Now I'm going to chill with Mayze. She is waiting for me to stop typing.
Catch ya tomorrow. Toodle pip. ilona
Now I'm going to chill with Mayze. She is waiting for me to stop typing.
Catch ya tomorrow. Toodle pip. ilona
Thinking about you.
You showed me the right way, and you gave me the freedom to choose.
Lots of love from your first daughter, ilonaRupert Lowe MP
Wednesday morning musings.
Insanity is a growing, nay escalating movement, designed to destabilise the world. From the top down it filters through all levels of humanity. The real organic world is being sacrificed for the advancement of fantasy and fake. We humans are in the way, we are the obstacles to this brand new world.
Stand your ground, claim your piece of land. Hold on to your freedoms because they will crumble before your eyes.
Enjoy your day. I have another video in the oven. See you later. Toodle pip. ilona
Tuesday morning - first post. Quote from faceboook.
I’ve had to spend 20 minutes online to book a slot at the tip and list off the items at the bottom and had to cover up the stickers on my van or entry is refused.
Three comments.
I had a permit to dispose of an old shed for my aunt, got to the tip with it, and turned away as my van is a twin wheeler back axel said only allowed 4 wheels lol, so just had a bonfire later that day the neighbours loved it lol
Those tips are a joke the rules are ridiculous, my friend went in a small toyota pick up you know the one, tiny little back on them not designed for moving rubbish, they were disposing of a 3 piece suite. 2 ladies in it got refused because it was a commercial vehicle now tell everyone that the rules are right , they're ridiculous it was plainly obvious it was from their house.
I got stopped from getting a permit for my tipper to take my own very very occasional big items to the tip. It's amazing how much you can fit in the back of an old Volvo 700. They are just trying make it difficult for people to get rid of large amounts of stuff when doing DIY jobs by borrowing/happening to own vans. They want you to pay for a skip
Then the conversations descend into a slanging match, between those who genuinely have a gripe about their local Councils, and those who love rules and regulations.
Happy Tuesday everybody. Catch you later. ilona
Late night post. Just seen this.
From UK Litterpicking Groups.
Wildlife doesn’t understand branding. It doesn’t know what’s food and what’s plastic. They investigate. They crawl inside. They get trapped. They die. The hidden cost of convenience.
Litter-related animal deaths are preventable. One dead mouse might seem insignificant, but it isn’t.
Drowned after becoming trapped inside a discarded Mc Donalds cup, wedged upright in a hedge, filled with rainwater.
Good morning.
Looking bright and sunny.....so far. Will we have a nice day outside, or must we take cover indoors. Who knows what comes next.
Something I borrowed from the book of faces this morning. The owner of the motorhome on the right asks why has someone come along and plonked themselves right next to them, when the rest of the park is empty.
Hello. Welcome to my blog. I hope you find something of interest here. I cover subjects which I am interested in, things that amuse me, and whatever floats my boat.
My two bags of litter from yesterday. They look a bit lonely.
Thanks for popping in. Enjoy your Sunday. Toodle pip. ilona
Good morning.
Chris from Always Smiling, asks a question. Happiness-with a question mark. What gives us that burst of warm feeling? I jotted down a few words. After pressing publish on her blog I thought, I could copy my words here.
I have never relied on other people for my happiness. I look inside myself for that. For me it's completing a job well done. Getting to the end of an art project. Finding my way from one end of the country to the other, a long arduous journey, and delivering my load. Navigating my way through a particularly complicated relationship and extrapolating myself from the situation, to come out the other side knowing I was right. Looking at a clean and tidy grass verge, knowing that no one else has to look at the ugly litter that I have spent a couple of hours picking up.
This morning I woke up to heavy rainfall. Oh well, looks like I won't be doing much outside today. And now at 11.00 it has completely changed. The rain has stopped and the sun is coming out. That's better. Change of plan. A dog walk, and finish off that litter picking I started on Thursday.
Cooked breakfast this morning. That will keep me going.
Have a good weekend. Toodle pip. ilona
Good morning.
Slept like a log last night, all the way through to 7am. That's the great outdoors for you. A five hour windy walk. I think I will have the day off today. I'll finish the litter picking on that particular stretch of road tomorrow.
Here's a thought. If you are taking part in a competition and you need people to vote for you, what do you do to boost your chances of winning? Ten years ago I entered Shed of the Year, with my self build shed/summerhouse. It was all a harmless bit of fun, so I put out the call on various social media channels asking the people I knew to vote for my shed. We were given three weeks to garner as many votes as we could. There were eight categories with four in each category.
One of my blog readers was a school teacher and encouraged her class of kiddos to vote for my shed. That gave the numbers a boost, which propelled me towards the finals. Little did I know until the presentation that my shed beat the other three. Were we cheating? I don't know, it was a bit of fun.
Voting for the person you want to win is how selecting usually takes place. Those with the biggest number of followers usually have a better chance. Sometimes it pays to be the life and soul of the party, to gather a large number of fans, and make promises about what you are going to do if you should win. It's important to appeal to those who might elevate you to the position of authority.
And so it happened yesterday, apparently. A green party candidate made it to the final to win her seat in the election, somewhere around Manchester I think. Families throughout the area flocked to the polling booths to cast their votes. Mum, dad, and ten kids. Seems it was a good turnout.
You can read about it here.
Thanks for popping in. Toodle pip. ilona
Then I went back to the Industrial Estate next to the pond, to pick some of the litter which I found on Sunday. Pleased to report that the four bags plus other debris I left by the litter bin on Sunday has now gone. There is a short dead end road between two warehouses which is full of rubbish. There was a foreign lorry parked there when I arrived. No sign of the driver, he was probably asleep in his bunk. Very smart Mercedes Actros it was. Couldn't work out which country he was from.
So I picked and picked and picked. I filled three bags. One of them was very heavy, it was mostly bottles. I found these black plastic things. They are used as protectors when a load has to be strapped down. They go under the straps along the top of the load inside a curtain sider. This stops the load from getting damaged. I don't know why anyone should throw them away. They are a useful piece of kit.
Another driver pulled in and parked up in the bottom corner. I had a quick chat as I was almost finished and ready to leave. The lorry had British plates so I assumed he was English. Not so. He was a Polish driver. he spoke a bit of English. I asked him how often he gets back to Poland. He said his boss pays for him to fly back home every three weeks. He flies from Liverpool or Manchester, and it only takes 45 minutes.
Tonight I have started a new crafty project. I am making a book cover with fabric scraps.Now time for bed. Thanks for popping in. Toodle pip. ilona