Preparing for Winter V

Auti

Hi Fruball - lentil soup sounds good is it possible to have your recipe? I am GF and have to make my own (which is much tastier) as wheat seems to be in everything or non GF lentils. Thank you

Laura_Elsewhere

Hi Fruball- if the packaging is the stuff we’ve acquired from others, sort of like a hairy thick felt sheet, then I suggest you investigate making a kind of “haybox” to hold your thickest heaviest lidded pot, to reduce how long you need to use the hob or oven for a stew or soup or overnight porridge (or overnight breakfast-soup!). 

We use ours in summer, inside an insulated coolbag and with freezer-blocks, to keep food colder for longer.

and if you have plenty, you could cut it up and sew it into warm over-slippers for wearing when sitting- or if sewing is out, you could cut it into insoles, or simply staple it into a larger envelope to put both feet into! It will make a difference if it’s the real wool stuff- lucky you!

ThriftyRose

Joining in 👋

Lovely warm sun here in Sussex today. I've been weeding the leek patch. Looking forward to leek and potato soup throughout the winter. 

Stacked a few more logs in the woodshed. Sis is a gardener so I often get wood from her. Collected some pinecones on a walk for kindling.

Nelliegrace

Free flu jabs at the GP surgery on Friday. It has been years since I had flu last, and then it took about three months to feel reasonably well again, so a sore arm and minor side effects are worth it to reduce the risk. 

Auntycaz

.Im moving house next weekend (bit sooner than I expected) so I will have to so the new place compares to this one. Im moving from a 2 bed house to a 2 bed ground floor flat but the square footage is the same so I hope it wont be much more expensive. Rent is the same but council tax is higher even though Im moving from a house with a garage in council tax band C to a flat in council tax B but im moving to a different area, Its been empty a couple of months so  I may need to have the heating on more than normal to get it warmed up.so hope the weather doesn't get too chilly too soon, I haven't had to have the heating on much here apart from testing the heating last week so lets hope its the same at the new place. 

SuzeQStan

ThriftyRose said:

Joining in 👋

. Collected some pinecones on a walk for kindling.

Pine cones for kindling a fab idea thank you! 👏🏻

Auntycaz said:

.Im moving house next weekend. 

Good luck with the move!  Don’t forget to pack a bag with tea bags, kettle, cups, toilet paper, undies, and bedding to ease the process x

Auntycaz

SuzeQStan said

.Good luck with the move!  Don’t forget to pack a bag with tea bags, kettle, cups, toilet paper, undies, and bedding to ease the process x

Thank you.That's a good idea

Green_hopeful

@Nelliegrace i read that if you exercise your arm gently after the injection it reduces the risk of pain or stiffness. It worked for me. I don’t know if there is any science behind it but I am happy even if its a placebo. 

weenancyinAmerica

@Auntycaz - might want to include a torch and extra batteries too, especially to keep next to the bed  - until you are used to finding the light switches.

Nelliegrace

Recharged the batteries for the bright shed light, which gives wider light than torch. I keep one of these by the bed, it is very useful for finding small, dropped items like hearing aid batteries.