Christmas Log 30.12.11

Friday, 30th December 2011

I tried to have a lay in as long as possible, as getting up early will only wake Steve, but its difficult for me to just lay there in bed.  I don't have games on the phone any more, as they stop me reading and can be a little addictive.  I browsed some of the apps for the phone and managed to find the one that Gary & Dave recommended, one that tunes into radio stations.  Steve and I have been listening a lot to BBC Radio Merseyside this past week and now I can tune into Billy Butler of an afternoon, regardless of where I am.  I like the breakfast show too.

I had it in mind to go into Liverpool today or in the evening, but it was ridiculously wet again. We did go to Prescot and I banked dad's last pension payment into mum's account and then went to get a few bits in Planet Tesco.  In the afternoon, I started going through dad's clothes and bagged some of them up.  I was reminded to call John Joseph Powell Nursing home, where dad died and the nurse I spoke to said she thought they didn't have dad's belongings any more, that they only keep them for a few days.  I said I was disappointed to hear that but she went to check and said there was 'just a small brown holdall' waiting for me to collect, her voice full of judgement.  I went out into the rain again to get it and making use of the Day Ticket I had, I let two Arriva 10A buses and a 61 go by so I could wait for a Stagecoach and get the benefit of the ticket.

I walked into to the small lounge/dining room and one  of the residents looked up at me and said 'Oh Ay, here's trouble".  I thanked the nurses in the small office as they give me dad's bag and then went out into the rain.  Steve was preparing dinner which was smoked haddock and I noticed that it was from China.  China!  Haddock is caught in the water's all around the UK and Tesco go an import it all the way from bleedin China!  I don't think I would have bothered with it if I had have noticed that.

I didn't bother asking if Steve wanted to go out into Liverpool this evening as I know he is averse to going out if it is wet.  We had a quiet evening, me watching telly and Steve, looking at washing machines on the internet.