1. I catch up with some reading and treat my stiff muscles in a hot bath.
2. I hear a rumour that the magnolias are out.
3. The hammer Nick lends Bettany for Cubs is at least two generations old and the handle is polished smooth by labour.
1. The drifts of pink and white petals drying in the gutters and flattened on to the pavement suggest that the magnolia on the corner of Bel...