Brighton, and Finnish videos

Breakfast with Lorraine. Claudia and Jonas, went off to see Pat and Maureen, and they spent the afternoon with them, and eating fish and chips for supper. 

I however zoomed over to London Road station, and walked up to Osborne Road through Blaker's Park, now green again. I collected Lorraine's mobile phone which had been mistakenly delivered to our old address. Slightly cringing, as the last time we'd those people, I was having dark thoughts about them on the day of moving out. Our old house not much different, I knocked at the door I'd painted, and glanced into the house to see not much had changed since we were there. The new owner, very friendly, and said that they felt like proper five ways people now. I walked the familiar route uphill towards Hollingbury, then cut down Surrenden Road, across Preston Park and into town to get a haircut from Stacy. Felt like I knew every step of everywhere I went. I asked Stacy if he'd had any break from work this year, and it seems he hadn't. Perhaps insensitively I said he must have been terrible in a past life, to never have a holiday, and he was quite hurt by this and I had to assure him it was only a joke. 

Home and some time with Lorraine, and a chance to do shopping, before Claudia and Jonas returned. We all watched some music videos on YouTube, and we discovered that Jonas loved a bit of hip hop in his teens. Then we explored some Finnish music, they found one comedy tune about Maradona's hand of God moment in a long ago world cup, which was a hit ten years ago in Finland, Plus an old song about riding a tandem. I asked Claudia to translate for us, which was fun.  Another old singer Jonas told us was a big favourite with older people but died young. His voice and demeanour were melancholy, with gloomy lyrics, which Jonas said with a laugh were typically Finnish.