Preparing for winter II

lilmisskitkat

pinkmami wrote: »

DH & I had Fimbles & My Little Pony

:rotfl::rotfl: Ah the romance! lol

Hi all, i've been reading this thread for the past couple of days and have started to make my own preparations for winter as the past 2 have been bad for various reasons (snow, no gas or leccy, boiler broke etc)

I'm going to go up to the junk room and dig out all the blankets, throws and hot water bottles in a bit, i'm waiting for an Asda delivery and if i go upstairs (2 flights) then sods law they'll come and i'll not hear the door. I've ordered extra tins, dried goods and cartons of UHT milk and will do the same with next months delivery so i have extra to see us through if we can't get out.

After a total power cut (no leccy or gas 2 days before xmas eve :eek: , luckily we were back on by xmas eve, there were lots in nearby towns that weren't though ) the year before last i have stocked up on candles, torches & batteries as we were caught short and realised that we didn't actually posess a torch apart from a Hannah Montana one of DD's that projected the HM logo everywhere lol. It was hard trying to make up DS's bottles with just that for light lol.

I dont mind being snowed in (last year!) if i have everything i need and theres soup/stew simmering on the hob - if i get stressed i have to feed people lol.

Going to make the beds up again later with the winter stuff on, we all have duvets under the bottom sheets plus a duvet, blanket and a throw (if needed) in winter. We sleep with the windows slightly open all year round as i find we all sleep better in a cold room under lots of toasty layers.

Has anyone seen any reasonably priced flannelette pj's for kids?

Kate xxx

Frugal_Dreamer

Have just made 2 huge cheese loaves for the freezer - yum!

Got a black drinks bottle for my son to take to school in Mr T's this morning for 37p:jand a lunch box bag for £2 (down from £8)..

Have my first autumn cold...it is stubborn and is hanging on rather...made some homemade honey and lemon drink (far better than the expensive cold remedies in the shops)

fluffymuffin123

I have a belter of a cold at the moment too, feel like death.....

Still my carpet was laid today and I am waiting for the kiddies to come home from school before I put any furniture back. I promised them they could roll around on it in an empty room....amazing what little things keep children happy...

hmc

Frugal_Dreamer wrote: »

Have just made 2 huge cheese loaves for the freezer - yum!

Got a black drinks bottle for my son to take to school in Mr T's this morning for 37p:jand a lunch box bag for £2 (down from £8)..

Have my first autumn cold...it is stubborn and is hanging on rather...made some homemade honey and lemon drink (far better than the expensive cold remedies in the shops)

did you do that in the bread maker? sounds yum

mardatha

Heat the bed not the bedroom MSN. Much cheaper ! We have powercuts every winter and snow as well. Once you get in the habit of getting ready for it its fine. I actually love powercuts, there's something totally calming and lovely about sitting at a coal fire reading by candlelight
I would like advice on my daughters back door. Its a very old very draughty stone cottage on top of a hill, and the draught howls in the back door. How do we best stop it? A door curtain would have to cover both edges, not sure how to do that in limited space (its in a corner), and we dont know how to fix a pole or rail to the stone wall above the door.

Frugal_Dreamer

hmc wrote: »

did you do that in the bread maker? sounds yum

Nope....cooked the loaves in 2lb loaf tins for 40 mins in the oven.

2lb sr flour
grated cheese (as much as you like)
2 eggs, almost 1 pint milk
2 tsp salt
garlic
can also add grated celery or herbs..

mix into dough, knead lightly, plonk into tins...

Frugal_Dreamer

Frugal_Dreamer wrote: »

Nope....cooked the loaves in 2lb loaf tins for 40 mins in the oven.

2lb sr flour
grated cheese (as much as you like)
2 eggs, almost 1 pint milk
2 tsp salt
garlic
can also add grated celery or herbs..

mix into dough, knead lightly, plonk into tins...

Forgot to say add butter!!

happyin_devon

Frugal_Dreamer wrote: »

Nope....cooked the loaves in 2lb loaf tins for 40 mins in the oven.

2lb sr flour
grated cheese (as much as you like)
2 eggs, almost 1 pint milk
2 tsp salt
garlic
can also add grated celery or herbs..

mix into dough, knead lightly, plonk into tins...

sounds lovely,will make some over weekend.


just thinking my hse semed even colder than yesterday,when i heard the click of the ch heating coming on,house had dropped to 13deg,in sept:eek:

oh well,looks like im going to have a bigger gas bill this yr if it stays this chilly,will have to cut back elsewhere,lke wine,sob sob,that will have my hubby reaching for the thermals and jumpers i can tel you!;)

Swampmonster

lilmisskitkat there are kids pj's in primark for £4.

They are brilliant and wash really well.

annie123

mardatha wrote: »

I would like advice on my daughters back door. Its a very old very draughty stone cottage on top of a hill, and the draught howls in the back door. How do we best stop it? A door curtain would have to cover both edges, not sure how to do that in limited space (its in a corner), and we dont know how to fix a pole or rail to the stone wall above the door.

unless you've got a hammer drill (and the landlord doesn't mind) cant think of a way to put one up.




Other ideas:

• Curtain put on door frame with rail/magnetic tape/velcro could also be stuck down at the side of the frame
• bubble wrap door curtains: do work (but not attractive) and can be stuck up with blue tack and rolled up out of the way.
• or a free standing folding screen
• Is there a wooden ceiling beam?, might be able to put something on that
• Large piece of plastic sheeting, easy to stick and could be rolled up and held with ribbon etc
• you could knit her a curtain and tack onto door frame.

what ever is put there make it longer so a sausage can be put on it to keep it at ground level and not blowing around the room, as hubby's aunt once had!