The organist librarian

Tuesday 34 lengths as I woke up late having woken at 4 a.m. I was exhausted on Monday after PRP interview and important meeting about the choir. I was too tired to nip into the after Beckenham meeting for a drink so came home and got an early night. I am enjoying "The white tiger" very much and read it in the park at lunch time. I do love the spring with daffodils and crocuses out and the sun shining. PRP interview with Marie from Tooting - she is a delight and we are lucky to have her until the library reopens in December. She comes from Mauritius and has a slight French accent. Liz joined me for the musical at Battersea Park school. As guests we enjoyed bucks fizz in the headmaster's office before the show which was excellent. Not my kind of music or singing but all did really well and we enjoyed it. The cast were clearly enjoying themselves not least the lead who had an infectious grin. Straight to bed as tired out and woke at 4 a.m. Had a lie-in - no sign of Ann on Sk...

A day of deep emotions. To the cathedral for 10 a.m. Morning Prayer. The choir sang Victoria Lamentations as at Tenebrae last week and we knelt for the first part of Anerio "Christus factus est". We used to sing this at Addiscombe and this day always bring back painful and joyful memories especially during the Reproaches. A great joy to see Father Mark back and singing as well as ever. To Marks for a coffee with Francis and Deacon Peter whose blog on the Stations has been an inspiration in these last days of what has been by and large a good Lent. At least I stuck to no alcohol and read "The Imitation of Christ". The Lent group "Who is my neighbour?" took 5 weeks to really get to the point of welcoming migrants in church. "Understanding Islam" will have a long term effect I know. Bishop John Arnold spoke in his homily about the bewilderment and shame of the disciples on this day. Got the bus to outside Methodist Central Hall where we joined the p...