Preparing for winter III

pigpen

grn.w.nv wrote: »

Noticed last night how draughty our front door is. It's timber and most probably original, so getting on for 18 years now. Can anyone recommend any cheap but thick curtains? I really only need one, but imagine I would have to buy a pair.

Thanks!

Mine is original to the house... 130 years ago!! lol

Winter prep list for Pigpen

I need to..

*make door curtains for front and back door
*Draft tape ALL the doors and the remaining 4 non-DG windows.. tape arrived!!! My bedroom window done.. it made a huge difference.. but I needed extra double sided tape
*get blinds cut to size and put up in the kitchen
*Boots for DD3.. just found some size 4 in my stash.. saved some £s and DGS 9/9.5F
*make draught snakes for back, front and french doors... I have a pattern finally
*make linings for boys room curtains and put up their blind

Have already.

*wash and sorted everyones winter coats
* sorted shoes for everyone and boots for most.
*Washed windows
*put up back room curtains
*Get guttering replaced back and front
*Get quotes for DD2's bedroom window and back room bay window so I can save up for them to be replaced in the new year... these are now being replaced in TODAY AND TOMORROW!
*get new locks for front and back door and get the back door one in the french doors
*get curtains back up at the french doors.. they blew a hooley through there last winter!
*get girls room plastered..
*make sure everyone has hats, scarves, gloves & vests..
* stove kettle for power cuts.. which we get a LOT of!!

Adding a shopping list.

* curtains tracks for front and back doors
* Boots for DGS (9F)
* Plastic carpet protector for hallway.. it is getting grotty and was hideous last winter with leaves and mud etc.
* coal/logs .. in case of dead boilers we WILL have heat!
* snow shovel is a good idea.. might help OH with snowman building!
* Refill medicine cupboard.. [STRIKE]calpol, tixylix[/STRIKE], ibuprofen, cocodamol, day/night nurse capsules, [STRIKE]anbesol,[/STRIKE] infacol, savlon cream, lip balm, strepsils, vicks sinex, rennies,
* Wind up light
* Battery charger

CH27

Pigpen have you had your baby yet?

pigpen

CH27 wrote: »

Pigpen have you had your baby yet?

Yep.. She is 3 weeks old today.. and it has gone far too quickly. She was 5 weeks early Gratuitous picture sharing cos she is scrumptious..

dizzybee

Manged to get the curtains washed and dried today and have put lounge curtains up,
put a wash line up in the old coal shed so i have extra drying space,
manged to get a clothes airier off free cycle,
need to sort freezer out and re stock.
i decided to check that all the radiators were working and bleed them well its lucky i did two off the radiators in the bedrooms are not working so have got the council coming tomorrow to sort them out.
anyone needing curtains i have found many a bargain on car boot sales,flea markets also have a look on your local free cycle group.

Rainy-Days

Pigpen - she is beautiful and with lovely dark air too and I adore her button nose.

YOu must be chuffed to bits with her

helen_jelly

Pigpen - congratulations - she is beautiful

Helen

CH27

pigpen wrote: »

Yep.. She is 3 weeks old today.. and it has gone far too quickly. She was 5 weeks early Gratuitous picture sharing cos she is scrumptious..

Congratulations. She is beautiful:)

jamanda

Pigpen, many congratulations. What a pretty baby!

pigpen

Thanks you... She is rather lovely.. and she loves snuggly cuddles.. And I can now start with my draught taping of windows and doors and other such necessary house-warming stuff.

slscarborough

nuttybabe wrote: »

whoo hoo my wintertrax arrived today! Bring on the snow!!! lol

Have you used these before and are they any good? I am looking into something along these lines as was after recommendations. I am new to this thread but am keen to learn!