Preparing for Winter V

pollys

Big expense out of the way today. We have had two new windows put in. The windows have needed to be replaced for quite some time and we are pleased to have this job completed before the weather turns, although it's a bit cooler here today.

Polly

missyrichards

davidsdesire wrote: »

last year we got approx 35 meters of snow here

LOL, my new neighbour probably heard me laughing at that.:rotfl:

enchilada

happydays89 wrote: »

It might be worth asking your local cat protection if you can borrow a cat trap,in the past they have lent us one so we can catch feral cats that have needed treatment,they tend to have they them neutered at the same time.

Thanks happydays89- she has actually been spayed. I say semi-feral- she belongs to a woman living nearby who is overrun with unfriendly cats. My next door neighbour used to look after her and said one day she turned up with a scar on her side, so she has been done. My neighbour was looking after her but when she died the cat was very confused and lonely. She's very friendly but does not like being indoors and needs to get used to people.

missyrichards

My electric oven has been on it's way out for a while now so I need to buy a new one before winter starts.

I don't have a microwave but I was thinking that I might get one. I wonder if it's cheaper to make hot drinks in a microwave rather than using a kettle.

I batch cook and it would be helpful to use a microwave instead of the hob to reheat lunches. Hmm, I might think about that.

I put the duvet on the bed last night but I woke up a little too warm this morning.

I was also thinking of swapping my living room curtains for blinds so I need to do that before it gets cold too.

Pips_Mum

missyrichards wrote: »

I was also thinking of swapping my living room curtains for blinds so I need to do that before it gets cold too.

Sorry, lurker coming out of lurkdom to say I swapped and almost istantly regretted it! Have now got blinds and curtains as I had to put them back up as you could feel the cold coming through.

I love this thread, thanks for the ideas all :T

muffin_man_7

I've got curtains safety pinned fleece on back and blinds and I'll definitely be keeping the curtains up keeps a lot of cold out and that's what we need

missyrichards

^ Oh really, thanks for the information. :)Maybe not blinds then, lol.

[Deleted User]

missyrichards wrote: »

My electric oven has been on it's way out for a while now so I need to buy a new one before winter starts.

I don't have a microwave but I was thinking that I might get one. I wonder if it's cheaper to make hot drinks in a microwave rather than using a kettle.

I batch cook and it would be helpful to use a microwave instead of the hob to reheat lunches. Hmm, I might think about that.

I put the duvet on the bed last night but I woke up a little too warm this morning.

I was also thinking of swapping my living room curtains for blinds so I need to do that before it gets cold too.

Have a look at the Panasonic combination microwaves, You can do anything in them you can do in an oven, as well as use the microwave for speed. They also have a combination setting you can roast a chicken in 40 minutes or so, spending on the size of the chicken. They are not expensive, but worth every penny I have had mine for 3 years, my previous panny I had for 8 years before it went phut.

Baileys_Babe

We also have a Panasonic combination microwave and use it as our main oven it cooks brilliantly I wish we had bought one sooner. As Deleted_User said it can roast chicken to perfection in 40 minutes.

missyrichards

Deleted_User wrote: »

Have a look at the Panasonic combination microwaves, You can do anything in them you can do in an oven, as well as use the microwave for speed. They also have a combination setting you can roast a chicken in 40 minutes or so, spending on the size of the chicken. They are not expensive, but worth every penny I have had mine for 3 years, my previous panny I had for 8 years before it went phut.

Baileys_Babe wrote: »

We also have a Panasonic combination microwave and use it as our main oven it cooks brilliantly I wish we had bought one sooner. As Deleted_User said it can roast chicken to perfection in 40 minutes.

Oh that is an idea, just getting a new microwave instead. I'm just going to read the reviews on Amazon now.:)