Carpenters & Carpet Fitters

Hi everyone,

We are now the proud owners of a great front door (complete with new diamond shaped window) and a newly carpeted set of stairs. Mum and Dad have been heroes; working like mad all day, the cottage looks great. We’ve managed to finish after two days which means we get tomorrow off to walk along the prom, prom, prom tiddly pom, pom, pom. Seriously; ma and pa have been great, dad’s done a great job, mum is looking after me and has been busy as a patient assistant to carpenter (dad) and carpet fitter (me)!

We went out for a great meal tonight at a hotel in the centre of Pont Aven. Had a bizarre starter complete with totally rank tripe sausage (gagsville), main course of pink sea trout (yum) and fantastic rice pudding for afters. We’re so full now we can’t move.

Planning a day trip tomorrow to beautiful Benodet; hoping the weather’s going to kind and un-brittanylike. Today’s been beautiful, sunny, clear but cold. We were a bit worried yesterday as the ferries from Plymouth to Roscoff were cancelled due to bad weather but it seems to have calmed down a bit. No snow like Teresa said there was in Bedford today. We head home from Roscoff on Thursday night.

Still feeling well (unbelievably so), swallowing, mouth and sickness all OK. Even forget sometimes there’s anything wrong at all. Can’t believe I’m back on chemo again next week – quite hard to go for chemo knowing you’ll feel so ill afterwards when you feel so well beforehand. It’s doing the job though – so I’m not complaining.

I’m missing Teresa, we’re really old fashioned. We love each other and each other’s company so much – it’s great to be here, but it would be perfect if Teresa was here too.

Thanks for all your comments - great to hear from my cousin Lindsey, Chloe and Sian today. If you want to send an 'off-piste' e mail you can on peaktandd@aol.com.

I thought that tomorrow I'd explain who everyone is for those who are reading but don't know.

Talking of comments - how are you Alfie? Uncle Dave's not heard from you for a while.

Hope you all had a good Tuesday - I've just been told off for drinking too much red wine by mum. I never touched a drop until lead astray by winebibbing Anglicans (was teetotal clean living Methodist boy). Sian's fault.

God Bless. Dave xxxx