The work of a garden bears visible fruits-in a world where most of our labours seem suspiciously meaningless.

The work of a garden bears visible fruits-in a world where most of our labours seem suspiciously meaningless.

Sisters never quite forgive each other for what happened when they were five.

Dads are most ordinary men turned by love into heroes, adventurers, story-tellers, singers of songs.

Love is to understand, at last, the suffering of another.

A cat can maintain a position of curled up somnolence on your knee until you are nearly upright. To the last minute she hopes your conscience will get the better of you and you will settle down again.

We expect too much at Christmas. It's got to be magical. It's got to go right. Feasting. Fun. The perfect present. All that anticipation. Take it easy. Love's the thing. The rest is tinsel.