The organist librarian

Swam 20. Saw a mouse last night in the lounge - Liz saw it in the dining room the other evening so reset 3 traps. To art and worked on Venice picture. To Streatham only to find interfaith lunch is next week! Watched Mary Berry's Easter feast, art of Scandinavia and Songs of Praise. Also had a lie-down! Liz baking Hot cross buns. Played for Maundy Thursday liturgy at St John Caterham. William Wordsworth on Nicht so traurig (actually composed at Hindhead) and Groves on Pange lingua and Adoro te. We sang A new commandment by Peter Aston. Train at 6 and home at 10! Watched last Royal Navy school. News from Brussels still bad. 

Played Solemn Melody, Nimrod and St Anne fugue. Said psalm and alleluia and Last Post was a recording after all. Asked about Christmas and Louise, Liz and Stephen's wife will sing at carols on 22nd. Abide with me and For all the saints were odd choices and I felt Fr Paul went on a bit too much and didn't really address current wars. Nice lunch and heard a little of evensong from Canterbury and The Choir with Mary King. At evensong I read first lesson about Solomon and we sang Dyson and Peter Aston - he died this year - nice man. To Hyderi mosque for drama and film ostensibly about Wahab a Christian martyr but really about Husain and his death. It was violent and unpleasant with severed heads and dead baby. Is repeating this sad tale helpful? The equivalent would be inviting Muslims to watch a bloody account of martyring Protestants and Catholics. It was very crowded and I escaped. Whether Conversations for the soul is possible is debatable. Watched Downton Abbey.

Swam 32. To osteopath Imogen who reported shoulder was much improved. The deep freeze spray really helps. Walked to Elephant and train to Herne Hill and then train to Beckenham Junction for John Belcher's recital at St George's. Karg-Elert, Bach, Morandi, Joseph Callaerts Toccata. A Petit homage a Gabriel Fauré by Peter Aston and a fine Introduction and Passacaglia in A minor by C.S.Lang. Bought flowers at M & S. A very cold day. Sorted out my study in the loft room. To choir practice. There was an interesting discussion at interfaith lunch yesterday. Muslim women had spoekn about the veil and Western women objected to men in shorts on buses.