Friday

 Blackfriars and SMITF Ascension music. Chat to Sharon Doherty Southwark education contact. Took easel back to Beryl and spoke to workmen about rubbish in lane. Mick on good form. St Mary Warwick Oliver Hancock. RAM Mozart grand serenade. Luke Fitzgerald playing at Gonville and Caius. Chat to Castello in North Carolina. Chopin, Weber and Wagner programme.

Saturday Blackfriars, SMITF in the church, Lovely Belmont retreat on the Ascension. Daphne's letter that John had died. Won Tablet crossword again. Took letters and invoices to neighbours and Dave from no 37 came round in support of a gate. Joyce gave me £35! Dave came from 37 and no 41 was in touch by email. They agree to a gate. There may have been people sleeping in the lane! The asbestos belongs to No 12 Canham and they have arranged for it to go! Charles and Harry did not learn anything. Four in a bed. Call my agent. Programme on Claridge's hotel.

Sunday. Morning service from Lichfield cathedral. Played Heut triumphiret Bach, Robert Groves on Llanfair, Walther on Mache dich. We sang O King enthroned on high and The Lord ascendeth up on high. Donald Cashmore Processional March has a most attractive melody in the middle section. Good chat on zoom with Caterham folk. Enjoying Sir Trevor McDonald's Indian train adventure. It would cost a cool £10,000 for a single cabin! It reminds me of our own journey in a car with driver to Udaipur, Jaipur, Agra and Delhi. Travelling in a bubble! Gyles Brandreth in Jane Austen's footsteps is fun! Evensong from Gonville and Caius 22 singers and not far enough apart! Martin Baker playing in socks! Diving from European championships amazing. Antiques roadshow, Call the midwife, The Pursuit of love.

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