1. Nick and I are down with food poisoning. I look after Alec until I'm too tired to go on, and hand him over to Nick. I'm very glad he's here.
2. At tea time, I make Nick some toast and Marmite. "That tastes so good," he says.
3. "Watching cartoons is what we do when we are sick," I tell Alec.
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...
