It's almost time. (edited)

 Fifteen minutes to go, time is running out. This base station will be closing down shortly. A visit is scheduled for my home office to be disconnected from my landline broadband, and re connected to a fibre cable running under the ground from the road outside, into this very room I am sitting in.

Some men will arrive to do the work. I am informed that it has to be done because the wires from the telephone pole outside are antiquated and BT can no longer get spare parts for repairs. If I don't have this work done now, I might forever be banished from the internet forever. No doubt my trolls would love that to happen, but ha ha. This old lady ain't done yet. 

Catch you later, on the other side.

Toodle pip.   ilona

EDIT

The deed has been done. A nice young man called Adam has been fiddling around with the inner workings, and outer workings, of my broadband connection. I was mistaken about a cable having to be laid underground. He went up the pole across the road, added a new wire to it, brought it across to the house, drilled a hole in the wall and stuck the end of it through there into my office corner in the living room. I have a new router and a new box. All done while I was still online. No interruptions whatsoever. He checked everything, so it's all system go. 

I had a nice chat with Adam, and I hope he has taken some of it in. I don't give advice, I talk about what has worked for me. From what I could gather he has ambitions and knows what he wants from life. I left him with a quote, 'Don't be a follower, be a leader'. 

I went to the Farm Shop to buy a few items before they close at the end of the month. Stocked up on preserves. Then I paid my utilities bill at the Post Office. £220 for three months. I have had a letter from the Government saying I qualify for a winter fuel payment of £200. It will appear in my bank. 

I am waiting for a call to pick up Billy for a walk. Still no news about when Carol might come home. 

Toodle pip. again. 

Solidarity.

 Only one word needed. 

Solidarity

WOW. Thousands of French patriots attended a Marine Le Pen rally in France.

Despite the mass riots, many French people have not given up hope

They want to take their country back.

😀😁😂😃😄😛😜😝

It has to happen.

Toodle pip. ilona

Mean machine

 I started to write a new post this morning. The words had started to flow, then I realised that I would not have time to finish it so I left it in drafts. I will revisit it tomorrow and add a bit more to it. 

I am still dog sitting during the afternoon, then I had to go shopping to Aldi. I went back to Carols house after to take Billy a walk and I sat with him until 7pm. Carols daughter has taken him back to her house for the night. She will let me know when she brings him back tomorrow then I will take over, while she goes to the hospital to see if her mum can come home. 

I went to the big Aldi, because there is a hold up of traffic going through roadworks near the smaller store. I thought it's best to give that a wide berth. The big Aldi is near the motorway roundabout on a retail park. There is a layby just there, it's a favourite pull in for a break before lorry drivers join the M180 to head south. This is what I saw in the layby. Lucky that I had a camera in my pocket. Take a look at this amazing beast.  

The curtains were drawn in the cab, no sign of the driver. Was he asleep inside, probably not. He may have been on a daily rest break and had a room in the nearby Travelodge. Road resurfacing sometimes takes place at night to minimise traffic disruptions. 

This Scania tractor unit went through the Auctions at Doncaster at some point. It was refitted with all mod cons inside the cab, and given a new livery. I must say I prefer the new modern paint job.  

Truck spotting is my hobby. 

Thanks for popping in. Toodle pip.   ilona

Wild night

Did you survive the storm?  Secure any loose objects in your garden. My neighbour didn't get that message. I will ask him if he wants to borrow my litter picking stick. 😁😎😰😛😝

What did you do with the extra hour? I put on my dressing gown, went downstairs and made a mug of coffee. Can't say 'cup' of coffee because I don't have any cups. I drink out of mugs. I cut a scone in half then divided each half into quarters. No butter, no cream, no jam, just scone. I took the coffee and scone back to bed. I like a slow start to the day. Relax for half an hour planning in my head what I am going to be doing today. 

Carol is still in hospital and is expected to be allowed home sometime today. I will walk Billy and sit with him for a while. 

A comment has arrived from someone who is just not getting the message from me. Why do they keep coming back if they don't like what I say? I may publish and reply, or I may chuck it in the bin. They need to sort their own life out.

Enjoy your Sunday. Toodle pip.   ilona

Searching for answers.

 Saturday morning and my viewing is with Professor Peter C Gotzsche, while I drink my first coffee. Here is a flavour of this eight minute video. 

"Big pharma is organised crime. In November 2014, I explained this in an interview that has been seen by half a million people on YouTube. I have now uploaded it on my own website. I said that our prescription drugs are the third leading cause of death, after heart disease and cancer. In 2024, I did more detailed studies and found that our drugs are the leading cause of death, and psychiatric drugs alone are the third leading cause of death. We should therefore take far fewer drugs than we take, which would lead to longer and better lives."

So then I go searching for more information, and find lots more from Mr Gotzsche. 

Here is a longer version. 1 hour 16 minutes. 

You may be interested in his conspiracy theories, but as we all know, often the theories turn out to be true. By the way I am not an influencer. People can form their own opinion, and either take note, or skip past this post. My blog is about what I do, how I spend my time, where I go, who I see, and my thoughts on a wide range of different subjects. 

I hope you have a good life. Enjoy your Saturday. Toodle pip.   ilona

Not superwoman

 I am on extra dog walking duties this weekend. My friend Carol, Billy dogs mum, she's in her eighties, has had a fall. She was taken to hospital this morning and they are keeping her in overnight. I took Billy out this afternoon, sat with him in his home, then brought him back to my house with me. I didn't know what was going to happen because he doesn't like cats. It went quite well. He was a bit confused, was probably thinking, why am I here. Mayze glared at him from her camp out on the table. He walked around the house looking for dropped cat food crumbs. Mayze never moved from her position. Mickey was upstairs and Oscar was outside. 

Carols daughter has taken him home with her to stay the night. She also has a cat so let's hope the night goes without incidents. Sharon will bring him back in the morning and I will look after him for the rest of the day. She will go to the hospital to speak to the doctors and ask if Carol is able to come home. 

I had an email the other day from my friend June, also in her eighties. She had a fall three weeks ago, which has done a lot of damage. She is being looked after in a care home. 

This makes me think I should be more careful as I move about. It would be disastrous if I became immobile through a fall. No family to look after me. I have tripped up on brambles a couple of times while reaching to pick up litter. I am not superwoman and need to think about my limitations. 

I go about things a lot more slowly now. Holding onto a handrail as I go up and down stairs. Concentrating on what I am doing and not getting distracted. Being more mindful about my surroundings. It's easy to let your mind wander. One foot wrong and you can be down on your arse in no time. I have never had a broken bone so I don't want to start now. That reminds me. I have run out of calcium supplements, I need to get some more. 

Enjoy your weekend. Toodle pip.   ilona

A doctor with integrity.

 There is always something new to learn, that's why I spend time reading. Not books, but on the desk top computer. I have just had my morning coffee and toast listening to this interview. I came across Dr Reese a few weeks ago and was suspicious that he might be a fake doctor, a charlatan. He speaks very slowly and very calmly. He doesn't waste words on waffle, he is very precise with his diction. He puts out a lot of short videos, and has written a lot of books He has amassed millions of followers. There is a collection of his short videos on his faceboook page. 

You may want to check him out, or you may want to ignore this post. 

Have a good weekend. Toodle pip.   ilona

Hidden treasures

 Shorter daylight hours means less litter picking. I won't be picking in the rain either. During the winter months I will be a fair weather picker. Today I went to the Industrial Estate, I thought I would tackle Park Farm Road, there is plenty of grot stuck in the hedge bottom. Behind the hedge is a wooden fence, and behind that is a metal fence. There is a gap between the two fences but it means scrambling through the hedge to get it all out. I picked as much as I could reach with the stick, but will go back and see if I can get in between the two fences. 

I found a black bin bag and rescued it. Filthy but no holes in it so still good to use. Left in my usual place at the pond. Starting to go dark now, the lights are going on. 

Horlicks is my bedtime drink tonight.

Toodle pip.   ilona

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. 

Catherine Austin Fitts

@austin_fit76995

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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. 

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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