garden thief

My great grandaughter and I share many things - including, recently, her head lice. I went to the chemist to seek a remedy. "Is it for a chilkd?" I was asked. No,it was for me I explained. A man behind meburst out laughing. As I turned, I said, "It's not funny, you wouldn't like tem", as I realized he was almost bald.

Isn't it sad that some people can't leave other people's property alone.

Definitely watching out for itchy people now Aka.

In one house we lived in we had a tall cone shaped conifer outside the front door. I decided one Christmas to put outdoor lights on - this was in the late 70s before outdoor lights were so popular. The bulbs were expensive but the whole thing looked so pretty and brightened up the whole cul-de-sac.

They were only up for 2 days when they were nicked - just the coloured bulbs. Disheartened but optimistic, we replaced the bulbs and - you've guessed it, the next night they were taken too.

So I gave up.

At my last house, I planted up two tall chimney pots by my front door and next morning they had disappeared. A couple of weeks later, a large garden sculpture went from my back garden. Police recommended cementing treasured garden pots and sculptures to the ground, and havng security lighting. I can leave everything I want at this house, plus my dog hears mice scurrying through the garden so would bark if anyone came near.

I have about 6 flowering wooden pots outside my front door. I frequently notice that they have been moved slightly and I am sure it is because that they are very heavy that they have not been "lifted". All of the wooden slats that they were sitting on have been removed.

Perhaps next year I will put in less soil, they will be less heavy and that will make them easier to remove. Fat chance.

That's awful. I don't blame you for planting hawthorn but isn't it sad that you had to. Some people have no respect for others and spoil it for everyone else.

The daft thing in my case is that if they'd just taken a piece of the iceplant and stuck it in the ground it would have grown but I suppose they wanted the full grown plant as it was in bloom. The evil part of me (and you may have noticed I have one lol) hope they plant it into good soil because then it will grow like mad and take over their garden

We used to have a bridle path running along the side of our last house. We would cut the grass, planted trees along the boundary and put up bird feeders and nesting boxes. In return people would allow their dogs to run across and poop in our garden, broke the branches from the trees and stole the bird feeders and nesting boxes. So we stopped cutting the grass and planted hawthorn bushes between the trees. I even had someone open my back door and when I challenged them they said they "just wanted to see what it was like inside"!!

I hate garden thief's with a passion,we had until a few month's ago a man who lived downstairs from us,my front garden area is shared with the lady underneath me and we have private gated entrance the same senario with this chap,,one day on my way to my garden gate I thought oh those pots look nice in the new man's garden they look like the ones we have in ours,only to find he had taken all our pots and lined them up under his window,his reason being that he thought all the pots in the gardens where shared by the residents he was told in not to many words to replace them pronto,he then had the cheek to say he didn't like my pots as some where plastic "Well buy you b-----in own" says I.

Aka it sounds as if the result of that curse is athletes foot.

In the middle do the night my daughter heard someone walking on the gravel drive. She looked out in time to see someone steal her empty builders bag that she uses to collect leaves in in the autumn.

Rotten isn't it. Stealing anything, just not on - but gardens reflect our hearts and should be as safe as houses.

Somebody dug up and stole a standard rose from my front garden in one London house and a wannabe swain started trying to pick flowers from pots in another London House – until I leaned out the bedroom window and he did a runner. IT ISN'T YOURS!

I feel a teensy bit sorry for the evil doer (a very teensy bit!) I suffer from psoriasis and itching is a major part of my life. Honest though it wasn't me although I do love butternut squash but couldn't lift the plant. Sorry for you both though anything like that leaves a nasty 'taste in the mouth' doesn't it?

Aka

Thanks Aka. I shall watch out for someone trying to scratch his/her head and feet at the same time

Talking of moons I've an early start tomorrow so sleep tight.

Aka

Consider it done Vamps
I've also added the Head Lice Itch as that's a fun one to have too.

Well spotted Merlot you have to be very careful to point the willow branch towards the moon to avoid any Mishaps so only perform this spell on a moonlit night.

Another fun one starts

Itchy twitchy point to Venus
Send an itch towards ...

Oh dear, better get the book out I've forgotten the rest of that one

Oh yes please. Put the itchy curse on their toes. I've had athletes foot and I know how itchy toes can drive you insane.

Isn't there a danger of putting the itchy curse on your own feet while you're at it?

Of course Harvest Festivals...I'll have to tour all the local primaries and during 'They Plough the Fields and Scatter' watch to see who's scratching.

There are several spells Ana my favourite it the itch between the toes one.

It goes

Itchy twitchy on the foot
Round and round towards the root,
Round and round again it goes
Until it rests between the toes.

You have to hold a willow branch in your left hand and twirl anticlockwise slowly.

Harvest Festivals, then?

Can you tell us how do do the Itchy Curse? I'm sure it would come in handy...[hopeful emoticon]

Vamps would you like me to put it on your container thief too?

Think the Fete season is over now Ana but the itchy curse always works. It's my favourite spell and does the trick nicely [witchy emoticon]