Giulio Cesare

 Started the day with the lovely singing of the Walsingham nuns and Mass from Blackfriars Oxford.  just finished reading The Joyful environmentalist by my good friend Isabel Losada. 5 star review and highly recommended. She answers so many questions about climate crisis. The funniest bits are about Extinction rebellion and the Tory voter who announced that her husband puts out the recycling so they are doing enough!!! Zoom bible study on Elijah. Irritated by John Parkes again who did not want to discuss the Old Testament and will not shut up. Lesley hardly spoke again. The Gartons are going away for 3 weeks!  Excellent Facebook talk on English stained glass. Giulio Cesare 2005 from Glyndebourne is a delight. The Met used this production. Rain! Our neighbour saw a fan in our porch I thought was broken. He offered to take it to the tip. David has just returned it as he has fixed it! Bravo and perfect timing David! Zoom Prommers. You just know that Mackerras, Brendel and the SCO will be great! 2001 prom. Wonderful film on National Geographic tracing the Chiobe river to the Okavango delta.

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