Graham's leaving date

Thanks for forwarding all the e-mails while I was out last week. I found
this one in my in-box when I got back this morning. Is it yours?
----- Forwarded by Mark Taylor/HOU/ECT on 05/22/2001 09:35 AM -----

"Deborah V. Chapman" <debchapman@eircom.net<
05/17/2001 04:52 PM

To: "Mark Taylor (E-mail)" <mtaylo1@ei.enron.com<
cc:
Subject: Graham's leaving date

Dear Mark,

Thanks for keeping us updated on Tom. I am pleased to hear that he is making
a good recovery. Please pass on our best wishes. I am wondering whether the
hospital will have forwarded mum's card if he had already moved on to a
convalescent home when it arrived. I have just sent a card to his home
address but I do not have the post code. I hope it gets there.

I found out from Graham last night that he is returning to Somerset on
Wednesday (23rd). I guess that makes it unlikely that you will get to see him
this time. There is a strong possibility that he will come in October for the
Jazz festival and will bring Jordan with him. Whilst he has been here he has
had lots of people trying to persuade him to build houses for them, but I
think he misses Jordan so much he can't wait to get home. I am amazed at how
much work got done so quickly. The house in Lauragh is finished except for
the painting, wood staining and floor varnishing. We can start using it now
but we need to avoid putting in too much furniture until the floor is done in
some of the rooms at least. Dad has been lending a hand with paths and garden
walls and has helped with some painting. I am sure that Mum will help with
some planting. All I need now is a couple of really nice weeks in the summer
so that I can feel the benefit of it.

I hope you can find time to come over again sometime soon. When Alan returns
from Vienna next week he should be in a much more relaxed mood, having got
his conference presentation out of the way at last. I am sure he will be
happy to spend some leisurely days with you and to take you down to Mum and
Dad's and to see the house, etc. If Hilary still has her yacht when you come
she might also be glad of some help to sail it. She has not ventured out in
it since Richard died but is talking about sailing it if she can find some
help.

Once the next month is over I can also relax a bit. We are just coming into
exam time and we all get very fraught at this time of year (with the marking
piling up).

At last the foot and mouth restrictions are lifting a bit and we are hoping
that all riding activities can gradually resume. We have had a rather boring
few months - not even able to ride out along the roads. We can now ride down
to the beach but we still have to take care not to go near fields full of
cattle or sheep! I have just started investigating the idea of a pony for
Caitlin. She is riding my horse occasionally in the sand arena and is doing
very well with him even though he is rather small for him. I think she might
be ready for a pony now but finding the right one is not going to be easy.

We will look forward to seeing you whenever you can manage to get flights.

Bye for now,

Deb

PS Dad is using e-mail these days and has got his own e-mail account. His
address is: lgchapman@eircom.net
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Dr Debbie Chapman, Environment Consultant
5 Fort View, Ardbrack, Kinsale, Co. Cork. Ireland
Tel. +353 21 477 2583; +353 21 490 3430; +353 87 2343270
Fax. +353 21 477 2525
e-mail debchapman@eircom.net; debbie.chapman@ucc.ie