Preparing for winter II

carriebradshaw

Ladyhawk wrote: »

I don't want to be reminded of winter already! I hate the cold

Also consider buying powered milk instead of UHT.

good job you don't live near me then, Winter hasn't finished with the Highlands just yet! :eek:

lola34

I picked up some thermal socks for DS's in the M&S sale only a few weeks ago, am keeping an eye out for snow boots in CS as last year I managed to get DS2 some but all were sold out in DS1's size.
Have some new fleecy blankets in the loft that I picked up in Mr A's earlier this year.
In Primark last week I saw fleecy pjyamas in the ladies section, marked at £3 but went through the till at £2, only small sizes though.

Penelope_Penguin

As it's not yet summer in most of the UK, I'll add this to the existing thread just now

I'm sat here in Yorkshire in shorts and a vest top, having spent much of the weekend in the garden :T

nicki_2

My winter prep so far ..... I've asked my landlady if we can have our gas fire that was condemned last summer replaced. We had central heating fitted in September so left it thinking we'd be fine, but I missed the warmth of curling up infront of it, plus the number of spiders that kept coming out from under it ...:eek::eek::eek:

I'm hoping we're also going to get a new back door. This one was sticking constantly so she got a man in to come and 'fix' it. Its in even worse of a condition now as its shrunk back and now there's a howling gale blowing through it. So I've just sellotaped over the gap for now as I could feel the draft in the livingroom.

Will have to make my list up about what I want to get done this year. I really really need to source some big curtains for my doors. My current ones have shrunk :o

bluebag

A lot of places have money off electric blankets now. The ones we have heats the bed in just 15 minutes.

Cost just a few pence a night to run and very toasty warm.

[Deleted User]

I'm still wearing my winter primani pjs and have a fire every now and again as I'm still cold in the evenings.

[Deleted User]

long range forecast

http://www.positiveweathersolutions.co.uk/UK-Eire---Frontier-Cast---Extreme-Long-Range.php

Kitchenbunny

Wow, I haven't checked in here for a while. Sorry. CH27, I'll be using this link to dry them out. Beyond that and planning my garden/making arrangements with friends and family to "glut swap" with gluts of either produce or seeds, there hasn't been much done in the way of winter prep. I can freeze whatever gluts I get given. The only other thing I've been working on is my general fitness so I can cope better with the cold.

KB xx

lilme

West of Scotland seems to have skipped summer and gone straight to October

On the plus side MrT have their fleeces reduced to £1.25 for anyone who needs to stock up.

princess_skint_a_lot_2

hi lilme, believe me the east of scotland feels the same, we got rain and winds coming straight at us off the hills and im sitting in front of my fire. Think i will have topop into Mr T for some fleeces, couple of days nice weather n that seems to be us. Anyway im away to make maself a hot chocolate, need to warm up. Anyone want to join me, ill put squirty cream and marshmallows on for u.

love princess