Preparing for winter IV

mardatha

Same here Toozie. Our skylight blew right out with a hell of a bang and we had a bit of panic as the HA emergency repair line seems to be unmanned today! had to get my son who is a joiner to come over and board it up. Back garden full of glass and rain still battering the windows. Worse forecast for tomorrow too. And the neighbour's brand new Audi has 2 wheelie bins on top of it!

toozie_2

mardatha wrote: »

Same here Toozie. Our skylight blew right out with a hell of a bang and we had a bit of panic as the HA emergency repair line seems to be unmanned today! had to get my son who is a joiner to come over and board it up. Back garden full of glass and rain still battering the windows. Worse forecast for tomorrow too. And the neighbour's brand new Audi has 2 wheelie bins on top of it!

OMG, I would have a breakdown if a wheelie bin was nearly on top of our 10 year old car!

It's calmed slightly here. Cat sitting on window sill surveying the garden, still won't go out!

I'm snuggled under a throw watching Strictly!

Confuzzled

toozie wrote: »

Blowing a gale here, and pouring with rain-which is actually horizontal.


Chicken curry, rice and nann for tea. Curry with a sad wrinkled apple, red & green paper past sell by, and some mushrooms that need eating, and the chicken fillets I managed to pick up reduced to 88p!

Also have Lemon Curd in the slow cooker.
Recipe I found on here last night, first time making it, I had lemons to use so I thought a few jars would be nice for Xmas.

windy like that here too mind you it's often windy here, probably explains why i can see half a dozen wind turbines out my bedroom window or something


your curry sounds like many of my type of dinners here hehe

don't suppose you could supply the link to the lemon curd recipe please? i have some that need using and i'm keen to learn to make more than just chilli and soup in my slow cooker

Confuzzled

Deleted_User wrote: »

I am having to dry washing inside, we no longer have a tumble dryer, it usually dries overnight, but I am wary of condensation.

So far I am happy with the level of heating in the house, the rest of the winter to come.

i recommend getting a little digital thermometre that also measure humidity, i have one that i bought partially to let me know when it's too humid, then i use my dehumidifier

50-60% humidity is fine above 70% and you really need to do something about it!, you'll find it varies a lot depending on the weather and how much heat you use

also a big bowl of salt in places prone to condensation or dampness is very helpful, and cheap

toozie_2

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/166484

It's on here, I did the slow cooker one. But I think my low on the slow cooker is too low, so for the last hour I turned it to Auto.

It's cooling in the jars now, made 2 jam size jars, I scrapped the bowl after putting into the jars-delicious!

Guess what I'm having for breakfast tomorrow!

cornishchick

Confuzzled wrote: »

i recommend getting a little digital thermometre that also measure humidity, i have one that i bought partially to let me know when it's too humid, then i use my dehumidifier

50-60% humidity is fine above 70% and you really need to do something about it!, you'll find it varies a lot depending on the weather and how much heat you use

also a big bowl of salt in places prone to condensation or dampness is very helpful, and cheap

I second that re digital thermometer and humidity reading, as soon as ours say it's above 65 % then I put the dehumidifier on for an hour or two, X

Homeagain

cornishchick wrote: »

I second that re digital thermometer and humidity reading, as soon as ours say it's above 65 % then I put the dehumidifier on for an hour or two, X

Very off topic although maybe not, but can anyone help me - I have the coldest kitchen (badly designed) - tile floors, no kitchen door etc the only ventilation I really have is the back door. My problem is cooking smells which go through the whole house - can anyone suggest something. The odours do travel upstairs and linger on in the kitchen. Does any one have any suggestions as to how to remove (or at least smother) the smells without opening the back door (its a bit cold right now). I have tried candles but I think the two smells just mingle! I am renting and can't really afford to have a cooker hood installed - any old style remedies out there??

cornishchick

Homeagain wrote: »

Very off topic although maybe not, but can anyone help me - I have the coldest kitchen (badly designed) - tile floors, no kitchen door etc the only ventilation I really have is the back door. My problem is cooking smells which go through the whole house - can anyone suggest something. The odours do travel upstairs and linger on in the kitchen. Does any one have any suggestions as to how to remove (or at least smother) the smells without opening the back door (its a bit cold right now). I have tried candles but I think the two smells just mingle! I am renting and can't really afford to have a cooker hood installed - any old style remedies out there??

A few ideas that come to mind.
Simmer a pot of half vinegar and half water
Simmer a pot of water with lemon and orange peels
Leave a dish of vinegar out on the counter overnight
Aromatherapy candles
Oust Sprays, which are said to eliminate odors instead of covering them
A tray of charcol might help eliminate smells.
Hope some of these help.

xx CC

toozie_2

I have hard about peeling and cutting an onion in half and leaving it in the room with smell.

Think it worked in a pained bedroom for me once, not sure if would be any good.

Confuzzled

cornishchick wrote: »

A few ideas that come to mind.
Simmer a pot of half vinegar and half water
Simmer a pot of water with lemon and orange peels
Leave a dish of vinegar out on the counter overnight
Aromatherapy candles
Oust Sprays, which are said to eliminate odors instead of covering them
A tray of charcol might help eliminate smells.
Hope some of these help.

xx CC

bicarb is also great for removing smells, i use it a lot when the fridge gets the whiff of fish or onions about it, plus once you're done using it to remove odours you can then make a paste of it and clean something with it before washing it down the sink etc

oh yes and if you then add some warm vinegar down the sink after the bicarb it helps clean out some junk in there, so 3 uses from the same lot of bicarb, not a bad deal!