The organist librarian

Last day in Malta - all good things come to an end! To Temples at Hagar Din and Gjatira. Bus went past stop so got taxi back. Lovely setting glorious day and picnic after museum then bus to Rabat round the coast at Dingle. great views. Bus to Valletta and bus back to burial chapel of St Georg Preca. Two more buses to get to Balzan and visited Roderick at the two cathecatical centre he runs for the Society of the Divine Word. Happy boys playing football.  Met the brothers and volunteers. lift back. pasta and finished delicata wine from Malta. The balcony where we are last night collapsed injuring 36. packed.

Conference was excellent. Grand President impressive. Fr Donnelly from Newcastle on youth. Bob Butler on moving on. Two bursary fund who went to Ethiopia. It helped the sisters out there too. Charities, interfaith, Catena editor all excellent. Had coffee and then to supermarket. Had a rest and off to Radisson Blu for Maltese buffet and cabaret - nice but not Maltese. Dancing, conga, New York. Good fun and good chats to Knutsford Jeanne who lived in Zambia and Declan from Harrow director for strategy. Seems the President was 45 minutes late and no apology. Home at 12 and slept to 7. Pentecost Sunday to Medina cathedral. Excellent seats at the side. Servers poor, communion took too long. Organ effective but loud, cantors did well. Played toccata in D minor as had sandals on. Turned out to be a Copeman Hart - fooled me. Lunch ftira with Kin Wang from Luton. To natural history museum very interesting. Tea and cake at Fontenella. Back to Spinola on two buses. Had a look in Carmelite churc...