Drama

I was close by to this last night, finishing off my litter picking. I saw the smoke, the fire engines were rushing to the scene. 

 Normanby Park Riding School

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Thankyou for all the kind messages. We are grateful for your support. We’ve lost all our hay/straw, rugs and some tack. Also our trucks, yard cars, trailers. I know these are material things and can be replaced. We are extremely grateful that all our liveries, our children and all riding school clients got out safely. No words can explain the devastation, we are completely heart broken! Watching our hardwork going up in flames is just heartbreaking. I can’t thank our amazing staff and helpers who managed to free all the horses and ponies out of the back barn. We will keep everyone updated!

Reading through the comments so many people want to help with donations of stuff that's lost, and manual work to put things back to how they were. It happened about 6.30 - 7 pm, so there would have been people around to rescue the horses and ponies. No one is talking about what caused it.

Now I am going to Coffee Morning. Catch ya later. Toodle pip. ilona

Dead end road

Litter picking is easy when you know where to look. This is one of my regular spots. A short piece of dead end road to nowhere. Youngsters come here at night, sit on that concrete beam, swig their beer, and drop their cans behind it. I come along with my stick and pull them out. It's quiet, no traffic, just a few pedestrians, cyclists and scooters. 

One very full bag, one carrier bag of glass bottles, a nearly new wheel trim and half a broken one. And an empty plastic container that used to have ad blue in it. All left at my usual litter bin awaiting collection. I am pleased to say that all my previous bags have been collected. 

I did a Billy dog walk tonight. It's difficult to get him to pose for the camera. I bribed him with a treat for this one. 

Then he had a pee. 

It's been windy and muggy hot today. This weather is baffling me. The heat is wearing me out. We desperately need some rain. 

A nice surprise on the garden tonight. I counted seven hedgehogs. I saw two babies eating together from the same pile of food. I think word has got around and they are bringing their mates. 

Thanks for popping in. Toodle pip.  ilona

Sing along with Jesus

 Good afternoon. What you see is not what you get. 

Elias Grace is not a real singer. He is AI generated. 

What happens when a man who looks like Jesus steps onto the America's Talent Arena stage… and sings one of the most beloved hymns ever written? Tonight, Elias Grace delivers a breathtaking new version of How Great Thou Art unlike anything you've ever heard. From the very first note, the arena goes completely silent. The judges lean forward. The audience stops moving. And as Elias begins to sing, the atmosphere changes.

How to hook people in. 2,129,525 views since 17th July.  36k thumbs up.  4230 comments, and people actually believe it's real. How easy it is to be sucked into the AI machine. 

There is no public figure named “Elias Grace” who is recognized as a singer; available search results show no artist by that name.

Elias Grace sang "How Great Thou Art"... and the arena stood still.

If you could say ONE thing to God right now, what would it be? Write it below — your words matter.

And tell us WHERE in the world you're watching from!

AI Disclaimer: This video is a creative production made using artificial intelligence, including AI-generated visuals, music, and storytelling. The characters, performances, and scenes are fictional and created for entertainment and artistic purposes.

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Well if you like this sort of thing, go for it. In this crazy world people are desperately searching for the meaning of life. External forces are pushing us all in one direction. Look inside yourself to find your own way through.

Enjoy your day. Toodle pip. ilona

Rotten

 

I can't add words to this. Our leaders were never leaders. They were puppets and still are. 

Break free people and do your own thing.

Make today the best day of your life.     ilona

Dr Scott speaks

Good morning. 

If this post brings the naysayers to their keyboards, so be it. Dr Scott has been a credible source of information right from the start of when that nasty bug raised it's ugly head. Please excuse my copy and paste format. You can read it or skip it. 

 Dr Scott Jensen

Tony Fauci should be prosecuted for endangering human life on earth with gain of functioning research with man-made fugitive viruses.

Mike Newcome

Dr. Scott Jensen spoke out when it wasn’t easy, and for that he paid a price. He faced investigations, attacks on his medical license, and relentless efforts to damage his reputation and credibility. Yet he continued to stand by what he believed was right, even when doing so put his career, finances, and professional standing at risk.

A short video here from Dr Scott. 

Have a good day. Toodle pip.   ilona

Life is a numbers game.

 Good morning. 

I've got a stat counter on my blog. It used to give me lots of extra information when it was free. Then they put a charge on it and that free information became an upgrade which incurs a payment. I decided not to go down that route, so now I still have the basic weekly update. 

Not that I am interested in numbers. A quick glance and delete the email. It doesn't matter to me how many people visit, or whether they come back again, or disappear forever. It's just numbers. 

I am not about being popular, not looking for praise, and I am not in competition with other bloggers. People will naturally find their niche, their tribe, online and in real life. Whatever makes them happy. Some people crave to fit in somewhere, I crave for my freedom to do whatever I like. That might seen arrogant to some, but it is how I have lived for most of my life. The feeling of being answerable to no one makes me happy. 

Average Daily Traffic

Page Views 671.1  Prev Week 687.1   Unique Visits 613.3  Prev Week 622.9   First Time Visits 444  Prev Week 440.6   Returning Visits 169.3  Prev Week 182.3

Daily Traffic Breakdown

Page Views Unique Visits First Time Visits Returning Visits Mon 594 559 387 172 Tue 591 542 383 159 Wed 781 705 516 189 Thu 591 543 400 143 Fri 648 588 433 155 Sat 713 650 469 181 Sun 780 706 520 186 Total 4,698 4,293 3,108 1,185 Avg 671 613 444 169 I hope you have a good day, and a good week. Thanks for popping in. Toodle pip.   ilona

It gets me out.

 It hasn't been quite so hot today, a nice gentle breeze as I did a litter pick at the back of Tesco. Hows this for coincidence. Ten minutes after I started I was recognised. A man was picking berries, he said hello ilona. I sort of recognised him then he reminded me that he visited my garden when I was taking part in  the Open Gardens event in my village. That was ten years ago. His wife has been reading my blog for years. Nice to meet you again Paul, say hello to Sarah for me. 

Two bags filled on this pick. I used a black one because I am running out of red ones. I have some on order and they will be delivered soon. Glass bottles bagged up separately. 

My new pile is starting to grow. 

 

That's all for now. Time for bed. Toodle pip.   ilona

Making a stand.

 When I want to make a point in a blog post and I am stuck for words, it is refreshing to drop on a yoootooober who has exactly the same thoughts as me. I have been following Bjorn for a while. he is an author he writes books. He is Norwegian, and speaks excellent English, and talks a lot of common sense. 

So here is his latest video speaking the words I could have said myself. I agree with every word he says. 

Bjorn Talks shares personal frustrations regarding the increasing administrative demands and complex third-party software requirements often imposed on content creators today. This candid reflection highlights the personal toll of balancing creative passions with the bureaucratic hurdles frequently encountered when managing a digital presence.

The lesson here is find your own people. Go with your gut instincts, stop doing what you don't want to do, and concentrate on what you do want to do. 

Makes perfect sense to me.

Toodle pip.   ilona

I can do without it.

 Good morning. Looking like it might be a sunny day today. 

David is right of course. Nothing stays the same. When those with the most money, the richest one percent, decide they want more of our wages, the money we earn from working hard, they will get it no matter what. All they have to do is shut down all the little businesses who are trying to keep afloat, and offer customers the convenience of buying cheap goods online shipped from massive warehouses, and delivered to our door. Not my door I might add. I would rather do without.  

I have had a life time of not spending money I don't have. Remembering mum saying, we can't afford it and showing us an empty purse. Knowing the difference between a 'need' and a 'want', has been drilled into me from an early age. Accepting that I can't have it because I don't have the money to pay for it. 

No big warehouses with vans coming to your door. Go to town on the bus and get what you want from a shop. Meet real people. 

Enjoy your Sunday. Visit a garden centre, a stately home, or a local cafe, or a farm shop, or go to the seaside and paddle in the sea. 

Catch ya later. Toodle pip.   ilona

Simple solution

 Good afternoon.

Today's post is inspired by Rachel who has discovered that fitting a toilet seat is not as easy as you think it is. I made this discovery some time ago, so here is my solution.

I bought this seat because I like the colour. It is strong and robust, not like some of the cheaper flimsy plastic ones you see at a discount store.  

I tried to work out how to screw it to the toilet bowl, but alas failed. As you can see, the holes to the lid  do not match up, and neither do the holes in the seat. How ridiculous.  

Not wanting to take it back to complain I thought of another idea. Why do I need to screw it together anyway. There's only me using it. The seat does not move about, so I am not going to fall off. I don't need the lid to be closed. So this is my new arrangement. 

Easier for cleaning. I take both pieces outside and scrub them clean on the garden workbench. No gungy mess to accumulate around the screws. No getting down on hands and knees to look underneath. Just get a damp cloth to wipe around the bowl. 

The seat has six rubber feet to hold it steady. Make sure both surface are dry, and the seat will not slide about. 

If I don't want to take it outside to wash it, I dunk it in the bath water after a bath. Easy. 

Easy solutions are my forte. 

Here is Rachels blog if you want to read about her toilet seat dilemma. 

Enjoy your Saturday. Catch ya later. Toodle pip.   ilona

Bits and bobs I found today.

Anyone need a pair of underpants? Let me know and I'll send them to you. Found this afternoon on a litter pick on the Industrial Estate

What else did I find? A posh handbag, a new toothbrush, and a strap thingy with a plastic handle. 

A football found in the brambles. I dropped that off at the playing field on the way home. 

Oh, and a cheese and beetroot sandwich. Someone didn't fancy their lunch.

That's one bag full. Note, one boot, couldn't find the other one. 

Two bags dropped off at my usual litter bin. 

This is the litter bin at the bottom end of the pond. There has been lots of picnics going on here in the hot weather. I won't bother bagging this up. The Council can load it all into their truck as it is. At least it's not spread all over the place. 

I am pleased to report that the Council have collected all my previous pickings. They haven't however checked out the fly tipping I reported. I will put in another report about that. 

10.30pm and there are five hedgehogs on the garden. 

Have a good weekend. Toodle pip.   ilona

Digging and green soup

Good morning. 

A mini garden makeover yesterday. I have four raised beds at the bottom of the garden. Built by me, with second hand bricks. I used to grow veg, but with the slug problem I decided to plant them out with a variety of non edible greenery. 

They need a bit of re arranging, due to some of the plants looking scruffy. So I attacked this bed to dig out the dead leaves and twigs and pull up the roots. The plan was to move some of the plants from pots and transplant them here. Can't leave it like this, the cats will think it is a new litter box. By this time my back was getting a bit sore so I needed a quicker solution to fill the space. 

 Cue fanfare. 👸👩💁😻🙋 The crew that put a new roof on the house left me with six tiles. Perfect, I can use them to cover up the soil for now, and arrange a few pots on top. I might transplant the plants at a later date, or then I might not. It looks pretty much ok to me. A quick solution. 

Then I made a pan of soup. Chop up some broccoli, some leek, top with spinach. Add garlic granules, and some chutney. Stir in a spoonful of yogurt. 

On the gas hob for a few minutes, smash to smithereens with the stick blender. Eat straight out of the pan, with a slice of bread. Very tasty it was too. 

Did you see that mass invasion which is going on somewhere between Morocco and Spain I think. Good grief, that looks scary. I have to say that I think they won't stop at Spain. Destination UK, land of milk and honey and lots of freebies. 

Sunny today. Maybe I will go out. Thanks for popping in. Toodle pip.   ilona

Bring it on c'mon

 Where's my visitor ???

TV Licensing has revealed it operates a "fleet of vans equipped with advanced detection tools" capable of identifying households attempting to avoid paying the licence fee.

"These can identify TV receiving equipment at targeted addresses within minutes", the organisation confirmed.

A TV Licensing officer might call at your property if the company has no record of a licence at your address and hasn't received responses to earlier correspondence. "We need to check if you've been watching, recording or downloading TV without a licence."

Gotta laugh.

Catch ya later. ilona 

Notes

 Good morning, again.

It's getting rather lively out there. Chat on the current situation is hotting up. Over the years of reading I made lots of notes. Remember pen and paper. Going through my notebook is a reminder of what I found out, and who I was following. I will share some snippets here if you are interested. 

NHS assessments are being withheld if you don't want to have the swab test. (I never did by the way). Therefore they won't give any treatment if you refuse the covid test. (I never needed any treatment, still don't).

The lockdown plan. Make people dependent on the state. Pay people to stay at home. Pretend to care - for your benefit. Guaranteed income = a pittance, to control you. International monetary fund - cult agenda for every country. World debt reset programme. 

This is not a public health crisis, it was an opportunistic campaign to address a stated objective. They needed to get the public to accept a pan corona virus vaccine. They needed the media to create the hype and investors would follow where they see profit. 

The vaccinated are creating the risk. Unvaccinated develop a broad based natural immunity. Mass vaccination is the problem. The jabbed have only a selective immune response. They will need top ups. The vaccine is enhancing replication of the virus. 

The problem of our time is that we are overdosing on empathy, which is destroying our ability to build a functioning society. Wars aren't meant to be won, they are meant to be ongoing. 

It all comes back to money. The corrupt money system is teetering on the brink. Their only way of maintaining the illusion they're rich is Central Bank Digital Currency. The only way this happens is via digital ID. If you say no to digital the illusion disappears. Digital ID will not be mandatory at first. Your life will be made more awkward without it. Then it will be mandatory. They will drive this agenda through fear. Refuse to comply and you will be ostracised. Digital ID is a trapdoor into a digital prison. 

Now I am hungry and need brunch. Thanks for popping in. 

I'll be back. Toodle pip.   ilona

The truth.

 Good morning. 

They were all at it. Push push push. Get the treatment or you will be forever cast aside. A campaign built on fear. Now they are trying to save their skin by backtracking. How the mighty will fall. 

Gareth Icke

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Morgan blocked me for calling out his covid bullshit back in 21. Like most of the MSM, and large parts of the 'alternative', Morgan's opinions depend on which way the wind blows and the cash flows.

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Nat

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Piers Morgan pretending to suddenly realise - in late July 2026! - that Fauci is—and always was—an utter fraud is peak mockery. None of us will ever forget thisnot as long as we live. It wasn’t Fauci who said it, it was Piers Morgan: 8.9M followers.

Have a good day. 

Toodle pip.   ilona