The organist librarian

Fisher House Mass Sacred Heart. Liz's plants arrived having been held up in the mail. They were ordered in April! New freezer arrived. Had to move one chest of drawers in hall to get old one out but all done.  Leontyne Price in La Forza del destino at the Met 1984. It stopped several times. Could be Internet problems but I have noticed this happens with older recordings. Could be buffering problems on the site? Zoom with Mick. Watched second part of Midsummer Night's Dream from the Globe 2013. The play was the funniest I have seen. Alexander Armstrong in Greenland and Iceland. Dutch and Belgian modern painting with Andrew Graham-Dixon. Weight has hit 11 11 highest ever. Henry rang. 

Great to chat on what's app to Louise and the boys, also Henry and Skype with Ann. 1985 Met opera Aids with fabulous Leontyne Price, Cossotto, Mackerran, Estes and Vickers. Curtain calls after every act and heavy costumes leadng to static singers. Frankenstein from National theatre with Benedict Cumberbatch. Ride upon the storm and Father Brown. Discovered mass from Fisher house Cambridge. Andrew Lloyd Webber 50th birthday from Albert Hall. A new exercise routine. Threw out more oof papers.

To the airport at Christchurch in heavy rain we said our farewells to the family. Aidan not up. It has been a very happy time together. No problems checking in and getting wheelchair. we ate the rolls Malcolm had prepared and Liz spent the last bit of NZ cash on more gifts. The flight was 11 hours and we had nobody next to us. Not as good a choice of films but enjoyed Bridget Jones the edge of reason again and read Laurie Lee. Wheelchair plane to taxi at Singapore again. back at Park Royal shower and then to Gardens by the bay for the spectacular 15 minute light show. wait for taxi back. we had got cash earlier and bought some things in the supermarket. Slept a few hours showered and bleeding must have been bitten and left at 5.30 a.m. traffic jam near airport but in good time. then a long wait for a chair to go through passports. Special service lounge full and asked twice what was happening. it will happen shortly is no reply. Liz went off to get duty free and the lane took off 30 m...

I had a quiet day instead of going sketching at HMS Belfast because my right knee was hurting in the night. It was very hot and muggy despite a thunderstorm, Liz went to help at St Vincent school fete. I watched Antonio Pappano's Classical voices about sopranos featuring Callas, Tebaldi, Nilsson,  Sutherland, Price and modern singers including one singing in an MRI scan showing 30 muscles are used! Westminster cathedral choir featured as well singing the Allegri. The policing London programme was rather disturbing. To vespers and Mass with Fr Alexander. The boys and girls were away so I did acolyte. The schola from St Peter's Catholic cathedral Belfast sang Haydn, Mozart and Elgar well and it was good to see Nigel and meet Ian Keatley! Fr Michael Quaqoe suggested we should be having a romantic dinner which I commented could be expensive. However we ate on the patio with good white wine and had a discussion about the importance or otherwise of the work I am doing!