The Countryside Show

We were blessed with good weather today. Crowds flocked to Lincolnshire Showground for the Countryside Show. I had a great day out.

There is plenty of free parking, the field was filling up fast when I got there. I was lucky. There were long queues to enter the Showground at the prepaid tickets gate. Everyone held their mobile phones in their hand waiting to be scanned. You can see them queuing the other side of the fence. I avoided the queues by walking straight in through the pay on the day gate. Handed over £15, senior citizens rates, and given a programme. 

There was a massive combine harvester. Much bigger than the one I had a go on almost two years ago.

As usual I took photos. I'll post some tomorrow. 

Now to bed. 

Toodle pip.   ilona

Be proud.

Sunday and it's sunny. 

Thought for the day.

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An early one this morning off the A34 Stafford. I've been asking the Council to sort this for many years and it never happened so sorted myself at 6am on Sunday.

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Lesson learnt. Don't ask anyone to do it for you. Do it yourself. Be proud of your achievements.

Have a great day. Toodle pip. ilona

Don't give up.

When everyone is against you. When nothing is going right. You just keep on keeping on. 

Believe in yourself and everything will come right in the end. 

Too many people are giving up. 

Have a good weekend.

Toodle pip.   ilona

Another book cover finished.

At last, the new book cover is finished. It's been a long time coming. I keep getting distracted. Have been going out a lot more now we are getting some sunny days. 

The measurements are not perfect, I prefer a tighter fit. This is a bit wrinkly. Maybe I should have ironed it more while I was stitching. 

The inside is very plain. I had to add a piece of fabric at each end to make pockets for the book cover to fit into. 

These two pictures are from the first book cover I made. The book is called ILONA. Here is the blog post I wrote about it. 

New book cover video.

The weather has gone back to wind and rain, after a nice day yesterday. I went to the Arts Centre in town today, to have a catch up chat with Nikki. Then a quick one bag litter pick on the way home. Got caught in the rain again. 

Have a good weekend. 

Toodle pip.   ilona

Just one more prick

 This article is pants. 😫😩😵

Quotes. . . . 

She found that lack of confidence in the vaccines was a global issue, driven by the spread of false information online and the vaccines' quick development.

Writing in her report, Hallet said: "The vaccination programme was an extraordinary feat. Effective vaccines were developed, produced and delivered to the majority of the population in record time.

She also addressed the small number of people who suffered harm as a result of having the vaccine, saying: "This was a small minority compared to the overall scale of the vaccination programme, but of no less importance to the individuals affected and their families." Although comparatively rare, there were cases of people suffering serious injury or death as a result of vaccination.

Baroness Hallet said: "We cannot know when, but there will be another pandemic. My recommendations, taken as a whole, should mean that the UK is better prepared for that pandemic.

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See, they are planning it.

I had a text message this morning inviting me for the Spring Covid Booster jabbbby. This is not about concerns for my health, it's about getting as much money in from Big Pharma. You can decide what you want to do, but I won't be joining in.

Toodle pip.   ilona

Unloved bins for sale.

 All over North Lincolnshire there are redundant bins waiting to be picked up. The Council have a new recycling system and issued us with larger red bins. They now need to come back and collect the old ones. It's been four weeks since we got the replacement new bins. Perhaps they are too busy collecting all the red litter bags that are appearing everywhere. 😁😎😆

The residents of this street in Scunthorpe are fed up of seeing them blown about by the wind, so they have laid them to rest in a communal green space. What a good idea. I don't know what the plan is for them once they have been collected, but most of them still have a lot of life in them. I hope they are selling them on to recover some of the cost of the new ones. 

I suggest put them in a container and ship them to a country that can make use of them. There must be hundreds of ways to recycle the whole bin. Convert them back to the raw materials, grind them up, and add it to tarmac when they fill pot holes. 👍👍👍

Have a nice day. Toodle pip.   ilona

Two days of tackling grot spots

I went to Aldi yesterday, needed to get some food in. On my way there I stopped off to do some picking. There is still a lot to do on the Industrial Estate. 

I filled one bag and got half way through the second when I had to take shelter in my car. The sky went black and the heavens opened. Oh dear, I got a drenching. 

It rained a second time but I managed to fill it. The two bags were deposited next to the two from the day before.

I was off to town again today, and look what I came across. Fast food takeaway wrappings. I wish they would ban these places. Had to stop and pick it up. 

I decided to have a go at a grot spot I found ages ago. There is a steep slope on the other side of the hedge, and a lot of brambles to get stuck in. I clambered around and chucked a lot of it over the fence and onto the footpath. Two red sacks filled and 54 glass bottles bagged up . There is still a lot left, but that's enough for now. 

There is a bench halfway up the slope. A nice place with a view, to have a rest. 

I was going to add my pickings today to the four bags I did over the last two days. But I found the Council truck had been and collected them. So I've started a new pile. 

I might have a day off tomorrow. I need a rest. 

Now I am tired. Toodle pip.   ilona

Left or right - does it matter

This video is part of the the 'This Is' series which explains the terms widely used in the political and cultural debate. I break down the true definition of the far right and explore a more controversial question: has the term “far right” been stretched or misused in modern discourse? From media narratives to political arguments, we examine how labels can shape public perception, shut down discussion, or oversimplify complex viewpoints.

This left and right nonsense baffles me. Far right is often used as a slur to shut down those you don't agree with. It is a bullying tactic. You don't hear people calling someone far left. 

Does there have to be this divide. Why can't people remove their blinkers and look to common sense for their answers. 

It might be a sunny day today. A video is uploading. It will be ready later. 

Toodle pip.   ilona.

Watch Marcelito.

I've been busy today. Coffee Morning first thing, 10.30am to 12noon. Chat with Angela 12.15pm to 1.30pm. Need to go to Aldi, running low on food, but first do a quick litter pick on the Industrial Estate on the way to town. Very windy and a big downpour, got very wet. Recorded a video inside the car while I was taking shelter. Managed two bags. Dropped them on my spot with the two I did yesterday. Next to Aldi. Then filled the car up with petrol. I'll post the video and photo's tomorrow.

I have watched this video several times, and it never fails to tug at my emotions. What an amazing voice. A stunning performance. 

Catch you tomorrow. Toodle pip.   ilona

Sticking plaster

 I am trying not to be negative about this event. North Lincolnshire Council are pushing this solution to make our streets safer at night. For those who are afraid to go out in the dark, this protest/demonstration is supposed to send a message that women are safe in our town. 

So now we are expected to move about in groups, safety in numbers. We are safer together. I see this as a sticking plaster to patch things up. It doesn't address the core problem, which is that the Government are welcoming people from all parts of the world to come here. British women and girls have to learn how to live our lives with certain restrictions, while others can do exactly as they please. 

So what will happen after this event? Nothing. Will men start behaving themselves? Nope. They are programmed to procreate, it's in their psyche. Not all, but a lot go through the phase of sowing their wild oats. I could write a whole book on the subject, but I am off to Coffee Morning now. 

Toodle pip.   ilona 

Frustrating

 It's been a lovely mild day today with a slight breeze. 

This afternoon I went back to the busy road to finish tidying up the litter pick I started yesterday. I was pleased to see that the Council had collected the pile of bags I left at the entrance to the big pond. They had also emptied their own litter bin and put a fresh bag in there. I started a new pile there with two fresh bags I picked today. The two flat screens and four tyres had gone as well. 

Two bags was enough for me to pick today. At 4pm I stopped. There was a lot of scrambling through bushes. It was hard work. On my way home it felt like I was bunking off early. 

I had a quick walk to the picnic area car park tonight to see if the Council had emptied the bin there. Pleased to find that it had all gone. Not pleased to see new litter on the grass verges on the way back. So frustrating when I have recently cleared it all away. 

This made me smile. The bench is on the front garden of a corner bungalow. The people living there keep it neat and tidy. They put a dog bowl out with a drink of water for any passing pooches. There has never been a table there before. I wonder where they got it from. I don't think it will get stolen, it is very heavy cast iron. I wonder if they are going to start serving tea and cakes. 😄😁😎

It's almost 10pm and I am yawning.

Toodle pip.   ilona

Courage

 Sunny Tuesday morning..   I like this  > > > > > > > > 

Have you got it?

Toodle pip.   ilona

Follow your dream

Monday night. 

Here is a video I knocked up this morning, before I went to Crafty Club. 

This afternoon I went to the same location as yesterday to finish picking up all the litter. It's a busy road and I parked close to where the litter is. While exploring a piece of waste ground I came across another tent. This looked like it had been carefully constructed. Even a laid down wheelie bin at one end of it. There was no one about, I quickly came away. I don't know how anyone could sleep there with the noise of passing traffic. 

I filled two red bags and filled another stronger bag with glass bottles. I dragged two flat screens and four tyres out of the bushes and left them in full view of the road so the Council vehicles would see them. Let's see if they pick them up. 

I was surprised to see my bags from the weekend have not been picked up. So now my pile is growing, with todays pickings added to it. 

The normal litter bin is full to overflowing. This is a popular spot for dog walking, and as the weather picks up there will be more people using it. They need to put a bigger bin here. 

Now I am yawning. All this fresh air is doing me good. 

Toodle pip.   ilona

It all becomes clear.

I have never been a numbers person. As long as I can navigate my own personal finances I am happy. Big numbers baffle me, they are meaningless, I switch off from them. I came across this video the other day, which explains the consequences of living above your means, something I have never bought into. It explains in a simple way, why our country is in the state of bankruptcy right now. Our Government has no concept of money in money out, and balancing the books. They are locked into a massive money laundering exercise which is actively promoting moving large amounts of people around the world by whatever means they can. There is no actual money circulating, it's all just numbers on a spread sheet which the corrupt Globalists manipulate to further their own position in the hierarchy. Try this video, watch to the end, and it all becomes clear. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -In the latest of my 'This Is' series, which examines the key issues in the political debate and ongoing culture war. I take a closer look at the UK benefits system — who receives support, and the ongoing debate about fairness. Are there gaps in the system that allow misuse and why do political parties encorage it? I break down the data and show why we should all be genuinely concerned about sustainability, fairness to taxpayers, and support for vulnerable people.So, let's have open, honest discussions and let's

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take the left down because the left, the progressive ultra liberals are ruining this country from the bottom up as well as the top down.

Thank you for reading my blog. Please excuse the crazy formatting of this post. I haven't got time to mess with it. 

Have a good day. Toodle pip.   ilona

Plus two more.

What a smashing weekend I've had. Maybe litter picking is not everybody's cup of tea, but it does get you out and about and meeting people. 

I went back to the picnic area car park this morning and took a red bag with me. I wanted to tidy up so that when the Council pickup truck comes tomorrow, all they have to do is chuck the bags of litter in the back. I didn't expect the man in the van to still be there, but he was, and still in bed. I knocked the window, get up lazy bones. His door opened, and we had another good old natter. 

He then took doggy for a walk, and I was still digging litter out of undergrowth when he came back. I am so envious of him living in a van. If I was much younger I would do that. 

The weather was a bit changeable, sometimes sunny, then clouds came over. After lunch I decided to go and do some more picking on the Industrial Estate. There is some hedging around an office building and I noticed there was a lot of cans and bottles that had been tossed into it. I filled one red bag, and kept these glass bottles aside to put into a stronger bag. I couldn't open the two bottles of juice so put them together in a smaller bag. The Council men will have to sort them out.   

I put a fresh bag in my trolley and went off down the road to fill it. It didn't take long before it was full to the top. Walk back to the car with bag number two. 

While I was there I checked a few corners on the Industrial Estate where I have picked before. I was pleased to see someone else has been picking. I don't know where they get the Spring Clean bags from. 

That's my little pile topped up, ready for collection. Two more added to the two I left a few days ago. 

I pulled all these cans out and left them by the roadside. I hope people take note when they are passing, not to drop litter. I shall go and pick them up tomorrow. 

Now I am relaxing with a glass of port. 

Toodle pip.   ilona