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Lent 1

To St Pancras station.  A great day at Faithful Companions of Jesus Euston on art and ecological conversion. John Paul and Sr MaryAnne. Lovely mass in the chapel with a young Jesuit priest. He asked for our opinions on the day. I commented that Genesis 1 is very visual - it's about the eyes and pleasing to the eye. Good old days. Michael Palin. Derek Jacobi on playing Alan Turing. Beck Meth. The preacher was formerly Bishop in Ghana. She did not change the gospel reading the Transfiguration which we had last week. She suggested that we did not need to fast. Repentance never got mentioned. There was an awful lot about Moses and Elijah. The final hymn was Jesus is the name we honour. The tune is naff with silly syncopations in the verse. They did sing it. Played Bach Preludes for Lent and Toccata in D minor which was descibed as "magnificent". A lovely prelude by Andrew Fletcher on Mannheim and Willan on St Peter. Private passions architect Asif Khan. I have written again t...
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Sunday before Lent

 Feb 15th  At Beckenham Methodist we heard about the Transfiguration. I played Thiman and Fish on Hanover, Rosalie Bonighton Ordinary time - more or less, Stanley Vann Cantilena and Andrew Moore Light of the nations. Lovely evensong at St John’s Howells My eyes for beauty pine, Brewer in D, Jesu the very thought Bairstow. Call the midwife, Pottery throw down. Finished the sweets of the 1980s 1000 jigsaw. Monday 16th to ENT at Thornton Heath soft wax in right ear hadld to whistling, wax in left was harder so came out more easily. Chat to Ann Evie had first violin lesson. She had enjoyed my short videos. Swim. Liz got passport photo. Woolf Works from the Royal Ballet at West Norwood picturehouse. Max Richter’s music thought Act 3 very beautiful and moving. Puzzled by Act 2. Delicious lunch at Sole Luna papparelle and Liz had rabbit. Nice Italian food store next door. Liz went to UCM. Hedda Gabler with Ingrid Bergman, Ralph Richardson, Michael Redgrave and Trevor Howard 1963. Gre...
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Paintings

 Monday 9th Feb chat to Ann. Liz went to a new research project at Hammersmith hospital and had a bad journey. To aerobics only to find Morgana was taking it so I walked out and complained. Saskia rang and the new painting is agreed as long as I take out the boy jumping into the sea which I have done. Contacted everyone about the change of painting. To Phoenix centre John Talking about South Norwood plaques. I dropped off! Patrick chatted about my art. CMF forum on converts. SM letter. SDEN on Lent. Call my bluff, Face the music, Father Brown.  Tuesday Liz to Guys and had a bad day. Kings did not ring her. Swim and then supervision group at All Saints. Meditation discussed the vision of God. To Picturehouse H is for Hawk is a lovely film with great photography and music and Claire Foy. Liz met me there and drove home as Whitehorse Lane is blocked where the roadworks are. Trevor Eve and Julet Stevenson discussing Ibsen A Doll's house and Roy Clarke on his comedies.  Wed or...
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Holocaust memorial

 Cancelled swim and took Liz to doctor.  To Croydon council chamber for Holocaust Memorial Day. The school children were very good especially the violinist and singer. Generation2generation presentation. Lesley Orbach. Both to meditation - a lot there. Journey to 2030 teams meeting was good. Inside the cereals factory, A house through time - excellent series. Wednesday 28th January took Liz to get blood test at Mayday. Swim - Roger the blind guy was in the middle lane with signs up. They moved him to the slow lane just after I got out! To Beck Meth to practise for Sunday - Harry has had a fall. We had lunch and took jigsaws back to the hospice shop. No 500s available. Had a rest. NT Hamlet live at David Lean cinema. It’s just brilliant! Thursday to art. Buddha and giraffe going to library exhibition. Arrived at aerobics to find Morgana taking it so walked out. Cheltenham prayer. Took Liz so she could drive at Westow Park.  To the cinema museum to see Mission Joy with the ...
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Ordinary time

 Monday 12 Jan nice chat to Ann. The bathroom is postponed. Ann says the dust and mess are awful. We don't need this when Liz is unwell and we are both going to have to stay home. I cancelled swim. Neil Thorns from CAFOD at excellent SDEN zoom. SM meditation good. Only connect, Celebrity mastermind, University challenge. Tuesday wet. Hot cough mixture from chemist and saw Patsy. Got Salt path jigsaw out again. At 8 a.m. bathroom guy turned up after it had been postponed! Facilitators zoom good. Cancelled going to quiet time.  Enjoying Gottingen SO New Year concert conducted by Australian Nicholas Milton on You tube from Concertgebouw. Good chat to Clare. A house through time is excellent London and Berlin. Chip factory. One man two governors from NT hilarious - great to watch it again. Wednesday another quiet day and it was fine. Animal park. Evensong Ebor singers from York. Started trying to set up a slideshow. First problem is changing a CD track into MP3. Gresham lecture on...
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Advent 2

 Monday 8th chat to Ann, Passport photo and he gave me a discount as I never used the ones taken last April. Swim. SDEN zoom about Advent was a delight. Phoenix centre Christmas party Sanderstead handbells so lovely and we won 3 raffle prizes. Now have 3 bottles of Baileys! Only connect, Mastermind, University challenge.  Tuesday to hearing aid clinic - they no longer give out tubes so emailed Guys for them, Bought 5 raffle tickets. Beck meth felt very odd with the curtains taken down! Animal park Christmas special 2020. Loved Cor y Boro Christmas concert for cancer charities. Lovely singing, string quartet, lovely food, great people. Wednesday to Westminster Abbey for a wonderful service for Advent.  Thanks to Terence for telling me about this service. Matthew Martin O Rex gentian, Joubert There is no rose, Coptic and Syriac Orthodox choirs. Address by Cardinal Timothy Radcliffe. Wonderful to see the churches and other faiths there. The King gives such a strong lead. Del...
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Advent 1

  Beckenham Methodist went well and the congregation sang the new hymn quite happily. I played Martin How’s Advent prelude, Walther Wachet auf, Bairstow and Sumsion on Veni Emmanuel. I was asked if I had improvised the latter. No chance said I not that clever! Good sermon from Revd Jonathan mentioning Oscar Romero and Mother Theresa on the theme of justice. Christingle at SJ and kids sang well. Bruce off to Peterborough. Lovely Advent carols at St John the Evangelist Upper Norwood. Fr John having fun on the organ. Advent carols from St John’s Cambridge was excellent. Celebrity race around the world reached Costa Rica and Panama. Strictly. Johannes out. Disappointed that Oremus did not publish interfaith group ideas for next year. Monday woke late. Ann away and no wifi. Swim, aerobics and went to Balham to meet Julian. Battle to pay congestion charge. Only connect, Mastermind, University challenge, why civilisations fall. Working on Christmas letter. Tuesday woke late again. Swim an...
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