Above, Susan reflects on the importance of enjoying life inspired by a painting at Saint Vincent’s public hospital by an artist who’s signature looks like this:

Today is the feast day of St Eligius, an extraordinarily honest man and goldsmith, who was the patron saint of farmers and horses, both of which have been important parts of Susan’s life.

St Eligius with a younger bloke in a painting circa 1759 by Gaetano Gandolfi.
Geoff Fox, December 1, 2025, Melbourne, Australia Today
