Preparing for winter II

chirpychick

Hey everyone.
I have a very busy week this week, it seems to have been non stop since June.
However come next Monday I will be free and able to get my winter prep finished! My aim is to have it done before September. (Though because of money availability being tight the stocking up of food will probably run into October).
Hubby put the foil behind the radiators and we have the door curtains up, the boiler has been service, the gutters have been repaired as has the hob, hubby has new waterproof jacket (ive got mine from last year) we both have new shoes that are waterproof and have grippy soles. Hubby has new gloves and we both have new socks. MIL gave me 2 bags of clothes loads of jumpers in there and has told hubby he will be getting clothes for winter for his birthday so that will be new work trousers, dressing gown, jumpers.

Still to do:
Car kit
medicine cupboard
food stocks
find my scarves, gloves, hat (buy new if ive done away with them and forgotten)
buy some long jogging bottoms for me/leggings
slippers for me
sort both wardrobes
make the guinea pigs hutch covers and move them into the shed
replace the fence panels

i think thats everything :S

slm6002

Ok very silly question alert I am looking at the curtains on the very website to get prices etc and it asks me quantity. Can i assume they sell the curtains in pairs and i only need 1 pair of curtains or are they asking me how many actual curtains do i need - told you it was a silly question. I just dont really want to order 1 and only receive in the post

lillylei

So Preppers, do we believe the old theroy of lots of berries= cold winter? or is it natures response to previously hard winter?

Im only asking as around my way at the mo the trees/bushes of all sorts are groaning with berries, hanging lower than before as so heavy etc. One set of bushes I walk past almost daily for 3 years and Ive never seen berries on them, today I walk past and its heaving!!

seafarers_wife

gees its a proper winter today here in county durham. its bucketing down and really windy and i need to have the lights on as its that dark :eek: almost tempted to put the heating on, but will leave it off for now

Justamum

lillylei wrote: »

So Preppers, do we believe the old theroy of lots of berries= cold winter? or is it natures response to previously hard winter?

Im only asking as around my way at the mo the trees/bushes of all sorts are groaning with berries, hanging lower than before as so heavy etc. One set of bushes I walk past almost daily for 3 years and Ive never seen berries on them, today I walk past and its heaving!!

My blackcurrant bush is heaving with berries this year - definitely more than last year - so I would say that it's probably a response to last year's hard winter rather than a predictor of a bad one to come, otherwise it would have been heaving last year too.

mcjordi

seafarers_wife wrote: »

gees its a proper winter today here in county durham. its bucketing down and really windy and i need to have the lights on as its that dark :eek: almost tempted to put the heating on, but will leave it off for now

its getting that way now in spenny. although no rain yet..

edit-- spoke too soon its absolutely heaving it down now

lillylei

seafarers_wife wrote: »

gees its a proper winter today here in county durham. its bucketing down and really windy and i need to have the lights on as its that dark :eek: almost tempted to put the heating on, but will leave it off for now

I like the odd day like that but we had our letter from southern electric (who do both our gas and leccy) and our charges are going up 18% !!! Im all for companies making a profit 9otherwise be a charity) but they have made so much profit the increases dont seem to tally!!

AM going to lighting the place up with candles in autumn/winter I think:rotfl:

seafarers_wife

and now the sun is shining wont be putting the heating on till i have to, wanting to hold out till october at least, later if i can manage it.

Rainy-Days

slm6002 wrote: »

Ok very silly question alert I am looking at the curtains on the very website to get prices etc and it asks me quantity. Can i assume they sell the curtains in pairs and i only need 1 pair of curtains or are they asking me how many actual curtains do i need - told you it was a silly question. I just dont really want to order 1 and only receive in the post

Curtains are sold in pairs - generally. So I would say it is a pair of curtains.

My grandfather used to use the berries as a barometer of a bad winter and the last three years his old sage advice has been right. The saying is that nature makes plenty for the birds to see them through and I tend to think that is right

Fruball

Its blimmin cold here today - my DD5 has gone and got a scarf to wear as we are going out for dinner and she says she is cold!!!

I am taking them clothes shopping this week - I think Autumn has hit us early :eek: Its hard to imagine we will get any hot days now but I guess (hope) we will.....