Preparing for winter II

Justamum

mardatha wrote: »

Ooooo brilliant - I was bored anyway

You'll be even more bored watching it. Another 'end of the world' film not worth bothering with is 2012. We didn't even bother finishing it.

poppett

Morning all, I read this thread every day but have never contributed until now. I woke this morning and really didn't want to get out of my warm bed. Have just woke my teenage daughter and her first words were "It's cold." Now she is NEVER cold, so for her to say that it must be. I have been reading about the thermals over the previous pages so today in my lunch hour I am off shopping. If I get chance (and time) I'll also nip in a couple of charity shops to see if they have any curtains (for DD's bedroom) as we only have roller blinds in our upstairs rooms at the moment.

Just basically wanted to say thanks to everyone for this thread, it's enjoyable to read and has lots of great advice.:T

diddly74

Justamum wrote: »

Apparently coats are still 'uncool'. My children wore coats at junior school, but don't for high school - no matter what the weather you see all the school children waiting for the bus in their blazers!

My 11 yr old walks to school and on wet days she will take a coat - you know why they are "un cool" because the schools don't provide lockers now so they have to carry everything all the time, and teachers get in a huff cos the classrooms are untidy and cluttered.

At my daughters school, even in the summer they have to wear their jumpers until they are told it is warm enough to take it off. Same with blazers at the neighbouring school.

Justamum

diddly74 wrote: »

the schools don't provide lockers now so they have to carry everything all the time

At my childrens' school they do have lockers. The sad thing is that even on the first day they refuse to take coats because they might get ridiculed I]shrugs shoulders in confusion[/I. In my day at that school we wore coats (I left there in 1980!)

diddly74 wrote: »

At my daughters school, even in the summer they have to wear their jumpers until they are told it is warm enough to take it off. Same with blazers at the neighbouring school.

My daughter keeps complaining to me that they are told to keep their blazers on even in class. She overheats very quickly and suffers from hyperhydrosis so finds it very uncomfortable.

jackieglasgow

Right, I have a curtain rail for my back door, and a pole for the front, and my old livingroom curtains will be going up at both doors. This house is only a year and a half old but the draught at the front door is silly. Apparently there's nothing they can do about it, either. OH thinks its mainly because the door is metal lined rather than standard UPVC, and its just not retaining heat, rather than being draughty, so we'll see if the curtain makes a difference. Its unlined at the moment, but I will get some fleece to add on next time I am at Asda or Ikea. I also will have blinds up in the kitchen this winter. I actually prefer the windows undressed as the kitchen isn't overlooked and its north facing so I want as much light as possible in, but the blinds will add somw warmth, OH is also making a pelmet for it too, so that in the summer / daytime I can pull the blinds right up for maximum light and it will still look nice (I hate seeing the fixings on the blinds at the top of the window recess)

Winter duvets are on here, the boys could do with a bigger pair of fleecey PJs and new vests this winter, I normally buy big for two winter's worth of wear, and they need wellies/winter boots too, as do I. Money,. money, money.

TravellingAbuela

Hello everybody, why haven't I come across this thread before! Can I join you all pretty please?

I am dreading the thought of winter approaching (getting to hate it more and more the older I get!)

We have been busy busy foraging throughout the last couple of months and my spare freezer is packed with tupper boxes of fruits and berries of all description. These will keep us going throughout Winter and well into Spring to make jams, jellies, chutney, pies, crumbles and cordials - something comforting in the cold, dark and miserable days!

I am on the lookout now for a big thick shaggy rug for the lounge, so I can lounge in front of the fire in comfort!

Yesterday I got all my winter clothes out of the wardrobe in the spare bedroom and swapped them with my summer clothes in my own bedroom.

We haven't long left at our caravan site (shuts early November till early March) so each week, when we spend a few days there, we will be bringing things home to store here for ther winter. Last job will be taking the awning down and I know how depressed I am going to feel with no caravan to escape to!

Keep the posts coming, I have loved reading through them all!

Primrose

Abuella - understand that "packing away" feeling. It really forces you to face up to the inevitability of winter coming. This morning I packed away our garden table & chairs. Until a week ago, on the odd sunny days we were still managing to eat the odd breakfast or lunch out in the garden but I'm afraid with the prospect to doing do in anoraks and scarves, it was time to bid it farewell. I'm now trying to do a little on each dry day to clear up the garden for winter but those darned last few courgettes and runner beans still keep coming, even though the plants look so bedraggled. I'll almost be glad when the last ones are finished so that the vegetable patch can undergo a bit of a clearance job. There's nothing more depressing than dying mildewed plants sprawling everywhere. They're neither summer nor winter and I'd rather stare out at some freshly dug earth when the rain is pouring down.

NualaBuala

I'm planning to get the thermal undies in Aldi on Thursday if they seem decent quality.

I saw they also have insoles - a choice of thermal or fleece and I thought they would be nice and cosy inside my boots. Has anyone tried winter insoles before - I'm wondering which would be cosier?

Jo4

crumblepie wrote: »

I am a size 14 on top and bought the 14-16 which fitted me fine for the top.


Hope this helps.

Thanks! When I looked at their measurements I wasn't sure which size to order but thanks to your response I will get an order placed today unless their stock disappears mean while! :j :eek: :T

hmc

NualaBuala wrote: »

I'm planning to get the thermal undies in Aldi on Thursday if they seem decent quality.

I saw they also have insoles - a choice of thermal or fleece and I thought they would be nice and cosy inside my boots. Has anyone tried winter insoles before - I'm wondering which would be cosier?

im hoping to get some too though i wont be able to get there till the afternoon and i fear they will have all gone