The organist librarian

High winds. 468 late but just got 407. Played Homage to Howells by Ronald Watson and De profundis Aus der tiefe Hendrick Andriessen. We sang Lent prose and All my hope on God is founded. Anne-Marie Garton preached on spring cleaning and Lenten promises. 6 weeks with no alcohol....Superb singing on radio 3 from St John's college Cambridge and the second reading was riveting! Disturbing BBC news item on poaching of Botswana's elephants. Evensong Thou knowest Lord Purcell and Harris in A not his best setting. Great playing by Eleni Keventsidou at Christ's Chapel Dulwich and a good audience enjoyed the eats afterwards. It has been a good start to Lent with quiet reflection on Ash Wednesday and a moving funeral on Thursday.It strikes me that the outside world seldom sees the church at its best when a community is united in grief and joy at the loss of a beloved brother and friend. The media seldom portrays this. All they see are the faults. And that is not to deny the fa...

My notes are in the second Metropolitan museum of art notebook. I have put all the photos and videos on Face Book with captions. A lifetime ambition to visit the Okavango and this really was the best holiday ever. Monday 6, swam, Mass, Liz had hair cut, packed and left home 4.15 drove to Hetahrow terminal 2. Needed level 4 of parking not 3 eventually handed over car. There was later an extra charge as date of return was incorrectly recorded. SAA excellent service and food 2 gin and tonic. Slept quite a bit and reading George Eliot. Sound on headphones not great. Watched Norm polar bear cartoon. Rev enact not to my taste. Landed on time in Joburg at 8 a.m. Wait for SAA flight to Maun quite cool. Smaller plane noisy Americans. Maun very small and queue for immigration outside. Met and small Cessna 6 seater plane to Shikare. Vast views over landscape, 2 elephants as we came in to land. Killor our guide and Charlotte Rob's wife met us. Surprised to find nobody else joining us! game dr...

30 minutes wait at Selhurst. Signals blamed. We were late at the cinema.  A tour de force from Kenneth Branagh and the cast of The Entertainer at Clapham picturehouse. We missed the first 15 minutes. Enjoyed it and so relevant today!  2 contrasting exhibitions William Kentridge at Whitechapel and Robin and the dance at the Courtauld did some sketches  Nelso.n Ferreira  offered an extra session so we could finish. sean up at 9.30 and opted for a day at home again.  The Crown on Netflix is brilliant and moving. To book fair at school. To Gate cinema  A United Kingdom is a great film with David Oyelowo giving a fantastic performance. The British do not come out of this at all well. Sir Seretse and Lady Ruth Khama were a beacon of light in Africa and Botswana. Just read Alexander McCall Smith's Botswana novels! Like Love Haha Wow Sad Angry