1. Compassionate removal men who work quickly to get my boxes and bundles into the van and out of the rain.
2. My mother appears bearing treats. Later, watching Nick pack a bed into her car she comments: 'He's nice and careful, isn't he.'
3. A corner of the kitchen is well-padded with books; my bed is put back together and suddenly this strange place looks like home.
Magnolia, pagoda and station.
1. Late magnolias -- always a pleasure. 2. We like everything about the pagoda -- including the long climb to the top -- but particularly th...
