The organist librarian

Swam 30 on Monday and 32 today. Nice chat to Ann on Tuesday while Liz went to Sainsburys to get shorts for Ciarán which were on the sale! Watched Angels of Mersey about chaplains in Liverpool - quite moving and touching. Did minutes of Catenian meeting on Monday  - only 11 there altogether so it had an Alice in wonderland feel! My account of the meeting between Rowan Williams and Eliza Griswold much appreciated by fellow students.

Woke at 4 a.m. fretting about Coulsdon. Why am I not more trusting that God will find the way forward? Why do I always want to know what is happening tomorrow, next week and next month? Reading Eliza Griswold's The Tenth parallel makes you realise how lucky we are to be able to practise our faith unmolested. Swam 30. Mosaic and project ready to be grouted - looks lovely . Started on the one for Ivor and Alan using flowers and a Paisley pattern. Tai chi. Dropped off while reading. Ocado delivered and Liz shopping and then to confirmation class. Positive response from St Alban's about the torch relay. Organist vacancy at Homerton - impossible to get there on a Sunday by train!

Woke at 5 a.m. knowing I had to be up by 6.15. Got 6.50 from Selhurst and 7.35 Oxford Tube. In Oxford by 9 a.m. which was too early but had time to walk part of the organ tour route! Excellent discussion between the Archbishop of Canterbury and Eliza Griswold about "The Tenth parallel" and read half the book. Michael Barnes was in the Sheldonian. To Blackwells shop and coffee and croissant at Costa. To Walton centre at Christ Church cathedral school to hear Elif Shafak talk about her life an "Honour" - she was so interesting about why she writes and why we read novels. To Christ Church meadows to Sunday Times literary festival marquee. Oxford tube back in London by 3 p.m. Tea and then recital at Bloomsbury Baptist where you can see the console on the screens. Mo Wah Chan played Karg-Elert and Durufle. David Graham played the Wedge and then we had duets. I left before the Langlais to get bus in time for vespers. Paul there and all went well. St Mark Passion for Palm ...

Swam 30 on Tuesday and 30 today and had a nice chat to Ann on Tuesday. Went to mass at Chiswick yesterday and good to see Graham. Booked to go to Oxford on March 31st for the literary festival - Rowan Williams interviewing Eliza Griswold and Turkish novelist Elif Shafak! Should be good - whole thing costing about £37.