Operation 2001

P.1472 Richard Hurfor d  became Bishop of Bathurst. Our charity CD was sold for £10 and features both choirs and solos. Karen resigned from the library. Louise changed jobs. P.1474 we were singing carols at various places. Kurt Ison liked my Handel and Mendelssohn on the CD p.1483. P.1486 talk of moving Nellie. I sent 10 of our C Ds to be sold in Oz. Dad sent me all his organ music! 500 pieces. elijah's mantle fell on Elisha. The junior choir photo appeared in CMS p 1492. I sent details of the book Holiness. P.1500. Diamond wedding at Sydney Tower p. 1501. My right knee was drained at May day arthroscopy. This occurred on the day before Palm Sunday 2001. Fr Peter was my first visitor telling me not to worry. What emerged was that nobody else knew where the music for the Vigil was in the cupoard! Helene la Rue played for me. It took a month to recover. Hydrotherapy was advised and I was filmed for the May Day hospital TV in 'the pool. On the Thursday my feet were washed by a male nurse a new experience. I was home for Easter and Paul brought me communion. It was a rare moment of faith knowing Jesus the risen Lord was in our bedroom! We of course talked about the liturgies. Many in the ward were Afghans who need arrived became pizza delivery drivers and came off their mopeds!
P.1502 boxes of organ music arrived. I did play Vierne without feet at Farnborough Abbey later on. The Organists visit included Sandhurst. P.1503.p video of Brahms requiem.I was off until May 19. We got Nellle settled in a lovely new home  outside the city. P.1505 Mum was 82 and when I went back to work I started late each day to avoid traffic. Heather and Fred Brokenshire visited us and  Dad was again in touch with Hugh Mathew. P.1511 Nellie had a stroke and went into hospital.p.1512 Nellie died aged 79.p.1514 I went to York twice and the Lord Mayor of York attended the cremation.

Helene played the Vigil for me she died 2007

Rhodesia

In August 1970 we visited Rhodesia page 82. The flight over the Victoria Falls really was the flight of angels and we loved the wildlife especially at Wankie. We saw the Kariba dam and stayed at Troutbeck Inn. We remarked on how much more easily whites spoke to blacks even to banter. Dad "Do you phone the elephants to tell them we are coming?"
page 85 I turned the pages for Dad playing his FTCL at St Mary's cathedral. I often turned for him and learned a great deal through this. It is sometimes harder to turn than to play! On this page Dad talks about Heather Brokenshire who sadly died in 2016 and the Gordons. page 87 describes the choir Christmas card of 1971. In 1970 I read 51 books including a number of modern novels and plays for the degree.
The photos show the Victoria Falls and the trip to the crocodile farm nearby.

Here is the photo for the Christmas card at St Mark's. I am in the back row  second in and then after the tall man is Len Cherry, John Alexander and Reg Leeman. Second row second in on left is Mum and 3rd from right is Ann next to Heather Brokenshire. The RSCM and GCM badges are on display.