I found the last email he sent me. Here it is.
Good to hear from you Steve. Your insulated garage door project sounds like a worthwhile use of time and expense in your part of the world! Can't say we've had much of a winter here in Northumberland this time round. I can only recall one day of snowfall - and Joyce and I missed that 'cause we were enjoying another break to my place in Spain. Family sent us photographs as proof it had snowed. Still not done any bike related work other than keeping them dusted. My Saab 96 is due to venture out of Joyce's garage for the first time since laying it up for the 'winter'. It'll become my daily driver once again come April. Speaking of garages, Joyce and I are serious enough to be making future plans to move in together. (I'm nuts about her and I get the sense she feels likewise). Her house is on the market and we are looking at an under-construction new build here in Alnwick which features a double underbuilt garage - more than enough space for the bikes and for the 2CV-based kit car I have most of the bits stashed here for. We're jetting off to my place in Spain for 3 weeks next Monday. After not using the place for almost 9 years during wife Jen's illness, Joyce and I are enjoying putting it back into regular vacation use. One of these days, I'll get round to shipping a couple of my bikes over there. Perfect cycling country.
Hoping to see some curry-painted tri-car components in the not too distant future. Really confident that colour will look superb on the project.