The organist librarian

 While Attia was fixing the laptop, Watched Albert Herring from Leeds, Till the stars fall down NT, Antiques roadshow 40 years history, tennis from Eastbourne. To CCJ event at St Stpehen Dulwich Harry Freeman on Shylock's Venice, Knocked Mark's car door reversing across the road but luckily the garage fixed it for him for nothing! Sewing bee, Terracotta army, Doris Day interview. Had to get a locksmith as Liz left her key in the door frm the inside. Westmnster cathedral Mass for SS Peter and Paul with Vatican cricket team Fr Mikey going to Feltham. Played Albinoni Adagio and Finlandia. Fr Tom on Julian of Norwich so ordered 2 books.  Friday at Croydon Minster Barnaby Silverstone played the Dorian so I went back to playing it on Sunday. Ben Collyer was to play it on Sat at Bloomsbury Baptist but I did not go because of getting back to Beckenham and Pride crowds. Liz went to St Vincent's fete - Sean's last one. Mrs Dalloway with Vanessa Redgrave. My letter about voting gr...

 Monday swim and aerobics with the formidable Grace in bright red! To Crystal Palace optician and we are both having new glasses. Mine are 10 years old! Tea and cake. Tuesday swim and to Bromley cinema to see Message in a bottle amazing dance about refugees. Got a charger for my mobile. Enjoyed Santa's book - it made me cry! Golden wedding spreadsheet started. Exc talk by Fr Rob Esdaile on the white flag comment of Pope Francis. Sewing Bee was good.  Wed nice reply from Santa. Dm Brendan elected as abbot of Belmont. He will be good. To Our Lady's for annual Mass remembering deceased Norwood catenians. Fr Keith read the names at the start. Declan and I did the offertory - no prayers this time. Best turnout so far - Brendan, Mike, Tom, Declan, Mike Belfourd. Coffee in the hall. The new Polish priest has long silences after the consecrations. Prayer posture throughout the gospel?? To St Michael's for recital by Martin Noble from Chapel royal St James' palace. Very good. No...

 Wed up late. Right eye hurting a bit and looks red. Swim. We both went to St Michael's to hear Jonathan Holmes play Widor 7 masterfully. Evensong from Windsor. Town Hall protest about not honouring Climate emergency agreement 5 years ago. Quite fun. To Beckenham and missed some of the songs. Good talk and 2 groups put together and Tom dominated it! Talk about prayer. Race across the world in Sumatra.  Thursday woke late again. To art and painting nearly finished. LSiUK zoom chaotic again - ended up on my phone. We did get through the agenda! To FTIC meeting at Town Hall. 2 events I cannot attend new Mayor and Brit school. Turns out the mayor making was last night! I was supposed to be at it! Town halls which are broke eg Birmingham. Betjeman Queen's England. Election called yesterday at long last. Friday up late again To Unacc and 9 there. I was late and for once Trinity was on time I think! Last of letters sent to schools. To Dulwich gallery. Soulscapes is colourful and quit...

 Saturday to St James Petts Wood. Ecumenical day - I went last year. Great to see Fr Stephen Nietchial again. Fr Paul went back to Wales. Nadene was minister at St Mark's Yeoville. The first group on imagining Pentecost was excellent the second a big quieter. Spent a moving time with a young man. Home and then to Mass. Liz was back serving. Fr Stephen gave a good homily. Enjoyed Civilisation. T SJ quiz - it was far too noisy and John had to relay the questions and answers to me. Did not enjoy.  Hymns for June and July came - very depressing. Sunday played Fleming on Noel nouvelet. Margaret said how lovely the anthem was - Now the green blade. That was the one thing about Easter in the service. Teach me to dance is tricky to play and it did not come off well. Dubois Toccata was good. I came home and then could not find my church keys. For some unknonw reason Yoke put my bag at the organ instead of in the vestry so I was out of routine. Sent messages - no reply. Sent a long mess...

 Wed. Up early and parked at station. To Farringdon and Elizabeth line to Liverpool street. I had to wait for the train I had booked which was the cheapest option. Reading Austen Ivereigh. Arrived on time and got U2 bus. Walk to Woolf institute. Some people got lost and were late. Beth gave an excellent talk. 24 signed up and 22 came! Tour of the institute and good discussions. Photos outside. Then 2 buses to the mosque and no 2 bus was late and then sat for 5 minutes Our guide was very nice and laid back so time for a hot drink first. What a stunning building! Really beautiful. Ate my sandwiches and charged up my phone. Then bus to King's and queue for evensong. Men sang well but the sound is poor for speech. Byrd anthem. Readers are lay. It seems some evensongs the second reading is replaced by poetry! We did not hear the full organ at all. The hymn was to plainchant so nobody joined in. ThenFirmly I eblieve. got bus back to the station and wait for train to Liverpool St and home...

 Tuesday to Shirley Methodist - I did not realise I needed to book an appointment. I did get 2 tubes and batteries. To All Saints found door locked. Supervision group went well. Left car there and buses via Tulse Hill. Result I was sitting at the side. Liz did not make it - she wasn't well and went to Grainne's for rubbish collection. Road dug up so both our bus stops were closed. Church was full and I sat with David Mitchell from Mitchell. None of us knew the tune for Lord enthroned! It was a sung Eucharist with incense. The bishop set the right note of Easter. Lots of hymns. I did not go up for the viewing. Tea served in church which did not really work with so many people there. Saw lots I know and a councillor from Battersea and a lady from Somerset married to Richard from Imperial College. Ivor knew so many people and really had a gift for getting to know people. Bishop Rose was there. Spoke to Bishop Christopher. I just missed Catriona! A memorable occasion. We both went ...

 Up at 5 and got to Caterham at 6.15. Clocks went forward an hour. Of course we started late. Jaimee lit the Easter candle and then trie dto push incense into it. Carol starting lighting our candle and of course they blew out! 3 in the choir and went well apart from the psalm at the gradual. I sang Exultet - waited 50 years to do that. J had read the said bit so I just stood and waited. Moving Exultet to after the readings makes for a lot of musical items on top of each other! When I got off the organ to go to the font my right ankle objected. Howells went well at the end. Breakfast. 6 in choir at 10 and Paul Miller played well. The only messup was the piano for the last song with the wretched percussion. Choir got 3 bars behind me. Peregrine said they could not hear the piano! Hallelujah chorus with trumpet. Picked up Liz and then to Acton. Delicious lunch and we played Trivial pursuit. I was tired so home by 5. Urbi et Orbi and Canterbury cathedral on TV.  Easter Monday Liz ...