in 1967 the family moved to the old sawmills, an isolated, rambling house located in extensive woodland up a creek at golant on the river fowey approachable only by boat or walking along the railway belonging to english china clays. it was here that denys settled for five years, writing in an old shed/studio on the sunny side of the creek. by now most of the older children had set out on their ways but they often returned with friends, and the sawmills was always a very busy place. one of the reasons for this move was the safe mooring available for the newly purchased 60 ft ex-navy supply tender mfv "sanu". meanwhile, the mask pottery in fowey continued to be run by jess, with the help of stephen and demelza. jess was offered the opportunity of running a course teaching the pottery in bermuda so she and denys spent a year there.