Easter Day

 Woke in the night at 1 and 4/ Got up and left at 5. 5.45 Vigil went well and Fr Jerry and Benjamin Nunn sang well. I played Saraband for the morning of Easter by Howells at the end. To the hall for breakfast. 10 am played Hallelujah chorus also Alan Gray prelude to Easter hymn which is a new piece for me from Andrew Scott. Christ is risen Alleluia! A better turnout at the 10 a.m. service. Nice to see Imogen's family. The whole family arrived for lunch delicious lamb, trifle and Christmas pudding. We had prosecco. Sean and Henry "played" in the garden filling the bird bath with soil. I went for a sleep at 4 so never said goodbye. I slept for 2 hours. Dennis was tired after the drive from Ireland yesterday. It was lovely seeing them all. Long chat to Bruce - lots of change hitting him and lots of work. We enjoyed The Gondoliers from Socttish opera and Pappano on Italian opera.

Monday BTo St John Upper Norwood. Lovely wedding of David and Julie. Great sermon Father John! Roisin sang Handel well. Programme on Queen Beatrix. BBC young dancer and Art that made us. Finished cleaning carpets! .

Email to servers and Amelie replied. As a result I wrote to Paul. 


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