The organist librarian

A quiet weekend with mixed weather. Sorted out stuff upstairs and reorganised shelves having packed Dennis's numerous books into boxes! Went to Glyn Close. Served at Mass as usual with said Vespers. Told Fr Michael about interfaith group interest in the Pope's visit. Mum and Dad in the prayers - have now been blogging for 4 years! Baptism at Coulsdon and I played Liebster Jesu and Dubois Toccata. In car to library to take dustbins (been replaced at home) and microwave. Staff meeting for Sunday staff was useful. Finished reading "Wolf Hall" which is brilliant and listening to Proms. Family prom was fun, Edinburgh Tattoo and University Challenge. Ein Heldenleben from Prom conducted by Mark Elder. Frustrating day at work as fallback still on as new system failed. Ended up stricting! Mind you the library needs it - such a mess! Act 2 of Hansel and Gretel on radio from Glyndebourne Prom.

Swam 36. To South London interfaith group lunch at Streatham Hill - not many there. I was asked to speak about the Pope's visit. Liz served at Mass to mark Mother Teresa's birthdate. Prom on BBC4 - Mark-Anthony Turnage Hammered out, Barber violin concerto and Sibelius 2. Good programme on Sibelius early years.

Nice chat to Ann who had a heart palpitation scare thanks to horrid children in her class and 2 of them have been moved to another class. To Watermans Brentford to enjoy "Toy story 3". Ciarán was very good. To Carluccio's for a nice lunch and heavy rain getting back to Shakespeare Road where we met Liz. To the cathedral for di Rosa's recital which was SO LOUD. Liszt, Vierne and Bach Passacaglia with the score. His improvisation on "Adoro Te" could have been on anything! Liz met me at Wandsworth Common, Sad to learn Ernest "John" Warrell had died aged 95 - he will be much missed!

Clearing up upstairs. Put all photos from camera onto Facebook including Cyprus and Germany. So much quicker on the new lap top! Listened to prom Sydney Symphony conducted by Ashkenazy Strauss, Ravel Piano concerto, Scriabin Symphony No.3, Elgar Chanson de Matin as encore. Liz ordered in pizzas. Also caught up on some other Proms - Dvorak New World, Bartok Cantata profana (with the score).

Monday the oversize books got filed into the main non-fiction sequence and Chris and I moved the whole lot round to accomodate. Exhausted! Watched Halle youth orchestra programmes and programme about British writes in the 50s and 60s in their own words. Schumann Symphony N. 2 from the Proms. Tuesday a day's leave. Swam 36 and to New Addington - optician very happy with my eyes and no need to change glasses. Long chat about music as usual. Clearing stuff from upstairs ready to be recycled at Emmaus. Evensong from St Mary's Edinburgh.

By bus to Somerset House for the Glyndebourne film of "Hansel and Gretel". An excellent introduction and a lovely production with great singing especially from Hansel who really did look like a 10 year old boy! The witch was splendid. We enjoyed a picnic and christened our new picnic set and roll up mat. It rained but rain capes were issued. Home in an hour by bus. Haydn Symphony No 102 from the Proms.

The series on channel 4 "Amish; the world's squarest teenagers" might have been better called "Amish: the world's most sensible teenagers". Interesting to compare Amish society with conservative Muslim and Jewish communities. The confrontation between the Amish teenagers on rumspringa and the English teenagers was well handled and there were some interesting similarities. The series on the formation of the Halle youth orchestra also quite fascinating.