Is your heating ON or OFF?

Nelliegrace

The duvet is turned back in the morning to air the bed. In the evening I give it a good shake to fluff up the feather and down, and put our hot water bottles in a bit before bedtime. I have got our warm pyjamas out. It is good to get into a warm bed. If I need an extra blanket over me, it goes under the duvet, so the insulating feathers, keeping the warmed air in, are not squashed flat. The old feather eiderdown was a top layer of insulation, over the top sheet, the  wool blankets and the cotton candlewick bedspread.

I remember our freezing bedroom on winter mornings when we were little, we put our clothes in the bed to warm them, and got dressed in bed. The outside toilet was bitterly cold. 

Freezing mornings here this week. I have got my long thermal underwear out. Two to four layers of clothing indoors, with a gilet, hat and rug to snuggle into for when I am sitting still. The thermostat is at 17°C in the day, 7°C at night. We had the meters read and the last monthly bill was reduced to £59, a useful saving. 

SuzeQStan

I remember you mentioning the blanket under the duvet last year I think @Nelliegrace - was an excellent tip and made the bed so much warmer last year and this. Thank you 🥰

Nelliegrace

Thank you @SuzeQStan. We missed the severe blizzards of 1947 but the cold of 1962-63 is still in our bones. We watch the winter forecasts, hoard more store cupboard food than we need, and get anxious about milk and bread and power cuts at the least hint of snow. 

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JPFsxT-D8jE