The organist librarian

Woke early and wrote an article for the Catenian provincial newsletter so only swam 18. To art and finished the Monet Poppies picture. Picked up Liz and to interfaith lunch - a large turnout so not much food left. Prem and his daughter were there from Chennai and Ken and Diana spoke about Sharing Perspectives. We were lucky - they never got to Hebron and Al Aqsa mosque. Home but workman never came to quote. Dropped into St John's but vestry locked so cushion still there. The tenor who sang in Messiah was rehearsing at the piano. To Meditatio for superb Duncan Mackintosh on Rumi. Good to see Graeme Watson and Briji. 

Dec 30 6.45 mass celebrated by the youth chaplain in Malayam- he has a most impressive voice and presence. Rain! Xavier came to the airport with us and asked us to get some tea for Lord Alton. Had to go back to security. Unfortunatley no shops in domestic to get the tea once through the barrier. We have not seen a lot of Xavier but had a restul time. Our 5.25 flight with Jetconnect was just over an hour but they managed to feed us. I read and slept! We were met at the big Chennai airport by a minicab and driven to the Laity training establishment in Kilpaul. Ken welcomed us as Alan was unwell and will come later. Our room has aircon and a fan - the aircon only came on later in the week after the linen was changed! All valuables have to be taken with us. The food is in a room down the corridor for which Hatta insisted she must have the key! We went straight to the Muslim wedding in the hall where we met the happy couple and ate off banana leaves with our fingers. We have missed Prem...