Dear James,
You'll be happy to hear that we're working very hard here and making good progress. I'm about to start that report you asked me for. You see, we've had a few problems recently. The computers crashed last week and we lost a lot of files. Don't worry, we didn't lose everything. What else? Oh yes, the toilets are fixed (more or less), and the telephone company are to come next week to find out what the problem is with the phone. Did I tell you about the phone? Well, it doesn't matter. The good news is that the painting is finished (except for the entrance, the toilets and your office). It looks great. We expect everything to be finished in a month or two. Jonathan is taking photos for you. Next week he is going to New York for a meeting. I will have to do his work while he is away. I'm sure it won't be too difficult! Anyway, the weather has been good. I hope it stays like this until the weekend. I have to go now. I can smell something burning. I hope you are having a relaxing holiday.
See you soon,
Andy