The organist librarian

To Stratford picture house for ROH Otello Chorus and set brilliant and Jonas Kaufmann fantastic. Iago evil, lovely Desdemona very moved at the end. Programmes on Britain beneath your feet, Queen Mary liner and Roger Bannister. To Ciaran's assembly - he had a lovely Indian coat. Marius cancelled our meeting for the third tme so went with Lou to Oxygen. Sean loved the trampolines. Had coffee at Costa. Liz went to the volunteers party at school. Read A Marriage of inconvenience - British behaved appallingly.  Very interesting Croydon police session on counter terrorism. Advice in an attack Run Hide Tell. 

Spent some time playing with Ciarán - he has more spots but seems quite happy. He was not pleased when I went at 11 a.m. for spirituality day which was led by Eileen McDade on "We have seen his glory". I returned to Acton after the 2 p.m. talk and enjoyed the Epiphany sequence from Eton College chapel directed by Ralph Allwood who got OBE. Carl Jackson got MVO and Sir Anthony Pappano is well deserved! Liz stayed and Louise sorted out her presentation for course. I watched programme on Queen Mary and enjoying series on Jerusalem. Have started book on Islam which I have had for some months from the library. To  dentist for clean and fluoride treatment. Venetia Patel taking Rebecca's place. Returned home to a letter from Abigail Peck saying Joy had died. She was perfectly named and was a good chair of the Southwark unity commission. Also much involved in Focolare. Her funeral is on Monday when we are returning from York and she will be buried in Suffolk. I wrote to Abigail -...