The Borneo creeper in front of my sister Alice's house is going wild. I've asked Neil to tie the vines neatly along the grilles and do some manicuring.

Everyone insists that we retain the perch of Kokoy, the neighbor's rooster, who has abandoned our neighbor in favor of my sister and now flies to his favorite vine every evening at 6:30 PM, where he stays and sleeps until morning.

Kokoy is also the only rooster on the compound that allows Princess, the cafe baby, to pick him up and stroke him.