WEDNESDAY 19 JANUARY     HOBART

After breakfast, drove into central Hobart. We went first to Myers, where I bought some wool, John  a new shirt, and I got a pair of navy blue Dunlop Volley sneakers, that were on special.

Checked out A&R and were told that my ordered book was still not in.

At Glenorchy Target, we bought a new pillow, a mattress protector and a blue pillowcase – the latter so that John can use the old pillow on his seat in the van. He is finding that the foam seat base is too hard for his hips.

For some reason, John’s hip was hurting a lot after the walk from the car park to the shops.

Back at the van, I read. John played computer games.

Tea was cold chook, coleslaw followed by stewed apricots.