Above the level achieved before.

When service is good, everything that goes beyond scores points.

If a river runs past the place you dine or sip a drink, you will feel it is a better establishment than the one equally well appointed in the centre of things.

It may well improve the world around us if everyone were to think they are on stage, their behavior, tone and demeanor would be of a higher order.

It is, always, showtime!

A gentler aggression.

A fast meander through slow forests.

Surreal and the practical.

If you prefer just the facts, they are yours.

If a lyric inspires, be delighted.

We discover more every hour of every day if we wish.

Somebody else’s light shone upon the saucepan in our kitchen, turning it into a visiting spaceship.

We could taste the difference.

The warm evening air held everyone in a buoyant state, a wealthy comfort.

Evening small dogs gained voice and stature.

There is no bark without the chance of a bite to eat.

The next number will do nicely.

There is always a place for new numbers.

A quantity, a lucky number, a house on the street, the horse that wins, the catalogue number of an old vinyl album.

But we are people, with names, not numbers.

The only people who want to number us don’t matter!

How can you tell if yoghurt sitting in a fridge is still good to eat?

How can you tell if a wine you have never heard of will taste fine?

How can you tell if that street off and up to the left will lead to a beautiful terrace?

How can you tell if starting a conversation with that person up ahead will lead to laughter and pleasure?

Some call it intuition. Some don’t describe it at all.

Rich memories in the making.