug. Chat to Ann. Swim and used end of deep end of fast lane. Sent complaints to tfl about Bolt and closed bus stops. Lerone suggested sendingit to Bolt so I did. Excellent talk by Stephen Oxford on 3 wise men of South Norwood at Phoenix centre. Lift at Sainsbury's not working again. Cleared up garden - 3 bags. Only connect, University challenge, Call my bluff. SM prayer and chat.  Tuesday cleaner came for 2 and half hours and did a great jb but she want to come weekly. £60 each time is a lot. Swim. Quiet time read some more Carter and chat to Gail. Picked up Liz from dentist. Tried to send a story to SM. Be 6 and Ades Prom. Inter Alia is a brilliant play and Rosamund Pike won the Olivier award for best actress. NT at home. Sewing Bee.  Sang Faure requiem at Bob Horner’s funeral. Great sermon from Fr John. Good to see Dave West. It was very slow! Like Giulini. Nice chats to couple from Morden and Dave. Interviewed 2 people for the course. T o David Lean cinema ...

 Tuesday tai chi. Tender to Dun Loughaire then train to Connolly station signs very poor. Eventually got train then bus - driver said don't take card and elderly don't pay. Got to florist whuch turned out to be a private house. The neighbour very kindly took us to a new Tescos where we bought flowers, coffee and sandwich. Uber to cemetery where council man rand up and we found the grave of Joe and Breda. Taxi back to Tescos and he gave us some euros to pay for the bus. Then two trains took 2 and half hours. Spa, Dutch dinner, orange night was great fun. Spoke to the captain. I danced!  Wed Cobh. Taxi to Fota. Uber drove off and the driver could not take card so did not charge! Huge grounds and no map so ended up having to retrace steps in walled garden and no seats. Victorian garden is lovely and there are seats there. Tea then tour of house. Kitchen most interesting. Bath and toilet not convenient at all! REceptionist was os helpful getting the taxi to come to the front door!...