Ivanka hits the right note. Advice on Brexit. Garden Visit

Chris Meets Diana at Anglesey Abbey

Whilst the President was equivocal about the abhorrent nature of events at Charlottesville, at least his daughter Ivanka was not, stating "There should be no place in society for racism, white supremacy and neo-nazis. We must all come together as Americans - and be one country UNITED."

Portugal's former EU minister, Bruno Maçães, speaking to the Express newspaper had some advice for the Brexit negotiators in the UK. Get down to technicalities and show that Brexit has negative consequences for the EU if not tackled in advance.

The advice from the Financial Times is, by contrast, "Pro-European Brits should put their heart into stopping Brexit rather than campaigning for a soft one." The argument is that even a soft Brexit will be an economically damaging one.

Meanwhile, we wait for the first UK governmental position paper, clarifying plans for a new UK-Irish relationship.

Jane and I drove over to Anglesey Abbey for a light lunch and a walk around the grounds. The roses were still in bloom and the Dahlia Grden was beginning to reach its peak with an artist's palette of colours in large flower heads.

I got back my bicycle today, repaired and tuned, Hooray!

Sadly, saw no meteors from the Perseus shower tonight, looking through gaps in the light cloud.