Colour is my thing.

 Oh WOW. I have just discovered this lady. I love textile art, and her work is top class. It's the spirals and circles which caught my attention. Her bio states . . . 

Goddess of Fibre Alchemy, Teacher and Textile artist passionate about colour and texture.

Check out her Faceboook page. It's full of colour. Very inspiring. 

She has an Etsy shop but there hasn't been any activity on there for a long time. I can't find her name anywhere so I can't add any further information. She lives in Winchester, England. Her Facebook page is up to date, last posting, 15 hours ago. 

Now I have an urge to do some stitching.

Have a good day. Toodle pip.   ilona

Throw anything in.

These two pictures are from a litter pick I did on Sunday at Foxhills Industrial Estate. This is a dead end road going nowhere, I still managed to find some litter. I found a little bucket which came in very handy. 

Dropped off at my litter bin at the pond. Three nitrous oxide cannisters found. This has probably gone now, I haven't been back to check. The weather has not been too good, too windy and too wet. 

I prepared some vegetables for a pan of soup yesterday. Today I zapped it with the stick blender. It looks ok, but I have to say, it doesn't taste great. It is edible of course, and I shall eat it, but when it comes to deciding what ingredients are needed to make a soup, I just throw anything in the pan. This is mainly cauliflower, carrots, and mushrooms. 

This afternoon I visited my friend Lisa who is housebound at the moment. She is proper poorly. A long term illness that comes and goes. Nothing catching. We are on the same wavelength, she has bags of common sense, so we get on really well. 

It's been raining today so no litter picking. Maybe tomorrow,

I have started a new art project. An idea that came to me as soon as I opened my eyes this morning. 

Thanks for popping in. Toodle pip.   ilona

Will I stop blogging?

 Let's start the day with a laff. Some poor sad soul checks in to my blog every night, and spits forth a load of bollocks. I put extra posts out to keep them happy. What would they do if I wasn't here for them. Would they bully someone else? Will I stop blogging? Don't be silly, of course I won't. Onward and upward I say. Toodle pip.   Have a nice day. ilona 

Oh dear, where has this post gone. The art of deleting. 

 

Delightful mandalas

 Hooooray I have finished this mandala. It is eight and a half inches across. The background is a piece of black fabric. The hoop is wrapped with pink ribbon. The big coloured stones were given to me by Jane at the Crafty Club. I have picked up some of the trimmings from Arts and Craft Fairs. The Range shop has a pretty good selection of trimmings for crafters. Everything is stitched on, I don't use glue. The back is fully enclosed. 

I stitched the small pearls on with white cotton, but then thought it would look better if I put some red embroidery thread in between each one. The big metal ring I wrapped with turquoise wool then did two rows of yellow and red crochet around it.  

How does it compare to these bigger ones I did. There are a lot of buttons on these. I didn't put any buttons on the new one. 

Four smaller mandalas I did earlier. 

A friend at Crafty Club has given me some more hoops of different sizes. I think I might get started on another one. Sorry, I won't be selling them. They are fun to make. Sorting out which colours to use, and making sure all the small pieces fit together in a perfect circle. My favourite is the bigger one top right with the orange binding. 

Thanks for popping in. Toodle pip.   ilona

Just my opinion.

 Smashing up France is just part of the global plan. It will spread, it is already spreading across other Western World countries. It may have started with students being dissatisfied with the education they are getting, but light that fuse and chuck it into a city centre and the violence will quickly accelerate. 

I saw some footage of the clean up operation in one city. Strangely not all shops had been looted and set on fire. In between the boarded up wrecks were several shops which hadn't been touched at all. Why was that? It is said that the rioters, students initially, had been joined by every other protest group you can think of. It is also said that they had a list of shops they wanted to destroy. This makes me think that some forward planning had been done behind the scenes. Rather than it being wanton destruction by a gang of hooligans, the shops were on a hit list. They knew what they were looking for. 

What we are seeing is the total destruction of western civilisation. Millions of people being implanted in countries around the world, countries that they have no connection with. Facilitated by the richest people on earth. I used the word 'invasion' a long tome ago, and that's what it is. You can be sure that the riots will come to the UK.

All these distractions that we read about are part of the bigger plan. The list is too long to write about here. Stopping the boat crossings, and those who enter the UK in other ways, would slow down the invasion. But they, the Government, won't do it. 

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THE WORLD'S BIGGEST BANKS ARE CRASHING, AND IT IS A MAJOR WARNING FOR STOCK MARKETS.

This is at the heart of it. Money of course. The Globalists want a level playing field. One Government, one religion, one currency. Get rid of all those who are costing Governments money. Hoover up all those disadvantaged people who don't have very much, distribute them into all the richer countries to even things up. A Robin Hood scheme, take from the rich, give to the poor. Trafficking people while destroying the fabric of established societies. Except the richest at the top of the pyramid will become even richer, and they will have control. A bit like Amazon closing all small local shops. People fall for it. 

I will not enter into any discussions on this subject. I have neither the time of the inclination. 

Go to Cro's blog if you want to join in there. 

Thanks for popping in. Toodle pip.   ilona

PS. Short video from Matt Goodwin. 

Software issue

 Humber Bridge

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We’re sorry for any inconvenience caused: we're working hard to get it up and running as soon as possible, and will provide a further update when the situation is resolved.

Some comments,

I just tried logging in on that link and for some reason I can't.

Better not issue fines for late payment then.

App not working

Phone line under maintenance too

Put the toll booths back, give people their jobs back, and I might start crossing again.

Have a good day. Toodle pip.   ilona

A letter from my penfriend

 It's been a murky day today. Dull and overcast. Best stay indoors this afternoon, and do some sewing. I knocked up this video. Something to laff about. Today I'm in the pink. 

Let's hope the weather picks up tomorrow. 

Goodnight. ilona 

Independent

 Another “independent” think tank has declared that Britain cannot cope with global crises unless we rejoin the EU. It wants to build a strategy to persuade people to all change their mind and agree to re join. I think fear seems to be the main persuasion tactic.

The Institute for Public Policy Research is a ‘progressive’ unelected organisation

And look who funds this think tank (from its own figures)… Up to £750,000 from George Soros’s Open Society Foundation. Up to £775,000 from Quadrature Climate Foundation. Up to £350,000 from the European Climate Foundation. Funding from Labour Together. UNICEF UK, linked to the UN

I hereby declare that I am my own independent thinktank. I will not be asking for donations. I am perfectly capable of studying manuscripts and reports, and listening to audio versions of important speeches, and can draw my own conclusions about the state of the world. 

Lots of love. ilona 💖💋💖

Trashed

 How do you cope after this? 

How do you pick yourself up and start again?

How do you get back to normal life?

Will we ever get back to normal life?

This video clip is in French. 

You don't need to understand, you can see it.

Macron has allowed his country to be trashed. 

Are you watching Andy? 

Are we next? 

Crafty Club this morning. Some normality for a couple of hours. 

Toodle pip.   ilona 

Entertaining

 Is the coast clear? Is it ok to come out now? Have they gone? 

This post has self combusted. It is no longer here. It has disappeared. 

Toodle pip.   ilona

 

Lighting up the church

I have these pictures ready now, and the video has finished uploading. So, my bus ride to town yesterday was to see this light show at the 20 21 Arts centre. I almost missed the bus. I went out in plenty of time, but then found the road had been dug up and a big hole was cordoned off. The bus is not going to come from it's usual direction. I worked out the alternative route and set off walking towards the nearest bus stop. Then I saw the bus, and I backtracked. The driver had made a detour and was looking for his passengers. That was lucky. 

Here is a bit of blurb about the show. 

Lost Worlds by Luxmuralis is an immersive light and sound installation that takes audiences on an extraordinary journey through the great civilisations, myths and forgotten histories of humanity. Transforming historic spaces into vast moving canvases of colour, projection and sound, the experience invites visitors to travel through the ancient worlds of the Etruscans, Egyptians, Romans, Mayans and Anglo-Saxons, encountering cave paintings, medieval manuscripts, maps of exploration, mythic kingdoms and the natural world in a richly layered visual narrative. Accompanied by an original cinematic soundtrack, Lost Worlds combines large-scale digital projection with immersive storytelling to create a contemplative and awe-inspiring experience that connects the past with the present.

  

This plays continuously on a loop. Here is a five minute video I recorded. 

I had to wait for the rain to stop before I set off walking back home. One of the planters in Church Square had been used as a dumping ground so I cleared that away and put it in the litter bin. 

There is a lot of litter along the busy main road. I don't have time to pick it all up so I filled my bag with bottles and cans, and put it in the litter bin at the pond. 

Onward I went again, and filled the bag up for the third time. I deposited it in a litter bin at a bus shelter.

By now it was getting late and darkness was looming. I had to give up picking at that point and march quickly home. I must say, litter picking with just a stick and a carrier bag is hard work. I got a five and a half mile walk in but I didn't have time to pick a lot of litter. Now I have a list of places to revisit in my car and with a red bag in the trolley. 

Enjoy your Sunday. Toodle pip.   ilona

Closing

 Now I am sad. This has appeared on my screen, from our Farm Shop. 

Booth House Farm Shop

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Hello everyone, this is truly a hard message to post to you all.

But after some emotional talks & some extremely careful thoughts & consideration, we have made the decision that on October 31st 2026.

We shall be closing our doors at BHF FARM SHOP for the final time at 2pm.

This is due to a rise in costs & the constant battle with the prices at the Supermarkets ( Which unfortunately as a sole trader you will never win ) which has understandably had a knock on affect in regards customer flow.

It's very hard for small businesses to make enough money to cover costs. I enjoyed going there to buy some treats. If you have a Farm shop near you, try and make time for a visit.

Catch ya later. Toodle pip. ilona