I met a real Dame today

 Wow, it's been a hot one today. I went out early, 10am, that's early for me. Off down to the football ground to meet up with some people from the local bus company. They had a single decker to look round, nice and modern it was. Too hot to sit in it though for a chat. We stood outside in the breeze. 

They were doing a survey about transport matters, which I didn't get to do because I was so busy chatting. You know how I like anything transport related. I went because I wanted to ask about how to get a paper version of the timetable for my local number 60 bus. It's all electronic now, you need to have an app. I explained I can't do that, because as you know I don't have a smart phone. Anyway, the response was they will get my Councillor to print one off for me and post it through my letter box. Good service eh! If you don't ask you don't get. 

Dame Andrea Jenkyns, who is the Mayor for Greater Lincolnshire was also there. I had a lovely chat with her. I wanted a photo of us together, but I came out of the house in such a rush I forgot to put the camera in my bag. Not to worry, she very kindly took a photo with her phone. 

Rob Waltham was also there, he is a local Councillor and is very keen to promote litter picking. So we had a lot to talk about. I was chatting to Rob after the bus and it's crew left to go to Gainsborough. The car park at the Football Ground is massive. I spotted an abandoned Tesco trolley some distance away  on the edge. I said I have to go to Tesco which is across a busy road and I would take the trolley back. Then we spotted two more trolleys so we gathered all three together. I noticed that all around the edge of the car park was massive amounts of litter. I will go back there to tidy up. 

I delivered the trolleys to Tesco then went in to speak to the man in the phone shop. I bought my phone from there about six months ago, maybe more, and I have never topped up the credit. I asked him how to check the balance, which he showed me how to do. I was surprised to see that I still have £35 left on it. Amazing. Understandable though because I hardly ever use it. It's only for texts and phone calls if I need to contact someone. 

While I was at Tesco had a look around the back of the store which backs onto open fields. What a mess, tons of litter. That's another grot spot ripe for picking. I went next door to the big Aldi store and picked up a few things there. 

Then to The Range because I need a bag of wild bird seed. Then a massive detour home because there were road closures due to roadworks. By this time I was sweltering hot and pleased to get indoors. 

Yesterday was a crafting day. This is what I made. I need to make a video about the flowers. I might do that tomorrow. 

Five pet beds. Different sizes. Using up a duvet given to me, and the last of the fabric I was given ages ago. We have the village Summer Fair coming up soon, so I need to sort out what I will put on my table. 

Don't forget to put bowls of water out for wild animals and birds. I have eight bowls of various sizes on my lawn. 

Thanks for popping in. Now I am going to eat. Catch ya later. 

Toodle pip.   ilona

7000

 CONGRATULATIONS

I have just gone over the 7000th post.

Fantastic

And there's no sign of me stopping. No sign of me giving up. Thank you to all my friends for reading my blog and watching my videos. I do not seek validation. I don't mind if I get no comments. This is my diary. You are welcome to read if you so wish.

Lots of love.    ilona 

Breaking news

 So that's it then. He's on his way out. It was to be expected. You beat your patriots half to death. You rob people, you take their jobs, you crash their world, and now you have gone. I can't feel any sense of relief, because the next one will be no better. No point in discussing politics these days. All we have is a choice of puppets. You don't vote for the person you want in, you vote for the person you think will get the current leader out. Which then takes you down the same path. Swap one for the other and nothing changes. No discussion needed here. I can't be bothered with it.

Catch ya later. Toodle pip.   ilona

Strange what you find while litter picking

What have I been doing today? 

This morning, working on the Craft Table. I am making some flowers with cd's and cut up pieces of plastic. No photo's yet. I hope to get them finished tomorrow. 

This afternoon was hot. I went out to do some litter picking. I haven't done the busy road into town for a while, best go and check what it's like. So I park my car in the middle of a section I want to do, then walk in one direction, and come back when the bag is full. Put a fresh bag in the trolley and walk the other way until that is full. It's busy, even on a Sunday. There is a pull in for drivers needing to have a break. There is always rubbish there. 

I found this load of straps which had been thrown in a hedge bottom. I pulled them out and left them on the top of a boulder. Shocking because they are like new, and cost a lot of money. I sometimes see foreign lorries parked here. The Council truck will pick these up. 

I found a lot of face masks scattered on grass verges. Very strange. 

Two bags filled, plus sixteen face masks. I dropped them in my usual place next to the bin at the pond. It was such a hot day, a lot of people were having fun in the water. Some of them had left their rubbish next to the litter bins. I hope they all do that so I don't have to go and tidy it up next week. 

It's 9pm so I'm going to have the last hour outside in the garden.

Thanks for popping in. Toodle pip.   ilona

The Army have arrived

 Another hot day today. Got my shorts out for the first time this year. I had a walk to the Park and took my picking stick and a carrier bag with me. It was full by the time I got there. Emptied it in the big bin. 

I timed it so that I arrived later in the afternoon. There was an Armed Forces Show on which I am not interested in. I stayed an hour or so to tidy up. There wasn't a lot of litter as there are a lot of bins to cope with it when it's busy. 

Two early hedgies turned up together last night, and shared a pile of food. I sat outside until late and watched several more coming and going.  

Now I must go outside and water up all the pots. It hasn't rained for two days so they will be ready for a drink. 

Thanks for popping in. Enjoy your Sunday. Toodle pip.   ilona

Andrew has worked it out. (edited twice)

 I won't be adding my two pennuth to this shambles. Andrew says it all.  

If you want a chuckle read the 1171 comments on yoootooob. 

The haters will be peeing their pants with excitement. 

Have a good weekend. 

Thanks for popping in. Toodle pip. 

EDIT.

Andy Burnham will be PM next week, another darling of the WEF. His mayoral ‘training’ took place at Harvard funded by the Bloomberg foundation. Another globalist puppet bought and paid for.

David Icke

The next puppet preparing for office.

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This is how the next Prime Minister of the UK is appointed. Democracy is just the scam to make it seem as if people actually voted them in.

They are out to get him. 

Matt Goodwin 

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Starmer has been the WORST Prime Minister I’ve seen in my lifetime, and he could resign in the next few days!

Over 100 MPs have called for him to resign.

Multiple ministers have called for him to step down.

The Labour Party has lost confidence in his ability to lead.

He has lost all public support.

Who else thinks Kier Starmer has been the worst Prime Minister ever?

Let battle commence. Buy the popcorn and watch. 😁😝😄

Woof woof meow.

 Good morning

I'm going to be clock watching today. I won't be going anywhere because I am cat sitting and dog sitting. Janet will be back later, and Carol has gone out, so I will be looking after Billy Dog. 

Billy is a star, he is on Gooooogle street maps. I see from my blog posts that I have been walking him for six years. 

After losing Rocky dog I could not take on another dog full time, so it's best that I borrow one. Billy is perfect. He has a loving home and lives close by. 

Remembering Rocky. 

Catch ya later. Have a nice day.  Toodle pip.   ilona

Fancy a pickled onion?

 It has been very hot today, the summer is back. 

This afternoon I went to The Range to stock up on cat food. I am getting through lots of Kitten Purina dry nibbles. The cats, the hedgehogs, and the birds all eat it. At £15 a bag, and I got three, feeding pets and wildlife can become a bit expensive. 

The Range is on a Retail Park, in close proximity to the two Industrial Estates where I pick litter. So it's easy to combine journeys. I spent an hour today at Flixborough Industrial Estate. Anybody fancy a pickled onion. Found in that hedge bottom on the right there, with a lot of other hidden rubbish. I have already done this road a week ago, but there is always more to find. 

Another bag filled, and dropped off at my usual spot at the pond. 

I'm about to eat my dinner, so I'll get on with that. I am looking after Janets cats, so one more visit before bed time. I watched a bit of telly while I sat with them. Have you seen that programme Real Housewives? Ladies glammed up to the eyeballs, long fluffy blonde hair. Ten minutes was enough. Do people really watch that drivel? 

Thanks for popping in. Toodle pip.   ilona

Visiting a landfill site.

Today I went to visit a local landfill site. I was the only person who had booked a time slot. I arrived at 11am. I was really looking forward to this. Then another woman turned up, she didn't know about it until the last minute. So we were both driven around the site by the manager who gave us lots of information on how it all works. 

I can't write much about it here, because the conversations were dominated by the woman who fired off lots of questions. It was apparent that she had a far better knowledge of the history of the site, so her questions were all very technical. I didn't understand hardly any of it, and when I had a question I had to butt in. In the end I gave up. I wanted to get out of the car but couldn't you are not allowed to go walking around the site on your own. 

I don't normally have a panic attack and can cope with most things, but I felt trapped in the car with someone who wouldn't stop talking. I was on the verge of screaming with frustration. 

It was interesting for me to see the landfill site from the inside. I have previously explored around the perimeter of it when my car was in the garage for repairs. I wrote a blog post about it in October 2022.  

Anyway, I can't tell you much about this visit because I stopped listening. The noise inside the car was too much. With the added noise of the two way radio, and a woman that didn't give me a chance to say anything, I didn't get the full benefit of the tour. 

Here are some photo's. 

As an antidote to this, I did a couple of hours of litter picking on the Industrial Estate. A dead end road with no one there. Trolley loaded up and a red bag left with the previous one I filled, at the pond, awaiting collection. 

Thanks for popping in. Catch ya tomorrow. Toodle pip.   ilona

Another letter from my penfriend

The TV Licensing people are still after me. They want me to pay £180. Erm . . . . no thanks, I don't want a license. 

I provide a running buffet for the cats. They can eat whenever they feel like it. The bowls are just inside the back door. I am in the habit of leaving the two back doors open when it is nice weather. I was in the kitchen when something caught my eye. These birds are very cheeky. In they hop, grab some food, and fly back outside again. 

Sometimes when I am busy I haven't noticed them coming in. They forget which way it is to go out, and they end up flying around inside the house. What a job it is to catch them. Now I have to make sure the back door to the house is closed at all times. 

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

16 decorated circles.

I bought this macrame covered hanger thingy from a charity shop for £2.50. I think it's a hanger for your scarves. Put them through the circles and hang it in the wardrobe. I saw something else. I want to fill the 16 circles with colourful felt and decorate them. I saw it had potential to become a wall hanging. Each one is cut to the right size and stitched onto the back of the macrame frame. 

I have photographed it on a black background so the colours stand out more. When they were all finished I cut 16 more circles and stitched them onto the back to cover up the messy stitching. I like a tidy back. 

I didn't do the macrame, I just designed the 16 centre circles. I had no particular theme in mind. The decorations are all embroidered by hand. No glue has been used. 

Lots of praise from the ladies in the Crafty Club this morning. I am pleased with how it has turned out. As usual I am not in a hurry to sell it. I will keep it for a while until such time that I will let it go. It will be wrapped up and stored in the wardrobe to keep it clean. 

There will be an Open Exhibition at the 20 21 Arts Centre in town, later in the year. I might enter it in that. 

Time to get the hedgehog food out. I mowed the lawns this afternoon and the garden looks lovely. 

Thanks for popping in. Toodle pip.  ilona