Friday, January 25, 2019

The changing world (304) Oct-Dec 2012

Oct 1st G&S staying.
2nd      Lunch at Greyhound, Chalfont St Peters. Chiltern brewer shop. Amersham.
3rd      Walked round walpole Park. Well attended prayer meeting.
4th      G&S left.
6th      Hauxton with Burroughs. American cemetery over 3000 WW2 graves.
7th      IC 1Sam. Ruth Van Tilburg, Andrew Leon and M Fox to lunch. PL good on Rom 14. Had 3 HIRC.
9th      CR Ps 22 ELT.
10th    Greenford diabetic clinic on diet. I subsequently took no notice.
12th    Julian Lloyd-Webber one of his last cello recitals before retiring.
13th    Treated by Kenneth S to Royal Albert hall Festival of Welsh Male Voice Choirs.
14th    Preached Rom 12 at Camden IPC. PL good Rom 15.
16th    CR ELT Ps 23.
17th    Podiatry at Greenford diabetic clinic.
20th    J&Co here and D&Co and Littles for his 40th with mark Dishley too for curries.
21st    IC twice. D&co left after lunch.
22nd  HIRC prayer at Baptist church. The road junction coming home is a nightmare in the dark.
23rd   CP Ps 23 ELT.
24th   Last Right Start for diabetes at Greenford.
26th   Funeral of Raymond Skilling St Columba's Church of Scotland. Trimble, Mellor, Viscountess Chobham and Diana's stepmother Countess Spencer there. Reception at Sloane Club.
27th   Kenneth S to dinner.
28th   To Ashford. Lunch with David Legg and family. Interviewed on depression at Congregational Church.
Nov 1st Dinner at ACE Cafe.
3rd        With Ade to Amjad's Pakistai evangelism conference High Wycombe. K&I to Pete Williams at IPC on Is the Bible reliable. Very good if rather academic.
4th         HIRC transfiguration.
7th         Obama reelected.
17th       Deb had a crowd round for her birthday with Persian Palace food.
18th       D Gibson Phil 2. CR Ps 23.
19th       Charing Cross Hospital for ultrasound imaging of leg that has caused pain and been treated with coamoxiclav.
21st        Half AFGM with PL back from USA fundraising.
22nd       To 52 for farewell party with those who have stayed there. Found I first went there 21 Jul 69 the moon landing day.
25th        Led adult SS on WCF marriage. PL Gen 48 and i was awake for the morning sermon for the first time in months. HIRC Jn 1.
27th        IC Has 3 ELT.
30th        Presbytery. Dinner at Mangal. Joe Martin staying with us.
Dec 1st   Presbytery with S Arscott on re-baptism and Paul Wells, union with Christ. CR 30th birthday party with pre-ordered Indian takeaways.
2nd         James Torrens good on Jn 1 Patterson family to lunch with baby Karl. Levy Ps 126. Lamb of god at HIRC.
3rd         Did Christmas letter and emailed it.
7th         Canterbury.
8th         My Christmas treat from David, tour of Shepherd Neame Brewey, Faversham. Home.
9th         Dopey in PL Is wo. IC on Nabal and Abigail.
10th      Christmas cards done.
11th      CP ELT three kinds of laughter.
12th      K playing piano for Oldfield carols then cello for Shaftesbury.
13th      Lunch with Littles hatch End Fish restaurant.
14th      To see Elissa as Mary in Oldfield school nativity.
15th       Hauxton for Bethany's 12th.
16th       PL Matthew's genealogy. PM carols and on Merry Christmas. Wiggins sports personality of the year.
17th       Grania Shafer new young psychologist. IPC mens party.
18th       Took K to play ELT carols. £35 Christmas cake from Waitrose as K had not made one this year.
19th       Dopey at IPC then carols and Mt 2 at HIRC.
24th       J&co here. Sara in hospital with cellulitis.
25th       After IPC did most of the presents before excellent turkey.
26th       Deb did her good broccoli and turkey bake at Littles.
27th       J&co left.
28th        With Littles and Deb to Canterbury. Highlight was Ethan on electric guitar.
31st        Did not stay u. Trimmed beard.




No comments: