1. Those people who buttonhole you in the street to persuade you to sign up for something: I like to tell them I'm in a hurry.
2. Jubilant Nick comes home triumphant after running his yearly three mile race in 35 minutes.
3. My fingers are faintly sticky from the dried lavender I've been stuffing into an embroidered heart.
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...
