Day 58, Level 1: Office tidy-up, Eliza good-girl, and sunset galore!

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There are always so many things to put into a post - but minimalism is good! Often not my forte!

Did a big tidy-up of my office today - OMG so many pens that don't work, post-it notes with value, notepads with life left. And how many biz cards do I have, very old and not so new!? My office bin is full of rubbishy bits, quite a bit went to the recycle bin ... and there is still much more go go!
But today's exercise provided memories galore - including at least one poignant card of a lovely American friend died in 2007, shortly after my mum. Sad. I spent so much time with her through the 1990s until she moved to the US. RIP Melissa.

So here's a photo of my new girl Eliza - by Redwood out of Entirely Saintly this girl is showing some ability.  She's only 2yo (as of 1st August)  and if she can show something in work and trials, then perhaps she will race as a 2YO. Not too many do. (Same syndicate as for Saintly Way). We love racing. We have faith!




Stunning weather today - I had a good tidy out of my office. Well half of it. It's a big job!
Michael called round for dinner and catch up. We had a family Zoom catch up with Sam in London. He's doing okay but getting a bit bored with isolation.

Here's a photo of tonight's twilight. It was actually much more stunning in reality than the picture shows, believe it or not.




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