Nothing on the telly?

If there is nothing on the telly, do not despair. Here is your Saturday night viewing. Recorded yesterday at the pond, uploaded today onto yooootooob. 

I've put the food out for the hedgies. A pigeon was helping himself. The hedgehog came out to eat, and the pigeon scarpered. 

Toodle pip.   ilona

Cancelled.

 Isle of Man Today 

3h .

The rest of TT 2026 has been abandoned because of the weather.

Read more at the link in the comments below.

TT organisers have confirmed that the rest of this year’s festival has been cancelled because of the weather. It had been hoped to re-run Friday night’s red-flagged Senior race and a Sportbike race on Saturday, but it has now been confirmed that this won’t be now possible with conditions not improving. Sunday’s contingency day had already been ruled out because of the weather forecast for it.

 ‘Following consultation between the Clerk of the Course Gary Thompson MBE and the Isle of Man Met Office, it has been determined that the forecast weather conditions around the Course are not looking to sufficiently improve within the required time, and the remaining available operational windows do not provide a suitable opportunity for any further racing to be completed safely.

Read the story here. Isle of Man Today. 

I wonder what is causing this crazy weather we are having. 

Enjoy your Sunday.    ilona

Fifteen long months

It is six months since Henry died, and his killer has just been sentenced to prison. It took six months to bring this case to court. In the aftermath of the stabbing the police were shown to be what you might call complicit in his death. They failed to act on their human instincts, preferring to follow the prescribed guidelines of their training. Immobilise the victim, cuff him and ask questions later. By this time it was too late. It might be that poor Henry was already dead by this time. 

Charles Veitch talks about his murder, and the aftermath of the trial and subsequent protests in Southampton. Charlie is a citizens journalist. He doesn't hold back, and in this video his anger is palpable. His emotions are raw, you have to be tuned into his thought processes to experience the sheer frustrations he feels. 18 minutes. 

There are still a lot of questions to be answered, which should come out at Henry's inquest. A date has been set for that. A report from the BBC. 

Resuming a hearing, Hampshire coroner Jason Pegg said the full circumstances surrounding the death on 3 December had not been fully scrutinised. He said a full inquest with a jury would be held on 20 September 2027

The Guardian has done a hatchet job on the story. 

Here is History Debunked talking about why the date of the inquest is so far away. 

 I think most of us know why. They want us to forget about the whole sorry mess. It's a good day for burying bad news, who said that? What a tragic shame that a young man was robbed of his life. There will be many more casualties of the Global push for open borders, one government, one currency, one religion. We are not all the same. 

Have a good weekend. ilona

Tidying my patch.

Good evening.

There is still a lot more to do on this wall hanging. A little bit of stitching on the last two circles. Then they all need a back cutting out and stitching on. Then they need to be stitched onto the actual macrame frame. Looking good so far. 

I did some hedge trimming in the garden this morning. Then after lunch I went to the Blue Lagoon Pond to tidy up the litter. I was a bit downhearted on Wednesday when I saw that the Council had not been. My bags were all still there, along with a lot more rubbish dumped by the litter bins. 

Pleased to say that it was all gone today. I took my trolley around the pond to find any litter that might have been missed. And I did. Some of it was in the water, I managed to reach it with my stick. Lots of dirty glass bottles. The lifebelt thingy should be in a red plastic box on a pole, but I couldn't put it back because it was on the other side of the water. 

You need to have sharp eyesight to find all the hidden bottles and cans. I leaned in to pick up this one.

Then found another bottle and three cans close by. 

The Council have emptied their bins and put in fresh bags. I had a look inside one of them next to a layby on the Industrial Estate. Five empty whiskey bottles. Why would somebody dump them here. Are they trying to hide something. 

It was a lovely day for a longer circular walk. A good opportunity to fill my red sack. I had to tie the top of it because I kept piling the rubbish in and it kept falling out. As you can see my trolley is overflowing. 

It is all nice and tidy again. How dare anyone mess up my patch 😎😁😝

Thanks for popping in. Have a good weekend. Toodle pip.   ilona

Today is the day. 5th June 2026

 It pains me to post this. Did you know that today is World Environment Day. I will post some of the text from the web site here. Copy and paste. I am not going to sit any longer than I need to tapping away on this keyboard. You may explore it at your leisure if you so wish. 

There is a video of the conference on the web site. It is two and a half hours long. The introduction starts at 40 minutes. 

The planet doesn’t argue. It doesn’t negotiate. It sends signals—rising seas, raging wildfires, heatwaves, melting glaciers.

#WorldEnvironmentDay 2026 focuses on climate change—on the urgent signals the Earth is sending and the signals we choose to send back. UNEP’s global campaign calls on all of us to step in #NowForClimate, and steer a world already in motion. See how you can get involved. Mark 5 June 2026 for one of the world’s largest international days for the environment.

The world is in a climate emergency. Unless greenhouse gas emissions fall dramatically, warming could pass 2.9°C this century 

Unless greenhouse gas emissions fall dramatically, warming could pass 2.9°C this century, which would have catastrophic consequences for life on this planet. UNEP takes a four-pronged approach to addressing the climate crisis and reducing greenhouse gas emissions in line with the Paris Agreement. 

As global demand for protein continues to rise, aquaculture has become a vital sector, producing more than half of all aquatic animals consumed worldwide. This growth is essential for ensuring food security, improving nutrition, and supporting livelihoods. However, it also presents a significant challenge: how to scale production sustainably while minimising environmental impacts and restoring ecosystems. 

unblocking private finance. 

Global public debt reached over US$100 trillion in 2024. This means that public finance is constrained. That is precisely why blended finance matters: small, strategic amounts of public capital can de-risk and crowd in far larger flows of private investment.

These people are going full steam ahead to change our lives, and we need to know about it. It's no good saying it won't affect me, because it will. Now I shall get my lunch, and go and do some litter picking. A mundane task, but it helps me to switch off from this madness. 

Toodle pip.   ilona

Stop, you can't do that!

 

Catherine McBride OBE

@CeeMacBee

·

Jun 2

Green Tape Stops Work •All applications for central government contracts worth more than £5 million per year, including VAT, must meet climate-related conditions set out in Procurement Policy Note (PPN) 06/21.

Nonstop, never ending, bullcrap coming our way. 

They steal our taxes to pay for nonsensical new rules which they dream up to justify their farcical Government fake positions. 

In all my retirement years (17) my state pension income, plus a small top up, has been below the threshold for income tax. Now with a bit of jiggerypokery of the numbers, I have to pay £300 a year. 

But then to balance it out, I have saved a heck of a lot more money by not paying for a television licence for the last 25 years. Swings and roundabouts I suppose. 

Have a good weekend. Toodle pip.   ilona

First it's open, then it's closed.

 It's been very windy today. Not good for litter picking, not good for crossing the bridge, if you are in a lorry. I haven't been out. A day for sewing. The new project is nearing completion. Pictures to come. 

Ooooops, open again.

Humber Bridge 

23m ·

Traffic Update: We are currently open to all traffic.

The Bridge Status can be checked 24/7 at: www.humberbridge.co.uk.

Toodle pip.   ilona

Spinning a story.

 As a follow on from the previous post about white and brown eggs, I make no excuses for posting this Twitter X post in full. Thank you Jason. 

Jason | 

Let me categorically Debunk this utter rot.

@sainsburys

. I am a poultry Breeder. The hens that lay white eggs (Amberline/White Star) DO NOT have a lower carbon footprint. Yes they eat a bit less and produce roughly the same amount of eggs as the Brown egg layers (Bovan/Lowman/ISA Brown) but they live shorter lives, are prone to dying suddenly when startled, a flighty and nervous and because they live shorter productive lives (12 -18mnths) vs brown 18/24mnths (both commercial farmed), you have to incubate more which is increased (Electricity/gas costs) and their eggs are not the same quality. I breed and keep 20+ different breeds, including: ISA Brown hens and White Stars. All my hens are 100% free range, Not a single barn kept bird, I have ISA browns that are 5yrs old and still laying beautiful Brown eggs, I have not seen a White star live beyond 3yrs and certainly none have laid eggs past 18-24mnths. White stars Lay themselves to death. They are slender birds and because they dont eat a lot, it drains their personal vitality to keep up laying the eggs you want to sell because of the nonsensical lie that they are "More Carbon Neutral" You want to know about eggs, come talk to someone like me, Don't rely on some hairbrained imagination of a buyer who's trying to squeeze the profit margin for a few extra pennies at our expense and to the poor hens detriment.

Carbon neutral - zero emissions, and so the fear machine trundles on. They won't stop until we are gibbering idiots. Open your eyes. So much for mainstream media spinning a story, they are slaves of the establishment. Get rid of the vultures who's only aim is to work for their masters. We need citizen journalists more than ever. People at ground level, experts who know about things.

Get rid of that telly box. Stop paying the BBC. Toodle pip. ilona

Part of the plan

Good morning.

The BS is coming thick and fast, am I allowed to say bullshit? 

The latest offering from The Telegraph. Apparently it's a three minute read. 

Sorry, I haven't got time. Too busy living my own life. 

You can read it if you want to. 60 comments. 

 Sainsbury’s is ditching brown eggs and switching to white as it races to hit net zero.

The UK’s second-largest supermarket plans to sell only white-shell eggs in its own-brand cartons after studies found they have a lower carbon footprint than brown alternatives.

Sainsbury’s said the shift towards “lower carbon” eggs would help it hit ambitious targets to reach net zero within its own operations by 2035 and across all of its suppliers by 2050.

White eggs have a 12.7pc smaller carbon footprint than brown alternatives, Sainsbury’s said, because the hens that lay them tend to be smaller and consume less energy-intensive feed. The supermarket said this helps to “indirectly reduce demand on land and water used to grow feed crops, as well as the amount of manure produced”.

NET ZERO. 🐔🐔🐔🐔🐔🐔

Gawd, give me strength. It's all about control, and money, of course. 

Thanks for popping in. Have a good day. Toodle pip.   ilona

Garden - Litter pick - food.

It's been a dodge the rain day today. We have had some heavy showers. 

This is my wild flower meadow. You've heard of No Mow May, well this is No Mow May June July August September and October. No need to mow it, just let it do it's thing. 

These flowers keep appearing every year, in all kinds of inconvenient places. This is supposed to be a concrete driveway, but it has lots of cracks in it, which is where these plants push through. I kind of like them so I'll wait until they die off before I pull them up. 

I needed to do some shopping at Aldi this afternoon, so I stopped by the Industrial Estate on the way there, and picked a bag of litter. Might as well. I was disappointed to see that the Council have not collected my other bags. My three bags are now four. I checked the other litter bins around the pond and see that they have not been emptied. If they haven't been done by Friday I will go and tidy the mess up.  

Luckily I managed to dodge the rain while picking, but I got stranded inside Aldi. Oh wow, did it hammer it down. 

Dinner tonight was an omelette. No it's not burnt. I put left over chips in it, and chopped beetroot. Added garlic and onion chutney for flavour. I start it off in a pan, and finish it off under the grill. It was chuffin lovely. 

That's all for now. Catch ya tomorrow. Toodle pip.   ilona

Distance no problem.

May 1st, there was some fly tipping at Rainton and Marton le Moor near Dishforth, North Yorkshire, all the way from Reading, Berkshire.

MAN AND VAN LTD from Barking have admitted responsibility for the fly tipping and received a £1000 fine from NYCC.

House clearance/builders waste removed in an instant. Distance no problem. Give us a call and we will give you a price. Quick turnaround guaranteed. 

Check with your local Council, ask if the company you are planning to use have the correct waste disposal licence. £1000 fine not enough. Three or four other jobs and they will have made their money back. 

Keep it legal folks. 

Toodle pip.   ilona

Gutsy lady

I came across two lorry drivers last night, sitting in their cabs, waiting for the morning to come to pick up their trailers and set off for another days work. I pottered around picking up a few stray cans and bottles. 

The first one was keen to chat. He told me how he was in his sixties, he retired two weeks ago, and had to ask his boss if he could come back to work. He was at a loss as to what to do next. He didn't like the boredom of sitting at home. His work routine had suddenly come to a halt. He chose to retire. Now he was back behind the wheel and happy. 

The second driver who I have spoken to before, is in his forties. He does not like being a lorry driver, but it earns him money to pay his bills. He has done other jobs before driving and wants to change course and move on. But he does not know what he wants to do next. I hope he finds something to make him happy. 

Two different lives, different scenarios, needing different solutions. I will listen, I will empathise, because I have been there before. I will make suggestions, but the solutions will only come from within. 

Now look at Jane McDonald. She is in her 60's, and has had forty years in the entertainment business. She has travelled the world, and has just done her first ever music festival. Look how bouncy and bubbly she is. She has grabbed the opportunity by the balls, worked hard, and has gone for it. What a gal, eh!

Knowing what you want to do with your life is the key. So many different avenues to explore. You might make a wrong turn, and as long as you realise your mistake, you can go back and change direction. 

Weather not looking too great today. It might be a day indoors.

Thanks for popping in. Toodle pip.   ilona 

Bag it and bin it.

 Just a quick one tonight. 

Thirteen of us at Crafty Club this morning. It was Becci's birthday celebrations. 

I was given a late present from Lisa for my birthday on the 16th. She gave me a bottle of Baileys. I opened it and topped up everyone's coffee with it.

A natter with Angela in her kitchen put the world to rights. After lunch I went back to the litter pick job I started yesterday.It didn't take long to fill one bag. I would have done more but it started raining. 

I dropped it off at the pond with the others. Now awaiting collection. 

I had a check round the other litter bins and found them to be overflowing after the sunny weekend of partying. Someone else has been litter picking and left some red bags. I think some people are getting the message. We need the Council to come now and clear it all away. 

I have seen four hedgehogs tonight, and all my cats are indoors.

Thanks for popping in. Toodle pip.   ilona