John, the great Araucaria, now gone, the generation of the eldest is fading fast. Sylvia lives in a frail present moment that forces us all to confront the meaning of memory... Do we all wish to be "famous"? I surely hope not. To be remembered via the genetic pool one has moderated and passed on is surely the best and only way to achieve longevity... and I know what Dad would have said about the pilot who recently sought to commit suicide and mass murder in order to achieve "immortality". He would have felt sorry for the poor damaged ego that went so perversely wrong - just as he felt sorry for all those others seeking fame for its own sake. Peter's was a life full of love and that is how he will be remembered by those he nurtured and competed with...