Alas Jo (Jacqui's first daughter) will not be able to make it: her first daughter Eleanor, has chicken pox and is very spotty and quite not well. Many of you have heard Rachel sing - but she will be in the Costa Plenty. I don't think any of you have heard Dominic rattle the 88s - but he will be in Australia where he lives. You ought to hear all three some time (not together, they don't do that) because all partake in Jacqui's musical talent in different ways and all are brilliant. Jo and Dominic also have the muse from Barry their father.

The garden is looking pretty good with a herd of large and small tentage, and there are 5 barbecues lined up in a row so some of you had better attend.

Pete's 12-string will be de-mothballed and tuned for the occasion in the hope that some serious guitarist will play it in memory. I will of course have Jacqui's Hagstrom out.