The organist librarian

Swam. Chat to Fr Stuart at coffee after Mass. Year 3 and 4 Christmas Musical at St Vincent's very well done.Ate at Field's. Took Ciaran to Hanukkah at St John's Wood Liberal Jewish synagogue. He liked the doughnuts! Saw lots of friends.  3 left The Apprentice. Julie Walters on rail in Devon.

For over a week I have had a sore right big toe treated with salt water and cream 3 times a day and antibiotics. I just wish it would clear up. Wearing organ shoes and leather shoes does not help! I am wearing trainers as sandals are too cold! It is like a whitlow.Swam, Mass, to mosaic. Not please with Linda as I thought I had paid up to the end of Nov and now have to pay £28. I gave her £21. This mosaic is costing too much to make! Did a bit. Decided to skip tai chi because of toe. Christmas cards done. To see Dr Ojo - he put cotton wool between toes and that helps a lot. My second toe comes over the big toe (from Dad), More antibiotics so to Sainsburys and got cakes and presents for mosaic group. Saw Johna and Darren and John Stephens. Listened to Temple church evensong and quartets at BBC. Julie Walters on Northumberland coastal railway a delight. To Norwood catenians. 8 and 2 visitors. Tom Tannion will be Provincial councillor. Umberto's cancer incurable but having chemo. Deme...

Played Wachet auf Bach and Walther. Nun komm der heiden from Orgelbuchlein. We sang Stay awake by Chris Walker and Bernadette Farrell Christ be our light.  To St Paul's cathedral to hear Margaret Whipp on the Grace of waiting. Bought her book so much she said resonated with my life and helpful in spiritual "direction".  Great Advent carols from St John's Cambridge. Ian Shaw I sing of a maiden a highlight.  Beautiful Advent carols at St John Upper Norwood with Keziah Thomas in 4 movements from Ceremony of carols, O thou the central Orb and Wood Magnificat in E flat. Bach preludes and great hymns. Love Lo he comes!  For over a week I have had a sore right big toe treated with salt water and cream 3 times a day and antibiotics. I just wish it would clear up. Wearing organ shoes and leather shoes does not help! I am wearing trainers as sandals are too cold! It is like a whitlow.  I thought my diary was lost but found it in my bedside drawer! Blue planet and end of ...

Tuesday's swim was shorter as I was late getting up and took the car down as I needed it in the evening. To Catenian council meeting at Jim's new home in Sanderstead. A useful meeting. Wednesday had a lie-in and to Coulsdon to see Vickie. Hymns now chosen up to the end of August. To St Michael's for Riccardo Bonci's recital and Liz joined me there. he played transcriptions of Grieg, Dvorak, Vivaldi by Bach, Rossini. It was a fun programme apart from Liszt's Arcadelt Ave Maria which I thought was far too slow. The extraordinary piece from 19th century Italy based on Aida must have wowed them at Mass! We had a toasted sandwich and cappuccino at Marks and Liz got some lovely jewellery for her wedding outfit. To Allders and luggage shop looking at rucksacks and to Debenhams for china. We ended up at Ikea where we got 2 good rucksacks for £15 each, photo frames and artificial apple blossom for the library. Watched Julie Walters in "Filth; the Mary Whitehouse story...