tipitiwitchet"

Greengage · Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2015 7:47 am Post subject: tipitiwitchet"

Anyone growing tipitiwitchet" or ever heard of it. Shocked

Sue Deacon · Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2015 9:00 am Post subject:

Shows what I know - I thought it was a racehorse! Confused

kindredspirit · Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2015 10:03 am Post subject:

Well, it'll get rid of all the flies in your house. Smile

http://tywkiwdbi.blogspot.ie/2010/02/etymology-of-tipitiwitchet.html

Sue Deacon · Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2015 11:19 am Post subject:

Well, ya learn something new everyday!

Greengage · Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2015 2:39 pm Post subject:

A chap called Arthur Dobbs was involved in this bit of mischievous fun but do you know who he was. A famous Irish man.

http://www.rds.ie/cat_historic_member_detail.jsp?itemID=1102705&item_name=

kindredspirit · Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2015 3:58 pm Post subject:

I think I like Dobbie. Very Happy

especially going for broke when he got married a second time. Good man, Dobbie!

tagwex · Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2015 8:25 pm Post subject:

I hate flies in the house. Always killing them as soon as they appear. I did have Venus fly traps years ago when in London. You have reminded me of them again. Must get one or two again. I overfed the ones I had I think. They all died off. I was killing flies and feeding them to the plants just for the fun of it.

Blowin · Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2015 7:30 am Post subject:

An old Sussex chap used to say the best way to keep flies out of the kitchen was to put a barrow load of farmyard in the front room.

Sue Deacon · Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2015 9:47 am Post subject:

I prefer my method - a fly-catching cat. Gracie is a skilled Crane Fly catcher and, unbelievably, my tripod cat Bob can leap off the sofa and catch house flies in mid air. See Tagwex, they do have their uses! Very Happy

tagwex · Posted: Sun Nov 22, 2015 11:59 am Post subject:

Instead of feeding those two expensive tins of Whiskas all year long and then watch them sleeping for 23 hours a day I would buy a tin of fly spray, way cheaper. Get a dawg, much better creature to have around the house.

tagwex · Posted: Sun Nov 22, 2015 12:01 pm Post subject:

Put some copper coins in a clear polythene freezer bag and hang it near the door/window that the flies are coming in and that apparently keeps them away. It messes up their vision apparently.

Good guy · Posted: Sun Nov 22, 2015 3:40 pm Post subject:

Nettles in a jam jar on the window sill work wonders, I'm told. I haven't tried it though.

Sue Deacon · Posted: Sun Nov 22, 2015 4:25 pm Post subject: