The organist librarian

Woke late and electrician cmae and fixed perspex next to cooker - at last! To art and drew an arrangement and borrowed an excellent book on drawing hands and feet - one of my weaknesses! To interfaith lunch and Fr David brought Fr Matthias (studying in Rome) and Teresa. Emily Howard's music did not impress at the talk and Prom. What is all this stuff about maths and computing? The tuba piece should have made us laugh but we sat there po-faced while the young man near me tried not to laugh! It sounded like Mary King's puppy imitation! John East and Colin Hartley were there but spoke to neither as once again had to go back for seat reservation tickets. Petrenko conducted Rachmaninov 3 and Shostakovich cello concerto no. 1. RLPO. Alexey Stadler stood in for the concerto and played brilliantly. Home to watch Alice Coote singing Mahler at the prom.

Swam 20. Saw Dr Ojo - he laughed when we asked about going up Machu Picchu "You're 68 not 88!". To art and finished the rugby picture. Disappointing that a glass case cannot be found to show my mosaics - the one we used last year at the pool is broken. To interfaith lunch and made announcements. Ivor's sisters were there from Australia. Chat to David Standley about a Christian who became Muslim. To dentist and she did bottom left fillings. She has changed her mind about the right hand side and says one is to be extracted! We both went to St John's for Thomas Trotter's recital which was excellent. Stanford, JSB, Hollins, Holloway and Mendelssohn. The Macmillan was quite challenging. Helen Murphy was there! Dennis and AnnMarie dropped in. Several more returns about alley gate. Proms passes came.

Wednesday to Westminster central hall for CAFOD IF campaign about nutrition and transparency.Timothy Radcliffe addressed the 200 plus religious. we sang a tricky Farrell Jubilee song accompanied by Martin Poulson. Sat next to Bishop Pat and Fr Joe Brown from Battersea. Rosemary was there and met sisters from Battersea, Cheam and Richmond. David Standley and I met Matthew Steve Reed's assistant and we was very supportive. Ed Milliband spoke in Westminster Hall and was most impressive. Visited the central lobby and looked at the plaques on the floor of the hall - nothing for the Pope's visit as yet! Cream tea at the cafe there and then to Interfaith group. Only 3 came as the newsletter had date wrong (again!) and we went through cathedral works manager Neil Fairbairn's responses to our questions. Liz was upset over Heythrop saying her work went in late which it didn't -it was the Power point again. She helped Bruce bring his stuff down here. I watched Come dine with me a...

Looking serious as does Brian! Thursday to interfaith lunch and presented Alan and Ivor with their mosaic at last. The theme was suffering and we heard Buddhist, Hindu, Muslim, Jewish, Sikh and Christian perspectives and David Standley was excellent. l L