Tuesday, 18 August 2026

This could be the answer

 Will this get rid of the nasties on the streets. Worth a try. 

Summary of the knives and weapons surrender arrangements  

This guidance sets out advice on how you can safely surrender and dispose of knives and  bladed weapons by using a bespoke Home Office funded surrender bin which has been installed by Word 4 Weapons. The surrender scheme is operating from 3 to 31 August 2026.

A mobile surrender van will be operated by FazAmnesty and will be stationed at locations in Greater London and West Midlands on certain dates during the surrender arrangements. The mobile surrender van will provide a safe way to dispose of knives and bladed  weapons.

You can read the Home Office article here. This should make us all feel a lot safer as we walk about the streets in London and Birmingham. 

Here is an article in the Independent about Fazamnesty. 

Catch ya later. Toodle pip.   ilona

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Monday, 17 August 2026

My latest collection

 Monday always seems to be a busy day for me. Crafty Club, which actually starts at 10am and finishes at 1pm. I am always an hour late though. Then home for lunch. Today was a Billy Dog walk. The temperature has dropped, so I can now go back to walking him in the afternoon. This takes about 45 minutes. Then a change of footwear. Put the boots on and the yellow vest, and off I go to do an hour or so litter picking. 

I started at the permanently grottiest grot spot, to try and keep on top of the job. Across the main road from the Industrial Estate is this back ally. When I get to this point I carry on along this public footpath because I want to fill the red bag. Almost there, once I have squashed these tins flat that will be it. Only one bag today. 

What's this I've found, hanging in a tree. A pair of jog bottoms 
I'll keep these until the bag is full, then put them in just before I tie the top up. Should make it easier to squash the whole lot down. 

This is gross. A quiet corner being used as a toilet. I see a lot of these hidden places on Industrial Estates. I don't know why people don't use the facilities at the premises where they are visiting.
Another bag added to my collection. I started this pile on Thursday. Let's see how long it takes the Council to come and pick it all up. 
That's all for now. Toodle pip.   ilona

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Sunday, 16 August 2026

Fell off the back of a lorry.

Good evening. I knocked this video up yesterday but for some reason it wouldn't upload fully onto yoootooob. So I tried again today, and this time it worked. An update on the TV licensing situation. 
This afternoon I did a local walk, and took my stick and a bag with me. As I passed the playing field someone called my name. I used to work with Carol many years go. She moved out of the area so we lost touch. It was good to have a natter and catch up on the news. She has had one hip replaced and is now waiting for the other to be done, which is expected to take place in October. 
The big white bag on the right has been languishing in a hedge bottom for about three weeks now. I have driven past it several times, and so must have hundreds of other people as they go to and from work, or go shopping. I don't think anyone has stopped to take a look at it. Today I walked to it, and dragged the bag back to a bus shelter which has a bin next to it. 
Here is a closer look at it. It is mainly full of  big sheets of some kind of fabric which looks like felt. There are also what looks like three pillows. 

I see from the label that it is used for containing and mopping up some kind of spillage. It must have fallen off the back of a van or a lorry. 

I offloaded some of my litter into the bin, and took the rest of it into the park to empty my bag into the big wheelie bin behind the cafe. Then I went home. 

The first two hedgehogs arrived tonight at 8.30pm. They are getting quite fat now. They aren't eating as much as when they first started coming. Last night a couple of them had fallen asleep while they were eating. 

It has tried to rain a bit today, but it was only a few spots. 

That's all for now. Toodle pip.   ilona

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Free entertainment.

 I was a bit taken aback yesterday. As I was clearing litter from around the small car park at the pond, a car pulled up. I take no notice of people around me, I am in my own little world, unless someone chooses to talk to me, then I will be polite and reply. 

So, a white car pulled into the small car park. All of a sudden four or five people tumbled out of it, shouting at each other. Oh dear, I wonder what they are upset about. Not my business, I carried on picking well away from them. The arguments continued, they get in and out of the car several times, lots of door slamming. 

I thought, surely they will calm down soon and sort out their differences. Nope, the commotion continued for about half an hour. I wondered if it might come to someone throwing a few punches. They didn't, just continued shouting at each other. 

Two of them stormed off in a huff, still shouting. They went down the path towards the pond. They came back about ten minutes later. The fall out continued. I was moving further away from them as I was clearing the area of litter. 

Free entertainment I thought, you don't get that every day. Well some do if you live in a town or a city. I hope I am ok saying this, but on this occasion these people were not British. They ranted and raved in a uncomprehensive manner. Oh gawd, that's me being racist again. And they were white, another racist observation of mine. 

Shall I go out today, or shall I stay in.

Catch ya later. Toodle pip.   ilona

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The wrong tribe.

 Good morning.

I think enough has been said about the rise and fall of Mr Arday, but I will pop in here with my own thoughts. He was dragged into the machine of wokery to satisfy the inclusion circus which is currently an epidemic of the lefties. He was bigged up as their poster guy, and encouraged to embroider his achievements into epic proportions, to massage the egos of the ghouls who see themselves as saviours of  the universe.  

Universities are the slaves of those who have pumped the most money into their sausage machines. They can all be bought. They will go to any lengths to ensure that no one will get in their way as they continue their rise to fame and fortune. Mr Arday was a gift, he was sacrificed on the alter of wokery. It suited their purpose to splash his achievements, however fragile they turned out to be, all over the media. 

This is what the radical left do. They drag you in. If at first it all goes well and you are accepted into the cult, eventually they will turn on you. Mr Arday suited their needs, for a while. But as soon as the press dug into his background and found it was not all it appeared to be, they left him to flounder on his own, with disastrous consequences. 

We see numerous examples of lefty speak, they are easy to spot. They are radicalised to the point of being incapable of acting alone. As I have said before, they hunt in packs. 

Rest in peace, Mr Arday. Sorry but you joined the wrong tribe. 

Catch you later. Toodle pip.   ilona

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Saturday, 15 August 2026

A picking good day for it

Good evening.
How did your Saturday go? This is how mine went. This morning I did some sewing and made a strip of  bunting. Mayze wasn't much help on the craft table. 😺
At last the temperature dropped enough for me to do some litter picking. I watered the garden before I went so I wouldn't have to do it when I got back. 
People are still picnicking around the pond, at least they are dropping their rubbish next to this litter bin. I don't know why they can't take it home. We have all got bigger recycling wheelie bins now. Some litter pickers will sort out a mess like this. I am not going to go through it when some of it is already bagged up. The Council can do that.  
I think Cinderella has lost her slipper. Couldn't find the other one. 
This is my next grot spot to tackle. It's a wide pull in where drivers stop for a break. Have a drink and chuck the can out of the window. I will either have to do a limbo dance to get under the barrier, or climb over it. 

This is my haul for today. I picked alongside a busy road into town. Two red bags. I double bagged one of them, and put it inside a black bag because it had some smelly leaky gunge in it. A hood thingy from a pushchair or pram. A piece of glass from the side window of a car. 13 glass bottles. Dropped off at my usual spot, the litter bin at the far end of the pond. 

Thanks for popping in. I'll be back. 😎

Have a good Sunday. Toodle pip.   ilona

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Ooooops

Comments which came in overnight. What does pejorative mean?  😁😃😆

 Reported to Blogger for continued hate speech and racist and pejorative language -

Oh dear . You really are not a nice person are you ? You do realise spreading hate speech is a crime , right ?
I really feel sorry for you . You have not had much of a life have you
Miriam

Catch ya later. Have a good weekend. ilona

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Friday, 14 August 2026

Watch the birdies.

 I was quick to grab my camera when the birdies came down for a bath today. Lucky that I was sat at the back window doing a bit of sewing.  

I stayed in most of the day, it was baking hot again. I have been opening up the summer house. Mayze has taken to sleeping in there, during the day. It's still sweaty hot but she has found some shelter from the glaring sun. 

The heat was getting to me, so I gave myself a haircut. That's better. I went a bit mad and chopped a lot off. 

At 5pm I decided it was cool enough to go out and check on the fly tip I reported. It is still there, not been collected by the Council yet. I had a scout round Flixborough Industrial Estate, and was pleased to see that this area has been completely cleared of brambles and rubbish. I spent ages picking litter here. I see that there is a sign at the main gate saying it is available for sale or to rent. There might be some offers forth coming now that it has been tidied up. 

While I was there I decided to fill a red bag. Still plenty of litter lying around. I deposited it at my usual place. I might go and add some more to it if the weather starts to cool down. 
Did you see the sunset tonight. It was a stunner. I resisted the urge to rush out with my camera for a better view. 
I thought I might go out this weekend, but with it being so hot I might stay nearer to home. 
Have a good one. Thanks for popping in. Toodle pip.   ilona

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Call me racist. . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . .I don't care. This made me lafffff out LOUD
Got to go, things to do. Catch you later.
Toodle pip.   ilona

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Thursday, 13 August 2026

Chatting to camera

 Hello Happy Thursday.

Just a quick one today after that marathon yesterday. This has just come out of the oven.

If you are confident in your own skin, some of those around you will turn away from you. You will have fewer friends and be left to your own devices, because you give the appearance of being able to cope. On the other hand, if you are down on your luck, and give the impression that you are having a difficult time, people will rally around and be happy to prop you up. Confusion arises when both sides fail to understand the needs of the other.

Super hot again today. I'm staying in and around the house. 

Eat plenty. Drink plenty. Keep busy with hobbies. 

Toodle pip.   ilona

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Out of control (with update)

 We, as in the UK, are becoming victims of crime on a daily, nay hourly basis. In the dead of the night as we sleep the criminals go to work. Stealing anything that is not locked down, nailed down, or protected by physical barriers. Even then thieves come with the tools they need to steal whatever piece of equipment  they have targeted. They are clever. Farms are particularly vulnerable to theft. In this video you see a vehicle and trailer being stolen. It will be driven out into the fields and the trailer used to steal sheep, which will then be butchered in someone's back yard. 

I am copying this from facebuck. There is a six minute video. 

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Update 👇🏼‼️
We don’t like filling our soulful farm page with this but, Due to the overwhelming number of calls describing these same individuals before and after the vehicle was found -and the sheer amount of hard-earned belongings still missing from recent local break-in, also people saying they carry weapons (disclosure we cannot see that on the video) we are sharing additional footage from Monday night’s burglary at Oakleys Farm.
Here is what the footage from one of our cameras reveals:
First Attempts: They tried to force entry into our main house twice—directly beneath our 2-year-old daughter’s bedroom—before attempting the kitchen bifold doors.
The Break-In: They then broke into and entered our father’s adjoining property twice, stealing personal belongings, cash, a wallet, and the keys to his Toyota Hilux.
The Escape: After getting the keys, they opened the gate, stalled the vehicle twice, and rammed straight through the gate—ripping it entirely off its post as they fled.
Yes, you can see Oakley chasing after them in his boxers. Maybe one day we’ll see the funny side of that. But nobody should have to chase thieves out of their own driveway at 3:00 AM.
Nobody should ever feel unsafe in their own family home.
The "what ifs" are what we keeping talking about here at the farm:
What if the next farmer reacts wakes up and acts defensively?
What if the next house has a young daughter or son woken up by masked intruders?
What if the next target is an elderly parent living alone?
These people need to be caught before this escalates any further, it has happened to far too many people by the same gang with no action taken.
If you recognize anyone in this footage or have any information—no matter how small—please contact the police immediately.
Crime Reference Number: 21260133121
Direct Contact: 07447028015
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Crime is escalating out of control in the UK. Some of it can be put down to the amount of undocumented males arriving on our borderless shores. They are allowed to just walk in and disappear. The UK is a soft touch.
The sun is shining in North Lincolnshire. Make sure you stay safe, and that means being extra vigilant.
Catch you later. Toodle pip. ilona

EDIT.
An update. The vehicle and trailer have been found.

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UPDATE – VEHICLE & TRAILER FOUND! 🙏
We are so relieved to say that the vehicle and trailer have now been found and recovered!
They were found abandoned on Addington Way in Longton, and the forensics team is currently taking fingerprints from the vehicle.
We cannot thank everyone enough who has shared our posts, commented, messaged and called with information. The response has been absolutely incredible and we are so grateful for everyone’s help. ❤️
We have received a large number of messages and calls with information, including names of the young men believed to be involved. However, they have not yet been found or apprehended, and the crime reference remains open.
If anyone has any further information, CCTV, doorbell footage or anything else that may help identify or locate those involved, please continue to come forward. Even the smallest detail could be useful.
Unfortunately, there has been a lot of damage caused to the vehicle and the property, and a number of Chris’ belongings are still missing. The keys to the car have also not been recovered.
Finding the vehicle and trailer is a huge relief, but we are now hoping those responsible can be found and held accountable.
Thank you again to absolutely everyone who has helped us by sharing and keeping an eye out. It genuinely made a difference.
Oakleys farm team


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