The organist librarian

 Tues no swim too tired. Theodora from ROH brilliant production and singing especially the countertenor. Quiet time in the sacristy. To Lumen church Camden for Art and Christianity talks on the art of baptism. The designer of the Salisbury cathedral font. Met some people.  Wed no swim again! Supervision session. To the Abbey for London Faith and community awards. A lot of speeches and got cold. Canapes in nave but could not stand too long.  Thursday no swim again! To art and touched up Liz's portrait - it had stuck to another picture! Finished Sean's present. Cheltenham prayer with Francis in Zambia. 23 at LSi' zoom and a lively discussion. Cooked Indonesian chicken curry and rice. CAFOD seminar on COP27. Act 3 of Theodora.  Friday no swim! To UNACC only 7 in class. Dr Roberts rang beforehand and asked me to come round so he could look in my left ear. The cream and spray arrived this afternoon! Mick came - first time for 2 years! Bake off extra slice. Worked on Christmas le

 Remembrance Day went well. Linda and I sang Faure Pie Jesu as Lynda's daughter was not well. Played Last Post and Reveille and Nimrod. Imogen commented on Steve's absence. I agree it's not the same. To Louise's for a lovely birthday meal with cake. Slept upstairs. I was tired. Monday to King's Cross. Train LNER good and we got 2 facing in a 2. Picked up hire car at the station Vauxhall Astra. 6 gears. To Armstrong building at University to play the organ in the grand King's Hall. Couple of stops not working and confusing but good for early music and modern. Drove to Ryton and Jill and brought Flo. Very comfortable room and slept well. Coped with 2 big dogs!  Tuesday to the Biscuit factory lovely art and crafts and posh cafe. Discovery museum excellent story of Newcastle. Went to pick up Flo and she had fallen in the bedroom. She insisted on coming to the birthday dinner in Hexham. Lovely to see Barbara and Den and Shirley and Jim. Lovely meal and cake. Flo to h

 Swim. LMP with violinist Aki and Steve Banks on his oratorio The Blue Pearl. Bit of Essex forum. Missed World town hall Walk2Cop27. Used my ROH sub to look at a bit of Written on skin. To quiet time. Come dine, Mastermind, Only connect, University challenge, Bake off.  Wed a busy day swim. Liz to Guys. To organ recital at cathedral by the new organ scholar a blonde from USA. She plays well. Florence Price. Interfaith group 5 of us discussing Fratelli tutti. Alan kept on about education and Rita got a bit fed up with him! To National gallery. The Freud is overpriced (I paid £12) but some of his portraits are stunning. Eva Gonzalez and Manet was interesting and Turner on tour. 11 bus. Excellent meal at London Steakhouse - seemed pricey to me but it was delicious. Elizabeth Line to Farringdon and trains back to Kent House worked well.  Thursday lie-in no swim. To art and one picture finished and the other one nearly done. Liz had to deal with a phone scam pretending to be the police so c