The organist librarian

Very lucky. I put my Bethlehem cross on the strings for the Maltese cross. The Maltese one fell off and when we got to the Kerala restaurant I found the Bethlehem one was gone as well. Luckily the waitress spotted it on the floor. Have now done triple knots! I have worn it for at least 10 years. The annual trip to Vienna to watch the New Year's concert in company with the wonderful Petroc Trelawny. One day we will get tickets for this. Radio Times thinks Ricardo Muti was going to conduct but it is Christian Thieleman at the helm. We had a lovely day in Vienna on our honeymoon 44 years ago. Interesting to note that the music online stream before the Sydney fireworks was some old Ozzie rocker nearly as bad as the music churned out before the London fireworks. Bring back the Royal Fireworks music please! And the presenters were naff! QI for Christmas was good but Graham Norton got switched off for crudity. The new calendars are up - we have 9! Crossword from Christmas ...

A quiet day with no Prom (Charlie Mingus). To art and finished the leopards. David was impressed. Watched Sweet makers, TV Proms and some Songs of Praise. Liz went to Wizard of Oz at Bromley conducted by Daniel Beach. I went to Wandsworth LBGT showing of God's own country at Clapham Picturehouse. A lovely film. I felt a bit out of place in a cinema full of gays!  Sent photos to Rob and Wildfowl trust. 

Liz went to Saturday's Prom of Gurrelieder and I listened on phone and at home. During the day I watched the TV Proms of Eroica and Ravi Shankar and Philip Glass and the sweet makers. We had a Milan seminarian called Manolo serving at Mass. He was in a lay group at the Duomo for 10 years.  A marathon of 3 proms. Drove to Caterham as buses replaced trains and parked at Royal Albert hall. 40 miles. I played Dad's Bishopthorpe suite and Liszt on Arcadelt's Ave Maria. The orgelbuchlein Prom was excellent at 1 p.m. and really loved the Passion selections at 3.30. Lovely St John Passion - Sophie Beavan sublime. Lucy Winkett commented on how we need to own this music as it has been taken over by professionals. Met Rita Day and Jenny Stirling.