Freddie lives on -

He will never die. 

Some very negative comments. Some keyboard critics. If you like this song, that's all that matters. I am open to any interpretation of it. 

Sees ya later. Toodle pip.   ilona

Give me strength ! ! !

 The historic White Horse at Kilburn has been targeted by vandals who placed a red cross over the landmark, as police appeal for information.

One of Yorkshire’s most famous landmarks has been vandalised after a fabric red cross was placed over the White Horse at Kilburn. North Yorkshire Police confirmed they received a report of criminal damage on Tuesday (Sept 9) in the afternoon. “If anyone has information about the damage, please call North Yorkshire Police on 101 and provide reference NYP-09092025-0267.”

A spokesperson for Forestry England, which manages the site, said: "We are aware of fabric that has appeared on the White Horse at Kilburn. Article in the Yorkshire Post. 

I cannot find a photograph of the alleged damage, but here are my photo's from a visit in July 2019. My report here. 

I arrived at the top of the White Horse. There is nothing of the horse to see from up here. Nice views over Yorkshire. 

Zoom in, it needs some maintenance. Weeds coming through, more white chips to cover up the weed suppressant. The White Horse is not white, it's a muddy grey.

After some digging - More reports from other sources -

Manchester Evening News. 

As police investigate, furious locals have compared the criminal damage to the hillside landmark to the chopping down of the Sycamore Gap tree - which stood near Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland before it was destroyed by vandals.

Yahoo News.

A manhunt has been launched after vandals damaged one of Britain's largest hill figures with a red cross. Photos show the 168-year-old White Horse in North Yorkshire vandalised with a red cross, believed to represent England's St George's Cross flag.

The Gazette and Herald.

The White Horse at Kilburn has been defaced with a St George's flag. It is not known at this stage if the flag has been painted or is ribbon.

BBC News.

A St George's flag appeared on the Kilburn White Horse in the North York Moors National Park, prompting a police investigation.

A cross, thought to be created from red fabric, was placed on the famous landmark dating back to 1857 on Tuesday, North Yorkshire Police said.

Forestry England, which manages the site, said it was "working closely with the police to try and find who did the damage to this important asset of local and cultural heritage".

BBC News. 

A white horse carved into a hillside is being checked for damage after it was temporarily turned into a St George's flag.

Red fabric draped over the Westbury White Horse has now been removed, after being reported to English Heritage earlier.

They all jump on the bandwagon. It's obvious why. Patriots must be quashed. 

Much ado about nothing. Now I'm going to Coffee Morning for some face to face talking with my village friends. By the way, the flags were flying on almost every lamp post into Brigg yesterday. They made me smile. Catch ya later. Toodle pip.   ilona

Something to do on a Sunday afternoon.

The day started with sunshine, but later it became windy and cloudy. Never mind, I'll go out anyway. Winter clothes have been taken out of the wardrobe. It popped up on my faceboook page that Wrawby Windmill had an open day. I've been past it a few times, but never stopped to have a closer look. This is the last event of 2025. Here is some information on their web site. 

The steps are quite steep to get up inside it. 

Difficult to photograph the inside. Not much room to move about. One of the volunteers told me about the history of it. 

Wrawby is not far from Brigg and surrounded by mainly farmland. 

It was mid afternoon when I arrived, the stalls were starting to pack away because it was windy, and due to close at 3pm. I was a bit disappointed because I thought there might be some freshly baked bread for sale made with their own flour. There wasn't. There is an Aldi store in Brigg so I called in there for a top up shop. 

On the way home I stopped at the Hedgehog Hospital to ask how my hedgie was doing. He/she/it. still don't know if it's a boy or a girl, hasn't gained enough weight for it to be released yet. They weigh the hogs every day, and release them in batches when they are big enough. The lady said sometimes they have to keep them in all winter and release them in the spring. 

The wind is very blustery right now and the rain is battering the windows. All cats are inside at the moment. Even Oscar who likes to be outside overnight. I don't think he will be moving anywhere  tonight. I've put the hedgehog food out, underneath the table so it doesn't get wet. One hog has already been for a scoff.

That's another weekend over. Thanks for popping in. See ya soon. Toodle pip.   ilona

Hats off to Larry. . . . .

Good morning. I will let Larry explain , he is an experienced journalist, I am not. He seems like a decent kind of guy.

The Left’s smear machine wasted no time. From the New York Times’ botched obit and walk-back to Stephen King’s deleted hit and Ilhan Omar’s spin, we expose the lies about Charlie Kirk—and why this rhetoric fuels division. Watch receipts, context, and the truth legacy media won’t show.

This comment came in here overnight.

Anonymous14 September 2025 at 04:39

It’s gullible people like yourself who get swept up by far right ideologies, thinking it will make things better.
The same thing happened in Germany in the 1930s and we all know how that ended.
It’s nothing but neo-fascism on the rise in the UK.

Why are you attacking me? Why do you keep coming back? What the heck is far right ideologies? Maybe you should seek help. 

Another comment from someone with common sense. 

Fiona Chain13 September 2025 at 23:31

What a small and sad life those trolls must have just watching and waiting for comments to be open. Go get a life, if you don’t like the content of this blog, don’t read it, it’s pretty simple really, you dumb bunnies…

I have been blog hopping around some of the US blogs, and what I see is a lot of nasty lefties. I hate to use the word lefties, but can think of no other to describe the sick minds that wish someone dead if they don't agree with them. A lot of these sick voices are spilling over onto British blogs, encouraged by the Trump haters that we have here who are intent on stirring up division. Why they should want to do that, I do not know.  

The inflammatory language used by misinformed and ill mannered people is not welcome here. I have no time for you. This is why I turn off comments. Dumb bunnies no need to comment. Write your own blog where you can spout off all you like. 

Now it is Sunday morning and the sun is shining. 

See ya later. Have a good day. Toodle pip.   ilona

Freddie would be proud.

This has to be the best Flash Mob ever. Two of the performers were on Britain's Got Talent. Mickey Callisto does a great Freddie Mercury, and  eleven year old Olly is brilliant on his guitar. 

I caught some of the live streams of the big freedom rally today in London. Looks like it all went according to plan. Well done everyone. A good turn out. 

I closed the comments today, just turned them back on again. Guess what, within ten minutes the crazy people were back. They really are mentally unstable. Trying to be polite here, what I really mean is that they are totally bonkers. 

Catch ya tomorrow. Toodle pip.   ilona