The organist librarian

Mass at Anerley. To doctor only to find they think the appointment is next Friday which is not so. St Stephen Wallbrook for excellent recital by Laurence Lyndon-Jones Bach, Handel, Saint-Saens, Mendelssohn and Fiesta by Emma Lou Diemer. He is going into data science but will keep playing. I hope he does. Welcoming at the cathedral - 40 Sardinian teenagers with orange packs which reminded me of migrant lifejackets! Nice to see Kate. Home to watch Wimbledon. A very pleasant party at Adrian and Terence Roberts lovely garden apartment. Delightful coffee concert by the Ruskin trio at St John's. Nicholas Bucknall clarinet and church warden, Kate Musker viola and David Elwin piano. Mozart, Bruch, Francaix and Schumann. It was lovely to watch their facial expressions and I was amused at the idea of Mozart playing skittles and composing at the same time! 2 of our servers were among those confirmed by Bishop John Sherrington at Mass. Victoria choir sang. Nice to see Fr Mikey Mags!...

Swim, got to Battersea to find mosaic class not on so to British library for writing exhibition. Southwark cathedral organ Harrison Cole playing Francaix and Langlais and saw Andrew Paterson's icons which were very pale. SPIDIR committee meeting. Started to watch Britain's Easter story part 2 with Gareth Malone. 2 programmes on sex education in the past were informative. To Beckenham Catenians. 

I woke at 6 and the boys arrived at 7! Sean why are you Bald? You're an old man. Me 71 is not old and you should have respect four dear grandfather! Fire alarm drill at school. A year 1 girl asked my name and then thanked me for making the library so nice. I was very touched. D'Arcy Trinkwon played well at Bedford Park and 60 there. Fine paintings on show too.The must see exhibition is Splendours of the sub-continent at the Queen's gallery. It is superb and wonderful to see so many beautiful things plus Queen Victoria's Hindustani notebooks. To Our Lady of the Annunciation Addiscombe for Faith in Action Croydon Deanery Justice and Peace service with Bishop Paul Hendricks. It was not a Mass and had unusual elements like sharing bread and moving around for the peace. The blessing of the new cross by everybody present took for ever and was accompanied by David Ogden's Christ has no body. Caroline who was at Coloma a year above Louise sang a solo set to a tune from Car...

Daniel Moult played brilliantly at Bromley Parish church - about 50 there and nice cakes! Jean Francaix's Suite Carmelite interested me. It is 6 portraits of Carmelite nuns. I know a nun just like No. 4 - rushing about and constantly chatting with little apparent conclusion! I drove there behind an old lady going at 20 mph. On the way back no less than 8 drivers waved their thanks as i waited for them. Courtesy is not dead! Sme work in the garden. Played Elgar on the piano - Salut d'amour, Chanson de matin, Enigma variations. Fr Jerry wants to discuss Shona taking practice on first Sundays. Emailed and have deputy organised. A couple of singers withdrew - everybody is making excuses. Barry Williams thinks St Michael's behaved very badly and Coulsdon not much better. Watched Sewing Bee, Venice and Versailles programmes. Upstart Crow about Shakespeare is funny. 

Wednesday spoke to Ann and Dennis. Ann had enjoyed the wedding DVD. To Appointed by God group. 5 came. Problems getting key - nobody in clergy house but Indra knew that there had been a leak in the Hinsley Room gents loo and John Daly let us in through the kitchen and brought the keys. Interesting chat about suffering and offering up our weakness to God. To St Michael's for part of Peter Litman's recital - Terence there. Francaix, Handel and Borowski. Train and tube to British Museum. Got student discount so hired audio guide which was very good. Hadrian exhibition is smashing - in the reading room and very well presented although a lot of people there and never saw Jewish revolt stuff. Bought postcards of Antinous and Egyptian mummy portraits. To cathedral for Opus Dei 80th anniversary Mass with Cardinal who tripped after the homily.He left out Kyrie and Gloria and said "Lamb of God" instead of Behold the Lamb of God! Communion torch with Liz - too many chiefs again!...