Preparing for winter IV

Skinny_Selkie

Morning everyone, hope you are all well,
Gorgeous sunny, cold and crisp day here today with a light touch of frost earlier on.
A quick look at the forecasts for my neck of the woods show some sharp drops in temperatures from Sunday onwards, so preps are full steam ahead now.
Got 9kilo of beef arriving later this morning so will mince some, dice some for stewing and leave some which will be ideal for roasting............that's the easy part, the hard part is finding room in the freezers!! (don't know if it's nationwide but my nearest Asda is selling the beef joints at £3.97 a kilo at the moment).
Hope you all have a good day
Selkie

Eenymeeny

Kittie we've been through this before, just ignore them! Take a look at how many people surfaced from lurk-dom to add their support so that's a plus in itself!
I always read this thread but only add when I have something to say. Thanks to all of you for the little push that I need each winter to make sure that everything is in place, batteries charged etc.
Dried milk: I always use it in tea and for yoghurt making but noticed a while ago that Lidl don't stock it any more and had to ask for it in Morrisons, where they only had bags of their own make. (No Marvel) I'm not saying that there is a shortage (and certainly don't want to start panic buying :eek:) but just thought that I'd mention it.
Kittie, I've rediscovered knitting and crochet recently and am looking forward to chilly days when I can snuggle up with it as the snow falls softly outside.
One problem I've found with my winter prep: OH has joined me now in early retirement and the pans of soup which I'm making for lunch are being emptied with relish instead of being halved and stored in the freezer! (Curried Cauliflower yesterday, lush with naan bread )

mardatha

Could I just say here, that knitting socks is a skill worth learning. Once you have tried a pair of hand knitted socks then you will never go back to shop bought.. you can also knit oversocks to use as slippers. Am just saying this because there is a limit on how many granny blankets you can use LOL

greenbee

mardatha wrote: »

Greenbee you can buy your own spacesaver wheel. We recently got an Insignia though and they have a spare. Or the RV says you can go to a scrappy and buy a wheel for £25. Your roads must be like ours!

I know... I just couldn't believe the salesman didn't see an issue with not having a wheel... He was obnoxious anyway.

I do need to buy a new set of wheels to put my winter tyres on, as the wheels from the old car won't fit the new one (they tyres do though). And it's probably about time to be changing over.

Broomstick

If you are yearning to make something easy, quick and warm and have wool that will felt well, there are these rather clever slippers made from seven garter stitch squares. I made some years ago all in cream home-spun wool and they worked out nicely and, obviously, (because it was handspun) felted well.
http://www.allfiberarts.com/library/aa05/aa090105b.htm

B x

PS. I agree about socks, Mar. They are really satisfying to make and wear.

MyHappinessProject

Broomstick wrote: »

there are these rather clever slippers made from seven garter stitch squares. I made some years ago all in cream home-spun wool and they worked out nicely and, obviously, (because it was handspun) felted well.
http://www.allfiberarts.com/library/aa05/aa090105b.htm

Fabulous! thank you Broomstick fopr posting this idea- I am going to try these.
Knitting while sitting down watching the t v makes me feel less guilty and more productive

fuddle

mardatha wrote: »

Could I just say here, that knitting socks is a skill worth learning. Once you have tried a pair of hand knitted socks then you will never go back to shop bought.. you can also knit oversocks to use as slippers. Am just saying this because there is a limit on how many granny blankets you can use LOL

Knitting socks is my nemesis. I even failed on the circular loom last night (yarn too thin while the spaces were too wide) but never fear I am crocheting with the self striping string of yumminess but still I really would like to conquer sock knitting :cool:

Wills106

greenbee wrote: »

One car was lovely, but didn't have a spare wheel - not even one of those spacewaster jobs. Just some glue.

Them tins of glue are no use if you have a blowout in the sidewall as my grandparents found out a few months back.

It is also a pain to get off the steel wheel / alloy so the tyre guy (girl) will be cursing you like mad for making them fit a new tyre to the wheel. So you will be charged more £££

Fruball

Broomstick wrote: »

If you are yearning to make something easy, quick and warm and have wool that will felt well, there are these rather clever slippers made from seven garter stitch squares. I made some years ago all in cream home-spun wool and they worked out nicely and, obviously, (because it was handspun) felted well.
http://www.allfiberarts.com/library/aa05/aa090105b.htm

B x

PS. I agree about socks, Mar. They are really satisfying to make and wear.

They are adorable once felted! I wish I could knit

BritishBibliophile

Cleaned my windows today so now they're mildew free, used Dettol Mildew Cleaner stuff so they should be clear for the next 6 months. Got my window open to air the room a bit as it now smells like bleached apples XD

Also cleared my desk. I really wish that I had a paper shredder and a woodburner so I could recycle the paper in my own way, by shredding it and then using it to help start a nice warm fire.

Next week I really need to start trying a new biscuit recipe that I want to use for Christmas presents!