May 1

 Interesting dream about Christmas featuring a little girl with black hair and a long dress (maybe thinking of choir or possible granddaughter?). St Joseph the worker. Excellent Belmont retreat on Thomas with Mass. Had a look at Migrants Mass from St William of York - 4 servers and singers at a mike near sanctuary!! Bishop Paul. Fine recital by David Halls from Salisbury. New ear moulds came but I shall wait for the new hearing aids to come. Lovel calendars from Catherine in Glasgow Jesuits in Scotland produced them. Colin Baldy songs from St Edmundsbury cathedral. Enjoyed May day morning from Oxford - it was prerecorded. Vespers from Belmont. Sarah Macdonald at Gonville and Caius. Jonathan Scott playing at St Leonrard, Middleton. 

Sunday played Thalben-Ball and Willan on Vulpius (copy needs repairing) Bach preludes for Eastertide. We sang Good Christians all and The Call RVW. Saw Jacob's sheep on Kenley common. Zoom chat with Caterham folk. Enjoyable recital from Paul Carr at Holy Trinity Wordsley. Good sermons from Fr John Pritchard and Fr Bruno Clifton.  Watched Greta No. 3. Love the Truro G7 song.BBC Young musician won by Fang Zhang the percussionist  - I was right. Oboe and horn were very good but he was stunning! Call the midwife was lovely. 

Monday Bank Holiday. Woke too late for Joshua Ryan's MMus recital at RAM. Blackfriars SS Philip and Jude. Henry was a great help moving items down the garden ready for the shed delivery on Saturday! We did some paintings of snails despite the wind! And read some Little Red train books! Chester zoo. Nazareth community National Covid memorial wall. SMITF Imogen Holst. A beautiful Winter's Tale on BBC4.

Tuesday SMITF and Blackfriars English Martyrs. Essex interfaith zoom. Peter Godden playing Howells at King's Lynn. Great exhibition talk. The wind and rain have stripped our tulips and blown some of the items moved yesterday all over the place! Looks like the idea of looking for bluebells today is not going to happen especially as the district nurse has not appeared so far! Call my agent very good. Do not like Lupin. Quiet time. Roger Sayer playing at the Temple. Sir Mark Elder conducting RAM SO Haydn symphony 64, CPE Bach, Mozart.  St Edmundsbury cathedral voluntary. Society of women organists video, First part of Art and Christianity seminar on museum displays of votive objects including from Vietnam war memorial. Inspiring zoom Faiths Forum Nature and Faith in Christian and Islam perspectives . Quarn quotes! Good for networking too! Enjoyed Our Yorkshire farm. The jewellery programme disappointing.


Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Christmas letter

 The letter drafted. To Mass at Beckenham via Penge. Fr Ashley is going to West Wickham. Fr Steve hobbled in on crutches to tell us all. Saw the Tobins. Strictly, Picasso part 1. King's troop part 1.  Christ the King. Played Crown imperial. My back was bothering me. Carols practice. Changing planet a very good series. To QEH on a filthy night and buses delayed, Allowed in during reading by Rory Kinnear and in fact the seats were better than where we would have been sitting! Bevan family consort - what a treat! Strictly result.  Monday chat to Ann and to see Dr who is very nice. Referred to Kings again for hand, Daktacort, physio next Wednesday on back. Swim and aerobics. Antiques roadshow, Maria Callas interviews with Lord Harewood. Picked up Henry from school and he made up the Advent wreath and painted his Diwali cake which has hardened and the salt shines out! Mastermind, Only connect, University challenge, Masterchef. Tuesday boiler serviced.  Wed to Kendal arriving in the dark
Read more

Vigil

 Saturday a memorable day. SM walk in Muswell Hill. To Parliament and met up with Kate, Lyn and Graham. So many people and buggies! The tourist trade has clearly revived. Glad I took my chair and the 2 hours went quickly. Ecological Stations and Rosary and Laudate Deum meditation. William Rhind and animators came. Sean and Ciaran came and Louise and Tom went to a party in Coulsdon. We went to Mass and I spoke to the lady from CAFOD. Petition nearly at 1000! Sunday Lent 1 Played Demessieux on Attende domine which Linda and I sang. Prelude and fughetta Franck. A mosy enjoyable family lunch at Westow House. Lamb and lemon posset. Had a sleep! Evensong Howells Like as the hart. Wierd hymn Christian dost thou see them to St Andrew of Crete by Dykes. Throwdown was good. Ben Fogle in the Congo. Antiques roadshow. Petition passed 1000!  Monday woke at 6 and 9.15. Chat to Ann. Swim and aerobics. Barbara's Mum had died last week - she is Jamaican. CMF zoom on the situation with Tim Livesey a
Read more