page 316 birth of Claire. p,315 David Willcocks and Dad's distaste for Gerontius. p.320 Mentions a wall might have to be removed. This did not happen in the end. The people who made the two bedrooms in the loft misled us about the steepness of the staircase. In the end the Council came and approved it which was a huge relief. Liz had sent a brochure for Dennis' new school St Joseph's College. We had of course visited all the local Catholic high schools. I particularly disliked John Fisher with its cavernous chapel where the Head went on and on about rugby. Liz also sent a copy of Dennis' report from the Bath RSCM summer school. This became a fixture in the summer and all 3 enjoyed it. We would stay in Somerset and enjoy the final service in Bath Abbey. Carl Jackson and Colin Boswell were regular features especially the spoons at the concert. We stayed in various b and bs in Bath and once at the University. We also had a lovely time at Wood advent farm Somerset.page 339 Christmas card 1988. page 344 David Hill on Westminster cathedral and its music. p.350 Alan Paton Kontakion for you departed was already out of print - an excellent book. Incidentally I have records of all my reading for many years! I do not really like long books! I am a gourmand according to Myers Briggs which means I always want new things and places and have not often gone back to cities I have visited before - exceptions to that are Rome, Venice and Paris! p.355 I was godfather by proxy to Claire. page 356 the confidence of my playing on the cassettes I had sent and the videos we sent. This section mentions Cyril Thomas and his wife Denise a lot. I remember him well from St Mark's days. Kurt Ison appears frequently and we met him. I suppose that the closed Sydney organ world was not unlike central London and it did take time to get established. Things are better now with the Academy attracting students especially from Australia who usually quickly get established. page 361 the pelican and Mum was 70. p.369 more videos of Peterborough and Arundel at Easter sent by me.
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