Preparing for Winter

Hapless_2

gemmaj wrote: »

I have never tried putting a duvet under the bottom sheet but I am tempted ... can I have an electric blanket as well? And if so would I put it on top of the duvet or underneath? Thanks!

Probably won't need one.

Pandora123_2

elona wrote: »

Elderberries on the bush at the end of the lane are changing colour so I want to make elderberry syrup for coughs and colds.

How do you make the elderberry syrup?

:A

rosieben

Pooky wrote: »

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When you're using it it's handy to have the pocket side facing up - you can stash stuff in it that would normally end up down the side of the sofa - tv remote, a tissue, my small scissors if I'm sewing......my youngest cat likes to sneak in there too sometimes.

Thanks for that Pooky. they sound really lovely, going to make one for myself! I love the idea of a pocket too - yet one more place to lose my glasses!! :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

elona

Pandora

Basic elderberry syrup

Just cover berries with some sugar and water to cover and simmer for abou five minutes and bottle.

For elderberry tincture - fill a jar one third full of elderberries and then add vodka to fill the jar. Leave for about a month and shake twice a week before discarding the berries - take one teaspoon every four hours for coughs. colds and flu.

My husband who is very cynical reckons it helped the virus we both caught earlier this year.

odds-n-sods

I've looked at that glass site and have put in a quote for the large quantities; I'm always giving jams etc away and they then work out to 30p or less each jar.

Also making a list now:

get chimney swept
buy wood for fires
get more batteries + candles
make a christmas pud
make some chutneys etc.

Don't think I'm going to be able to make more jams right now; with my foot I still can't get about to get the fruit.

earwig

Hapless wrote: »

We havecavity wall insulation, but only downstairs as the upstairs is wood and tiles. (cornish unit)

snap i have the same sort of house as you do you find it has spilt personalitys like in the winter down stairs is lovey and warm up stairs is an ice box and in the summer it is just to hot to sleep uptairs while down stairs is cooler

Hapless_2

earwig wrote: »

snap i have the same sort of house as you do you find it has spilt personalitys like in the winter down stairs is lovey and warm up stairs is an ice box and in the summer it is just to hot to sleep uptairs while down stairs is cooler

Oh yes, but I don't know about you, I wouldn't swap it for anything. Our old HA house in sussex was a fairly new build and I hated it..Give me character over new anyday.

We got over the summer heat problem, we open the loft and put netting over it to keep the spiders away. Cools it down trememndously.

earwig

i agree this house is lovley apart from the cold heat thing will try the loft thing though as some night its so hot upstairs we all have to sleep in the front room its just to hot upstairs we had the choice of this house and a new build turned the new build down rooms were like cuboards and there was no space for anyting as for the bathroom you needed to be 5 or double jointed to use it it was that small :eek: and i knew i just wouldnt fit in with the sunday car washing gang

lil_me

Penelope_Penguin wrote: »

*fingers in ears smiley* la - la - la. I can't hear you

Penny. x

La la la la la la **Joins PP with fingers in ears**

You're all making me feel cold

scuzz

lil_me wrote: »

La la la la la la **Joins PP with fingers in ears**

You're all making me feel cold

It is cold!!! And wet, and miserable. WHO TURNED SUMMER OFF????:rotfl: