1. The deep silence makes birdsong stand out.
2. Alec comes up to remind me that we have decided to walk out one day and find the tall tree on the horizon.
3. The lasagne -- made with soy mince -- comes out in neat slices. 'Like housebricks,' Nick says.
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...
