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Baptism of the Lord and I got wet! We sang Like the murmur of the dove's song by Alan Smith. I thought We have a gospel at the end was an inspired choice. I played Bach The old year now away is gone and Christ the Lord to Jordan came. The latter was Dad's party piece and a steady speed paid off with an accurate pedal part on 4 foot clarion. The Great has a 16 foot diapason so that works well against the choir flutes in the right hand. Watching BBC Icons. How to choose? Thatcher No but Churchill, Roosevelt and Mandela are icons.  Here is the little door at evensong.  Christ's chapel Dulwich for Marilyn Harper's excellent recital. She played a cradle song by Howells. Enjoyed Call the midwife. Grouting at mosaic not my favourite task. I was expecting an organ recital at St Martin's in the Fields. St Martin's voices were excellent especially bass and tenor. Soprano too Emma Kirkby for my taste! Nils Greenhow excellent as the blind Samson, Nathan Harrison exciting...

Some more photos showing preparations for the wedding.

Liz had spent the night at Grandma's and she is making good progress. I chatted to Ann and Dennis on Skype. Ann has fluid in her ears from the flight and has had physio for it. Claire's birthday today! Set off in glorious sunshine to visit All Saints, West Dulwich. This church had a disastrous fire. The architects took the group on a tour of the complex and explained how they had made the formerly dark church open and welcoming and created spaces in the big building for the community. I liked the simplicity and clean lines. The choir gallery is accessible by lift and in fact the disabled can get to most parts of the complex! There are plans for a Kenneth Tickell organ. We often drive past this church and know 2 members Jean and Audrey so it was great to see it. By 3 buses to Kensington High Street to visit the Armenian church of St Sarkis built in the 1920s. Small and delightful and again a warm welcome. I popped into St Mary Abbots which I sued to attend 34 years ago. It is st...