1. 'Is this speed all right for you?' Nick wonders. I have slowed down a lot in the last few weeks and get out of breath just walking up the High Street.
2. Yesterday Alec and Nick went to a gala day at the fire station. Today is all about rescuing toys from a towering inferno on the step ladder.
3. A large pan of buttery noodles.
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...
