Rowan

Sunday to Mass at Anerley and heard John MacManus has died. Dinner at Harvester using voucher - I had gammon. Monday a.m. Marshall Graham's funeral at St John's - a great sendoff. Stanford, Faure, Kontakion. Body had been in church overnight - he was confirmed at Westminster Abbey and they attended St Peter Eaton Square. Ann is his widow. Nice eats and good chat about the trip and the new choir director. Told Adrian about the Musical museum. To St Martin in the Fields to hear the wonderful Rowan Williams on encounter. Alan, Ivor, Brian Pierce, Rita there plus 2 others. Met rabbi Stephen at exhibition which I did not like much. Our conversation was interrupted by an American Jewish lady who I have often seen at the front of PreProm talks. She announced she did not celebrate Yom Kippur and could not get to the synagogue in Greenwich. When asked why she became very aggressive - said we were asking personal questions - she had visual problems because of a brain tumour. I apologised but she continued and said he hated the English who never apologise!! How rude. Any way Stephen knows Fr Michael and is based in Hendon.
Tuesday to Mass. Went to pick up Henry but Dennis insisted on going to Shirley to get their carseat from AM's car leaving me at the house. H fell asleep. He says seat Louise bought is unsuitable. I brought Henry here and he played happily. I have told him we will meet on Friday. Annoyed!! I fell over in the road at Glyn Close - some grazing. Ocado delivered. Listened to Shostakovich 4 from Proms and watched Great British Bake Off 1 and University challenge. Listened to first part of last night on radio. Roxanna and Stanford.