Caroline Ford wrote
When I went to London, I did have to ask what a secre tree was (any relation to the oak tree?). And a labora tree and an observa tree and a 'lie bree' and the 'straw bree'... :) Were I able to stay longer, perhaps I would have understood better.
The latter two are types of cheese. "Lye brie" is very sharply cut. :-)
Ec