Another letter.

My penfriend Scott has written to me again. More broken promises. Says I will get a visitor, but nobody ever turns up. So I drink my coffee alone. 

I went back to Flixborough Industrial Estate this afternoon, to empty all the bottles of pee and bag them up. One black bag filled with all kinds of grot. There is still a lot of work to do in that one spot. I will be back to do another tidy up when I have time. Today it was very windy and very cold, so I didn't linger. Did this job and came home. 

Pleased to say that all my other 7 bags, plus the 69 glass bottles have been collected. And so it starts again, when I have time. 

Thanks for popping in. Toodle pip.   ilona

Insanity

 Stefan from Sanity 4 Sweden reports. Long time yoootoober. 73.3k subscribers. 39k views on this video. He is so ahead of the game. A wide awake guy. 

Some comments on this video. 

This is happening in all free countries. Exactly the same story in US & Canada

Same in Canada.🇨🇦

Same in London

Same old story. It happened recently with Poland.

Australia is the same..Comm/Green...importing migrant voters

This is the Left playbook. The West is screwed.

Talking of sanity, two funny comments came in here overnight. Someone is checking their computer in the early hours, or they are firing them across the pond from the US. Same person of course. Male, female, she, him, them, they, who cares. 

More evidence of insanity
And aligning yourself with Trump
- utter madness
Miriam

I’m with you Sue
I only read this blog as it proves to me that I remain sane
Miriam

Amusing. I'll get my admin staff to check them out. 😄

Toodle pip.   ilona

What I did today.

 Here is a brief rundown of what I did today. 

Went to the Coffee Morning and took some sewing with me. I wanted to get this finished. Another small hoop. 

After lunch I put Billy in the car and we went to Normanby Park for a walk. Somewhere a bit different for him to sniff around. 

At 4pm I did some litter picking on the Industrial Estate. Another bag filled added to the other six, now 7 awaiting collection. 

I might have a day off tomorrow.

Thanks for popping in. Toodle pip.   ilona

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Climb every tower

The last few pics from Sunday at Gainsborough. There is a narrow stone spiral staircase up to the top of the tower. Might as well do it while I am here. So what did I see. The church is not far away. 

Hold tight mother, here is a short video. 

After I left the Hall I had a walkabout. The town was very quiet on a Sunday afternoon. Wetherspoons was busy, and so was a bar next to the river. I had a wander through the shopping centre Marshalls Yard. Here are the rules. 

The Railway Station is close by. It's very basic, two platforms with a bridge across the track. No waiting room, no ticket office, no toilets. Buy a ticket with your mobile phone. 

Time to go home. I took a more direct route back to Scunthorpe along the main road. The scenic route is nice, but the twisty narrow roads make it a slow journey. 

Thanks for popping in. Toodle pip.   ilona

Sorry not sorry

 Had to hop in with this quickie. 

Traveller still spitting his venom elsewhere. 

Made me LAFF OUT LOUD.

Making up.  ha ha.

😍😂😁😄😝😜😏

Toodle pip.  ilona

Traveller14 September 2026 at 19:25

irresponsible advice - it is very responsible advice. Irresponsible advice is making up all sorts of nonsense about vaccinations and telling people not to get a jabby jabby - that is irresponsible.

Gainsborough Old Hall.

 Good morning. It is Tuesday, I'm playing catch-up with the pictures from Sunday. Gainsborough Old Hall is in the centre of Gainsborough. Easy to find, not far from the river, and well signposted. I parked in a quiet street a few minutes walk away, close to Morton Terrace. 

This looks like an impressive entrance, except the way in is a small door somewhere round the back. This is an English Heritage property. I paid £11.80 concession fee.   

Some photo's as I walked around. It has minimum furnishings, which I don't mind. The simplicity of the room layouts gives your brain space to take it all in. There are plenty of information boards if you wish to linger and read them all. 

Here is the web site. I see there is a classic car gathering on the lawn on the 27th of September. 

I recorded a fifteen minute video if you want to follow me around. 

I climbed the stairs to the top of the tower, and will report on that in the next post.

I was dreaming of a new art project last night. An idea came to me. I will look into that today. It might work if I can find suitable bits and pieces to construct it. 

The sun is shining. Thanks for popping in. Toodle pip.   ilona

Burringham is a village

 I took the scenic route yesterday to Gainsborough. Following the River Trent, a route that I am familiar with because I have walked most of it. The first village is Burringham. I have written about this previously on my blog. Pictures of the church here. 

Today the door is locked. 

I zoomed in to the garden next door for a couple of pics. They seem to have an abundance of logs, they will be ok for heating through the winter. 

To the right of this pile is another much larger pile behind the greenhouse. 

A fallen half buried tree trunk laid on the ground. 

Crafty Club this morning. I mowed the front lawn this afternoon. I only do it twice a year. It becomes a wild flower meadow in the summer. This afternoon I had a couple of hours picking litter on Foxhills Industrial Estate. Look what I saw. A magnificent Volvo left hooker from Northumberland. What a bonus. 

Two more bags added to my pile. Let's see how long it takes the Council to collect them. It might be tomorrow. 

Mondays are always busy for me. I will have a day off tomorrow. 

Toodle pip.   ilona

Ruffled feathers

 I've been out today, not litter picking. 😆 Gainsborough was my destination. Haven't been there for ages, thought I would take a look, have a wander around, take some photo's. I recorded a couple of videos as well. Will post about it tomorrow. 

In the meantime, here is a pigeon taking a bath on my back garden. It seemed to enjoy splashing about and washing under it's wings. The salad bowl I bought for £2 from a charity shop was a good buy. 

Two hedgehogs on the garden tonight. 

I'll be back tomorrow. Toodle pip.   ilona

LAFF OUT LOUD

 Sunday morning and this video has given me a laugh that will last all week. 

😀😁😂😄😍😎😛😝

Enjoy your Sunday.

Toodle pip.   ilona

Staying positive

 I found Sandra Hart. She is ten years older than me. I respect people who are older than I am. They have so many life experiences to share. 

17,695 views 10 Sept 2026 #complacency #speaking #fear

What responsibility do we have to speak on something we value deeply feels threatened, even when speaking may cost us something? I’ve spent years, encouraging people to find their voice and live authentically. What happens when one becomes afraid to use their voice because they might lose something that means a great deal to them? I found myself asking what am I going to do with the voice I have left?

The world is changing, and we must never stop asking questions. 

So, what did I do today. A litter pick of course. I was on Flixborough Industrial Estate. My bag was half full so I turned down another road that I haven't been down before. OMG, such a mess. 

Here are the pictures.

How many bottles of pee ! ! ! I left these there. Will probably go back another day to empty them. 

69 glass bottles. All bagged up. 

Glass dropped off at the wheelie bin. Put my labels on so people won't think it's a fly tip. 

Two black bin bags added to the red ones from yesterday. 

Lots more tidying up to do here, when I have time. 

I met the Council driver who comes to collect the bags and empty the bins today. He seems a nice chap. Thanked me for my efforts. I quite like working on an Industrial Estate at a weekend when there is nobody there. 

Thanks for popping in. Toodle pip.   ilona

A bus ride and a walk

 This is Dan the driver. Yesterday I got on his bus and went to the terminal with him. A village called Whitton on the banks of the River Humber. The bus turns round and goes back to Scunthorpe. I planned on walking home. 

Here is a little bit of the bus ride. It was a bit bumpy.

I had a look at the Church before I set off walking back.

Come inside and have a look. 

The sideways wind was quiet blustery. . 

I entered a field through a gate and could see a herd of brown cows were gathered in the distance. They were just where I wanted to exit the field on the other side. I went a bit closer to assess the situation. Would I be safe to walk through them. 

Two or three of them noticed me approaching. I stopped to see if they would come towards me. I might be alright if they carry on eating. I bottled out, not taking any chances. I scrambled over that fence and went into the next field. 

Probably would have been ok to walk through them. 

We had a nice chat over the gate. 

I stopped off at my friend June's house for a natter. By the time we had finished talking it had started to rain. I had a packamac with me, but I didn't need it because her daughter came to pick me up and gave me a lift home. That saved me a half hour walk in the rain. 

Today I've been to town. Chatted with Nikki at the Arts Centre. Spent £50 on shopping in Aldi. And picked a bag of litter on the way home. 

Have a good weekend. Toodle pip.   ilona