Busy

 Tuesday March 24 Liz went to Kew and got her chain for her cross. Swam 12 - three people knocked into me. Practice at Beck Meth. Washing done. Watched programme on Ibsen and modern drama and An enemy of the people. Because our bus stop was closed I drove and parked off the main road. I went to Barclays and activated my card (at last) and got plastic bags for the old coins left by Clare. To Primark to get a black shirt for £7. One person on the tills and a long queue. What a depressing place! I decided to come home as by then I was late for the carers meeting and I just could not face the same old moans! Jigsaw finished. Liz was back late because of an incident on the line. Caught up with emails. Art Fund still says we are not joint members so could not watch Freud on screen despite my emails! They should have sorted this out back in Dec. 

Wed Liz had nails and hair done. Tired out by so many steps to get to the Tube. St Joseph Mass at St John’s ( a day early) swim , Welsh central church organ is very loud and no echo at all. Guilmant 5 played by James Gough. Then to St Paul Covent Garden many famous actors remembered. Played both organs. I much preferred the second! The organist remembered me from Organ Club events! Why doesn't TFL do something about all these steps Northern, Piccadilly, Central lines? SM Rembrandt Ecce homo Neil was great and the group was good too. 

Thursday painting nearly finished. Zedwell extended to April 12! Swim. Liz to dentist. Webinar. 

Friday To wildlife photographer of the year at the Natural History museum. Jeff cried off when we got to Pret - too noisy? Tea at V and A. To RAH for delicious dinner at Verdi restaurant risotto and tiramisu. The Mountbatten Royal Marines concert was great but the first half was a bit spoilt by the lights. Organist Bob on our train.

Sat to Sisters of St Andrew morning art retreat. Drawing with wrong hand and eyes shut. Man born blind. To Tristan at Picturehouse from Met. Stunning singing and playing and what a production!

Sunday Played at All Saints Orpington Bach and Brahms chanted Ps 130. Walk in Priory Gardens coffee and cake. To Eltham Palace which is lovely. Back to hotel meal deal ages to order and got a refund for the Sundaes as they did not come! Tired.

Monday great full breakfast. To Honda and surprised to find car not booked in nor do we have a service plan so paid for that and go back on Monday! MOT is due. Beck Meth to practise and nice chat to John Webber's wife and friends. Brahms rehearsal not enough singers! Quite exhausting. Call my bluff, Face the music.

Tuesday chat to Ann - they are coming for my birthday!!! Enjoyed NZ. English Martyrs Mass said slowly and well. To synagogue and Nathan gave us a lovely tour. To meditation. Dan's Mum sending me his talk from Sunday. Jigsaw. Journey to 2020 meeting on teams.

Wed to St Andrew's school the children danced the Easter story beautifully. Henry was in the final Easter section. To Beck Meth for lunch and David got the hymns for Sunday for me. The Lent group was again dominated by Duncan! Watched the whole of the installation of Dame Sarah as Archbishop of Canterbury. Choir were very good. Dancers for Gospel acclamation. What a joy to see Richard Moth reading a lesson and greeting her as President of CTE. The sermon was very good indeed. Cardinal Timothy and Cardinal Vincent and Archbishop John and Bernard Longley were there. Interfaith friends also. A splendid celebration. Neil spoke well at SM. Brahms reh was batter than Monday. We went through Geoff's piece which is fun. Very tired, Mastermind.

Thursday up at 10. To art and added a grey wash to the painting and adjusted the child. Background of the hound painting. Swam 20. Cheltenham a good speaker from USA. Chat to Jeff went well. Sean came and fixed the downstairs loo and the wallpaper in the lounge. Excellent animators zoom. Apprentice.

Friday to St Raphael's Kingston for Brian Towler's funeral. we arrived at noon thanks to a confusing Google map. RAF bugler and standard. Did realise he was KCHS knew him serving at the cathedral and as a Catenian. Unfortunately we were sitting in front of the soprano who dominated the hymns, silenced us in the Gospel acclamation and her vibrato ruined Faure and Lloyd Webber! We sang along in May the choirs of angels which oddly was at the end not during the censing! The church is very ornate. Walked along the river to Harts boatyard with Joanna Bogle. It was very crowded so once we hadeaten we came home - took about an hour. Father Brown X 2. Looks like the end of the series.