The organist librarian

First outing with Henry was to Kelsey Park and he loved it. Good session with my spiritual director. To Mantegna and Bellini at National gallery. 5 p.m.a good time to go as not so crowded. Scriptural reasoning in the Jerusalem chamber at the Abbey. Michael Redman and Ken were there. Final preparations for public speaking heat including a late entry. Josh Anderson played well at St Michael's. A very successful heat of the Catenian public speaking competition with some good speakers and judges. Bishop Thomas Grant school did all they could to make us welcome. Well done St Gregory's Tunbridge Wells first and second prizes. I found my suit was ringing wt. We started late thanks to Coloma, the refreshments came out at the first and not the second break, the judges took ages. I personally thought the young man who came second should have won but that's the way it goes. 

Played Vierne Epitaphe, Thalben-Ball Elegy,  George Thalben-Ball  on Gopsal and Crown Imperial it being Christ the King and St Cecilia. Camino Kyries start next week and rehearsed for Christmas. Turns out the Advent service uses Penitential rite 3 so we will sing the complete Kyries after the lighting of the Advent wreath candle.  Both went to interesting scriptural reasoning at British Museum on pilgrimage and to Strada Great Queen Street on free dessert offer! Excellent food and service - veal, sea bass. Watched Antiques roadshow and The Hunt.